jakub76
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After dabbling in extract brewing on/off since I was 16 I've finally gone All Grain.
I've been collecting bits and pieces over time and I originally tried BIAG, inspired by Nick JD. My recipe was an ambitious Kolsch and my fermentation temperatures got all messed up. It's sour, fruity and feels powdery, not a triumph - but no pictures means it never happened right?
On to my FIRST AG brew
I used my stove to prepare strike and sparge water as it's easy and saves gas. I made my mash tun out of an old esky and some plumbing bits from Bunnings. Vinnies and Salvos sometimes have eskies but they sell very quickly I must have called 30 thrift shops around Sydney before an old esky turned up on ebay for $29. I was inspired by this link but mine's simpler/cheaper. Instead of getting a " nipple, I got a 6" length of threaded " pipe that I cut down to size with a hack-saw. This meant I could use a couple of washers and some homebrewed rubber gaskets to lock the fitting in place. Being a 57litre esky the drain hole is quite high, it leaves around 5 litres of space below the drain hole. I tilted the esky for lautering, not sure how that effects my efficiency.
I've been collecting bits and pieces over time and I originally tried BIAG, inspired by Nick JD. My recipe was an ambitious Kolsch and my fermentation temperatures got all messed up. It's sour, fruity and feels powdery, not a triumph - but no pictures means it never happened right?
On to my FIRST AG brew
I used my stove to prepare strike and sparge water as it's easy and saves gas. I made my mash tun out of an old esky and some plumbing bits from Bunnings. Vinnies and Salvos sometimes have eskies but they sell very quickly I must have called 30 thrift shops around Sydney before an old esky turned up on ebay for $29. I was inspired by this link but mine's simpler/cheaper. Instead of getting a " nipple, I got a 6" length of threaded " pipe that I cut down to size with a hack-saw. This meant I could use a couple of washers and some homebrewed rubber gaskets to lock the fitting in place. Being a 57litre esky the drain hole is quite high, it leaves around 5 litres of space below the drain hole. I tilted the esky for lautering, not sure how that effects my efficiency.
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