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| − | + | There is some basic equipment that all brewers need; this can be home made, store bought individually, or purchased as a complete kit. Before you buy your kit you need to consider several things. Some basic equipment can be used for for different types of brewing and can be utilized as you progress, others will not be suitable for the more advanced levels of brewing and/or may be delegated to other jobs. | |
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| − | + | * availability of space | |
| + | * your budget | ||
| + | * the type of brewing you want to do | ||
| + | * whether or not you want to expand to different types of brewing | ||
| + | Few brewers begin with [[all-grain brewing]] but rather with extract kits. With a little bit of care you can make sure the kit you buy will grow with you rather than requiring an upgrade as you advance your brewing level. | ||
| + | == Standard Kit == | ||
| − | + | A standard homebrew kit will contain several key items such as the following: | |
| − | + | * thermometer | |
| + | * [[hydrometer]] | ||
| + | * A long handled spoon | ||
| + | * A strainer or [[grain bag]] for [[steeping]] [[grains]] and [[hops]] | ||
| + | * [[Airlock]] and [[Blow off Tube|blow-off tube]]. | ||
| + | * [[Bottle capper]] | ||
| + | * [[Bottles]] and [[caps]] | ||
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| − | === Budget=== | + | You can get away with a fermenter and just about nothing else if you use pre-hopped no boil kits with just a few items from the kitchen. You will get beer but there's not much fun in that. Lets say you want to follow recipes and add your own hops and maybe steep some specialty grains. |
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[[Image:Basic_Extract_Kit-1-.jpg|75px|right|thumb|budget extract]] | [[Image:Basic_Extract_Kit-1-.jpg|75px|right|thumb|budget extract]] | ||
| − | *2-3 gallon pot for the stove top | + | * 2-3 gallon pot for the stove top |
| − | *1 plastic pail fermenter | + | * 1 plastic pail fermenter |
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| + | === Standard === | ||
| − | + | * 4-5 gallon [[Brew Kettle|pot]] for the stove top | |
| + | * 1 plastic pail [[fermenter]] | ||
| + | * 1 [[carboy]] (glass or better bottle) secondary fermenter | ||
| + | * 1 plastic [[bottling bucket]] | ||
| + | * [[Airlock]] | ||
| + | * [[Hydrometer]] | ||
| + | * Racking tube with tip | ||
| + | * 6ft siphon tube | ||
| + | * [[Funnel]] | ||
| + | * [[Bottle filler]] | ||
| + | * [[Bottle capper]] | ||
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=== Deluxe=== | === Deluxe=== | ||
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| + | * 1 6-6.5 gallon Carboy (Glass or Better Bottle) fermenter with bung | ||
| + | * 1 5 gallon [[Carboy]] (Glass or [[Better Bottle]]) Second fermenter with bung for conditioning | ||
| + | * [[Blow off tube]] | ||
| + | * [[Airlock]] | ||
| + | * [[Hydrometer]] | ||
| + | * [[Thermometer]] | ||
| + | * Auto siphon | ||
| + | * 6ft Siphon tube | ||
| + | * Counter Pressure Bottle Filler | ||
| + | * [[Bottle capper]] | ||
== Partial Mash== | == Partial Mash== | ||
| − | + | A partial mash is a style of brewing that involved using extract (or a kit) along with some grains, usually roasted grains. The grain (commonly used grains are [[Crystal malt|crystal]] and [[Chocolate Malt|choc malt]]) [[steeping|steeped]] for about 30 minutes, and the resulting liquid is strained and added to the [[wort]] made from the extracts. Some mini mashes also involve doing a small [[Boiling the Wort|boil]] in order to include [[Category:Hops|hops]] so that [[unhopped extract]] can be used instead of kits. | |
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| − | + | Same as for extract brewing, but you need a vessel to do your steeping in. Some people use a small esky, others just do it in a small pot. Either way a container of some sort is needed, and a method for straining the grains out to add to the wort. Boiling the resultant wort is mandatory (as opposed to kit/partial brewing where it isn't), since wild yeasts and bacteria that can infect your brew live on grain husks. | |
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| − | + | A budget all grain system may be built by adding a large grain bag of fine nylon mesh to any of the extract kits above. With a five gallon kettle serving as a mash tun and the grain bag replacing the "[[false bottom]]" of a lauter tun, grain bills up to about 5 pounds can be handled with brewhouse efficiency of 60% easily attainable. With practice, attention to water absortion by grain and evaporation rate of the cooker, 5# of Marris Otter can be processed to 2.5 gallons of 1.063 (or diluted to 5.0 gallons of 1.031), in an 83 percent efficient brewhouse. | |
| − | + | Based on Marris Otter extract potential of 38 gravity points per pound gallon, authors brew diary 12-15-2007. | |
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Latest revision as of 15:56, 9 April 2011
There is some basic equipment that all brewers need; this can be home made, store bought individually, or purchased as a complete kit. Before you buy your kit you need to consider several things. Some basic equipment can be used for for different types of brewing and can be utilized as you progress, others will not be suitable for the more advanced levels of brewing and/or may be delegated to other jobs.
- availability of space
- your budget
- the type of brewing you want to do
- whether or not you want to expand to different types of brewing
Few brewers begin with all-grain brewing but rather with extract kits. With a little bit of care you can make sure the kit you buy will grow with you rather than requiring an upgrade as you advance your brewing level.
Contents
Standard Kit
A standard homebrew kit will contain several key items such as the following:
- thermometer
- hydrometer
- A long handled spoon
- A strainer or grain bag for steeping grains and hops
- Airlock and blow-off tube.
- Bottle capper
- Bottles and caps
Extract
You can get away with a fermenter and just about nothing else if you use pre-hopped no boil kits with just a few items from the kitchen. You will get beer but there's not much fun in that. Lets say you want to follow recipes and add your own hops and maybe steep some specialty grains.
Budget
- 2-3 gallon pot for the stove top
- 1 plastic pail fermenter
Standard
- 4-5 gallon pot for the stove top
- 1 plastic pail fermenter
- 1 carboy (glass or better bottle) secondary fermenter
- 1 plastic bottling bucket
- Airlock
- Hydrometer
- Racking tube with tip
- 6ft siphon tube
- Funnel
- Bottle filler
- Bottle capper
Deluxe
- 7-9 gallon pot for Propane or Natural Gas Burner
- 1 6-6.5 gallon Carboy (Glass or Better Bottle) fermenter with bung
- 1 5 gallon Carboy (Glass or Better Bottle) Second fermenter with bung for conditioning
- Blow off tube
- Airlock
- Hydrometer
- Thermometer
- Auto siphon
- 6ft Siphon tube
- Counter Pressure Bottle Filler
- Bottle capper
Partial Mash
A partial mash is a style of brewing that involved using extract (or a kit) along with some grains, usually roasted grains. The grain (commonly used grains are crystal and choc malt) steeped for about 30 minutes, and the resulting liquid is strained and added to the wort made from the extracts. Some mini mashes also involve doing a small boil in order to include so that unhopped extract can be used instead of kits.
Equipment needed
Same as for extract brewing, but you need a vessel to do your steeping in. Some people use a small esky, others just do it in a small pot. Either way a container of some sort is needed, and a method for straining the grains out to add to the wort. Boiling the resultant wort is mandatory (as opposed to kit/partial brewing where it isn't), since wild yeasts and bacteria that can infect your brew live on grain husks.
All Grain
Budget
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A budget all grain system may be built by adding a large grain bag of fine nylon mesh to any of the extract kits above. With a five gallon kettle serving as a mash tun and the grain bag replacing the "false bottom" of a lauter tun, grain bills up to about 5 pounds can be handled with brewhouse efficiency of 60% easily attainable. With practice, attention to water absortion by grain and evaporation rate of the cooker, 5# of Marris Otter can be processed to 2.5 gallons of 1.063 (or diluted to 5.0 gallons of 1.031), in an 83 percent efficient brewhouse.
Based on Marris Otter extract potential of 38 gravity points per pound gallon, authors brew diary 12-15-2007.
Standard
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Deluxe
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External Links
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