I did not know if this thread should reside in the equipment or grain beer section.
The intention is that today I will build my equipment, test it, clean it and use it for it’s first brew. This will also be my first bash at all grain brewing
. This might seem a little frantic and not particularly well planned. My problem is that I (like many of you on this forum) am an engineer. I work in an industry that operates 24/7. I am field based and travel quite a bit. So even as I start this day, I may get the call and have to drop every thing! As I am working all weekend now is my only chance in the past few weeks.Equipment wise I have the following.
2 x 70Ltr ST / ST stockpot (ebay)
4 x 10A element (Exserve)
15mm Copper pipe, and various fittings (compression tank connector, ball valves etc).
Copper hop strainer (LHB Shop)
IC (LHB Shop)
Brupack Insulated Mash Tun (LHB Shop) – this is the one element that I have not built myself.
Various other bits and pieces from my kit brewing (fermenting bins, hydrometers, thermometers etc).
So far this morning I have cut all copper to length and soldered up where possible. I will start cutting the stock pots at 09:00 Hrs so as not to disturb neighbours etc.
Once built, I will fill both pots with water and test each element in turn for approximately 15 mins each. If this is successful, I will add soda crystals to the test water and leave it for 20 mins. I will then rinse out and start the brew.
The intended brew is Vossy’s 100% Satisfaction. 1 grain and 1 hop. This should make things a little easier.
I will hopefully post some photo’s once I have mastered those instructions in the tap room.
