hermanpeckel
Active Member
Firstly, thanks to all on this forum for giving me a stack of info on all grain. I've read loads and now I'm really keen to give it a bash.
So, first on the list is equipment. I know what I WANT to buy, but I was hoping to start slowly just in case. I've appropriated my girlfriend's esky for a lauter tun/mash tun and, after a quick trip to Bunnings, I'm halfway through making a copper pipe manifold to go in the bottom of it. I got the info for this from here -
http://morebeer.com/brewingtechniques/library/backissues/issue5.4/palmer_sb.html#manifold
Then I hit a bit of a snag - a hot liquor tank and a brewing kettle. Ok, I know I can buy these from the LHBS, but I can't really justify $500+ straight off the bat. I was hoping to purchase a couple of big second hand pots from eBay, but it appears these are rare as rocking horse manure. I'm thinking for a 23 litre batch I'd be needing 30 or 40 litre pots(?)
Does anyone have any suggestions or other possibilities I could try? One of my mates suggested beer kegs with the tops cut off, but these seem hard to come by too.
My other option is to go with a bigger partial mash, but that doesn't have the same appeal. Any ideas much appreciated!
Cheers
HP
So, first on the list is equipment. I know what I WANT to buy, but I was hoping to start slowly just in case. I've appropriated my girlfriend's esky for a lauter tun/mash tun and, after a quick trip to Bunnings, I'm halfway through making a copper pipe manifold to go in the bottom of it. I got the info for this from here -
http://morebeer.com/brewingtechniques/library/backissues/issue5.4/palmer_sb.html#manifold
Then I hit a bit of a snag - a hot liquor tank and a brewing kettle. Ok, I know I can buy these from the LHBS, but I can't really justify $500+ straight off the bat. I was hoping to purchase a couple of big second hand pots from eBay, but it appears these are rare as rocking horse manure. I'm thinking for a 23 litre batch I'd be needing 30 or 40 litre pots(?)
Does anyone have any suggestions or other possibilities I could try? One of my mates suggested beer kegs with the tops cut off, but these seem hard to come by too.
My other option is to go with a bigger partial mash, but that doesn't have the same appeal. Any ideas much appreciated!
Cheers
HP