Move To All Grain For Thirty Bucks

[citizensnips]

If you were brewing kits, you aint anymore

 

[Pickaxe]

It's the most exciting step. It's like I've been eating tinned spaghetti for my whole life and someone has just showed me what can be done with a pack of pasta, garlic, onion, oregano and tomatoes.

 

[chunckious]

Nah mate, you aint getting out of it that easy, your making your own pasta.
If you want good beer you gotta work for it.

 

[Pickaxe]

hahaha. it really doesnt seem like much more work than full extract anyway.

 

[lukiferj]

But well worth the effort!

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

Can't wait to see you t the other end ofthis step

 

[fletcher]

sorry nick to ask a question for a beer you probably made yonks ago, but i noticed in the earlier pages you primed a bottle with skittles...how did that one turn out?

 

[citizensnips]

im gonna take a stab in the dark and say pretty average

 

[chunckious]

Like using a Belgium Yeast

 

[stm]

This thread is legendary. I'm going to go for it. I like the small batch size, and low risk.

NickJD - bloody legend.

Big W pot - check.
Esky - Check.
Bag - picking one up tomorrow with some grain.
Bloody helpful tutorial - check.

I'm sold.

What's the esky for?

 

[Pickaxe]

I'm gonna mash in it eventually, maybe let me up my batch sizes a bit. Once I have two pots, another fermenter I'll be able to mash a lot more grain in the esky, and do 2 small-med batches. Start experimenting a lot more with hops additions.

 

[NewtownClown]

Like using a Belgium Yeast

Belgium is the country. Belgian is the adjective.
Nothing wrong with Belgian yeast.
Guess you don't like Belgian beer...

 

[chunckious]

I feel like I'm Will Hunting.......nah not a big Belgian fan Clowny.

 

[eresh666]

Guys,

I went out and got my pot today from Big W (so long K&K) however was only able to pick up the below FV. Its marked for drinking water so I assume its ok to use I couldnt find any marked safe for food etc.

 

[dammag]

I did my first BIAB yesterday using basically the technique Nick outlined at the start of this topic.

I did a half batch in a 19L BigW pot. I used one of those butane camp stoves and it boiled 14L of wort no problem, I had to turn it down.

As a lot of people say it is easier than extract and grains and I am looking forward to my next brew day. No more extract for me!

 

[Phillo]

I reckon the majority of new AG brewers started with this thread. I certainly did.

 

[S R F]

So what happens next? Do you add yeast and brew it in the pot?

 

[dammag]

So what happens next? Do you add yeast and brew it in the pot?

I put aluminium foil over the top, cooled it in the bath and then poured it into my fermenter when cool and added the rehydrated yeast.

 

[Yob]

Guys,

I went out and got my pot today from Big W (so long K&K) however was only able to pick up the below FV. Its marked for drinking water so I assume its ok to use I couldnt find any marked safe for food etc.

You need to get one with the hole at the top, this one looks like it has a hole on the side which will make things difficult.

 

[wbosher]

Well, duh Yob, just turn your monitor around.