first ag coming up

[baldyjason]

ok im getting ready to start ag brewing and the plan is to get this set up from h&g http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/admin/deta ... EN20165638 now i need to know if i need to adjust recipes when makeing up a 10 gallon brew or do i just double up the grains etc .
also do i need any additional kit i already have all the stuff from makeing kits up cheers

[AT]

A wort chiller? it's a good looking set up, i hope you have good success with it

[Martin the fish]

A wort chiller is a good investment.

Lots of towels, lots and lots of towels, a heap of towels.

[baldyjason]

cheers guys.
ive got about another month before i get the cash to get setup and as soon as i do the shed is being convert to the WOODCHIPERY BREWERY. (Im a carpenter) and the plan is (wife doesnt know yet ) is since my shed is only about 16 foot away from the kitchen i intend to run some id line from the shed in to my kitchen were i will have a beer tap the beer is coming from a corny so can i do this and if so what size id line will i need and what other stuff will i need

[SiHoltye]

I've got this kit. I asked for the 2nd element in the boiler though, and am glad I did as the brewday can be long enough. Also I have the Brupaks immersion chiller which is probably great in a 10G brew, but doesn't reach down into a 5G brew well, only get a few coils in. The Leyland homebrew one seems to hang lower looking at a few pics round here, or make one yourself! Done 19 AG brews and things seem to be holding up well.

[Garth]

hope it goes well for you baldyjason

[ECR]

Good luck with it! Sure it will all go well

[macleanb]

Good luck & enjoy, and dont start too late - I just did my first AG at the weekend and it took us 7 hours! Not that I am saying it will take that long next time, or that yours will - but it might!

The leyland chiller seems good (I just got one) but since it sits at the bottom of the bin, to chill the hotter, upper half we ended up holding it up by hand for 10 mins to chill the upper part of the wort - might try and cruft up some sort of clip to do this next time.

I was interested that the setup your link points to says that you drain the mash straight into the boiler - in that case - what is your HLT going to be?

ttfn benm

[baldyjason]

hlt not sure yet
chiller £30 for 30 meters of 10 mm microbore gona make 2 and sell one on ebay fantastic

[baldyjason]

hlt sorted use boiler to heat up sparge water and put that into fv then set up 3 teir system from fv to sparg to boiler then when during cold break sanatize fv ready for sparg end i think (hope)
either that or im buying a shiny

[macleanb]

I'd definately get a mate over if your going to be lifting 25lts of near boiling water.

[SiHoltye]

FWIW I sparge into my fermentor, then transfer back to the boiler when finished. I sanitize the fermentor whilst the boil is on. Works OK.

[macleanb]

Sounds a lot safer (OK enough of the Nannying!)

[baldyjason]

fantastic thanks for all the advice guys as soon as i get my gear and grain ill get a brewday post up with loads of pics