It's been about 3 years or so since the last time I brewed. Going to start with extract at first, probably not much has changed there. I figure I'll need a kettle, a couple buckets and a keg to start out. Gimme a gear rundown so I can start making my shopping list. I'm going to road trip to the LHBS Saturday.
I think I'm gonna start *shudder* brewing again.
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, Oct 21 2014 11:20 AM
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 11:28 AM
Go get a turkey fryer and go straight to full boils.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 11:30 AM
Siphon/hose, CO2 to go with that keg, sanitizer, hydrometer to name a few.
Go get a turkey fryer and go straight to full boils.
Oh yeah and this too.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 11:43 AM
Some grain socks for steeping.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 11:43 AM
Temp strip - usually i don't have one when i buy a bucket.
Starsan.
Wort chiller of some kind.
Long Mixing spoon.
Thermometer.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 12:13 PM
Come to think if it, i ran across my bottle capper the other day so I might just forego the keg and fill bombers instead. Don't really have a beer fridge to condition kegs in anyway but I have a couple empty closets...
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 12:14 PM
Brian, do you have a kegging setup or are you bottling?
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 12:17 PM
Looks like I'm going to bottle for now (bombers). I sold my kegs and kegerator a couple years ago. Going to take me a minute to regain legging gear...Brian, do you have a kegging setup or are you bottling?
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 12:20 PM
First rule of hobby club. Never sell all your stuff.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 12:23 PM
Eh, I wasn't really brewing anymore. That's why I'm taking baby steps back in...First rule of hobby club. Never sell all your stuff.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 02:18 PM
Hence the first rule.Eh, I wasn't really brewing anymore. That's why I'm taking baby steps back in...
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 02:28 PM
Well now ya tell me...Hence the first rule.
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 02:45 PM
Above all else... FERMENTATION CONTROL!!!!
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Posted 21 October 2014 - 02:54 PM
Above all else... FERMENTATION CONTROL!!!!
And get really drunk on good beer while brewing. 
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Posted 22 October 2014 - 10:46 AM
Worst thread title EVER.
ETA: I really want to start brewing again but it's been so busy lately. I may also consider a extract batch just to get the juices flowing again. The hurdle is more about the time to get all the brewing stuff back in order than the actual brewing time.
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 12:00 PM
Worst thread title EVER.
ETA: I really want to start brewing again but it's been so busy lately. I may also consider a extract batch just to get the juices flowing again. The hurdle is more about the time to get all the brewing stuff back in order than the actual brewing time.
small BIAB batch?
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 12:15 PM
I did BIAB earlier this year. A couple of batches. I wasn't crazy about the results.
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 12:16 PM
I did BIAB earlier this year. A couple of batches. I wasn't crazy about the results.
what happened?
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 12:28 PM
I did BIAB earlier this year. A couple of batches. I wasn't crazy about the results.
Curious about this too. I have done a couple bathes and the results have been good. I did buy a real BIAB bag and not a paint strainer so that may be part of the difference. Plan on doing a BIAB bitter this weekend.
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Posted 23 October 2014 - 12:51 PM
Curious about this too. I have done a couple bathes and the results have been good. I did buy a real BIAB bag and not a paint strainer so that may be part of the difference. Plan on doing a BIAB bitter this weekend.
why are you doing BIAB? You have all of the equipment to sparge if you want to.
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