how much gear for extract brewing
how much gear for extract brewing
hi all been looking at boilers today am i on the right lines as a step up from kit tinkering dont have time for a full days brewing and what kit do ya need [cheers lee ]
soon be dead thank beer for that no pain where im going 
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Jocky
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Re: how much gear for extract brewing
In addition to your kit brewing gear you just need a big pan to do a partial or full boil, and a heat source to heat the pan (e.g. Your kitchen stove). Anything else is quite optional.
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Re: how much gear for extract brewing
Jocky is right about the essentials. I use a 19l pan on an electric hob and get good results from a 23l brew.
Other items which I find very useful are some digital scales for weighing out hops (around £6 from ebay) and a digital thermometer (£3 on ebay) for measuring when to pitch your yeast. You can always find an excuse to spend more as your interest develop.
Other items which I find very useful are some digital scales for weighing out hops (around £6 from ebay) and a digital thermometer (£3 on ebay) for measuring when to pitch your yeast. You can always find an excuse to spend more as your interest develop.
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simon50
Re: how much gear for extract brewing
i just use large regular kitchen pans (6 litre or so ones)
as long as you have at least 1 bigish pan, some 1g increment weighing scales and a thermometer as said above your ready to go!
i've cut my brew time down to about half an hour or so now, 1 pan for grain, 1 pan for hops with my boiling schedule commencing at half an hour, which gives me slighty in excess of half an hour to tryto get my DME dissolved.
as long as you have at least 1 bigish pan, some 1g increment weighing scales and a thermometer as said above your ready to go!
i've cut my brew time down to about half an hour or so now, 1 pan for grain, 1 pan for hops with my boiling schedule commencing at half an hour, which gives me slighty in excess of half an hour to tryto get my DME dissolved.
Re: how much gear for extract brewing
sounds just like what im after my only problem is i have an induction hob so have been looking at boilers but not sure what to get
soon be dead thank beer for that no pain where im going
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simon50
Re: how much gear for extract brewing
if you can get a rolling boil (?) with your induction hob, you will be fine ?!
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Re: how much gear for extract brewing
Induction hobs you need special pans dunno if they make huge ones
Re: how much gear for extract brewing
They do. Have a look here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUCKINGHAM-IN ... 4ab5941b46sbond10 wrote:Induction hobs you need special pans dunno if they make huge ones
Re: how much gear for extract brewing
There's a little bit on boilers here.
It's also a useful checklist on what gear you need for extract.
It's also a useful checklist on what gear you need for extract.
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Re: how much gear for extract brewing
JohnRB wrote:They do. Have a look here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUCKINGHAM-IN ... 4ab5941b46sbond10 wrote:Induction hobs you need special pans dunno if they make huge ones
Fair enough never really looked to be honest as I have gas just know induction needs different pans