Bizzump.

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Originally Posted by phoneyhuh

Im limited on space most of all therefore I brew using a cloth bag in a 40L Birko urn. So basically I do my mash & boil in the one vessel. I probably (hopefully ) have spent much less than a grand for my entire setup + all of my equipment in total.

You still doing BIAB in the urn, phoney? I'm looking at doing the same thing in a 40L Crown Urn in a few months time. Need to get a kegerator first though, the thought of washing bottles makes my sphincter tighten.

I'm surprised there isn't a bottle washing service in Sydney or Melbs... surely there is the market for it. Idea might be, you buy longnecks or whatever size from them, then for a minimum fee you drop the bottles back in exchange for clean ones at the ongoing swap fee and you're done.

no fucking around washing and drying.

The failing there might be that homebrewers are, by nature, tighter than a fish's bot-bot.

Man, I'm already sperging out over all grain brewing, and I haven't even started yet.

Grain bills and hop schedules and IBUs OH MY.

I hate washing bottles - but I do it anyway because I'm a masochist.

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Originally Posted by Astro-Boy

Bizzump.



You still doing BIAB in the urn, phoney? I'm looking at doing the same thing in a 40L Crown Urn in a few months time. Need to get a kegerator first though, the thought of washing bottles makes my sphincter tighten.

Only 9 months late, but yep! Still doing the BIAB in the urn. How did you go?

I have considered upgrading my brewery many a time, and probably will one day, but really you can make just as good a beer using this equipment as you can using a 3 vessel HERMS or a Braumeister. It really comes down to the brewers technique and a whole raft of other factors rather than the equipment you use to get there. Now obviously with a 40L pot you are limited to single batches (less than 25L). So that, and the fact that I like building and tinkering with stuff is really my only reasoning for wanting to upgrade.

BIAB also has it's limitations in that brewing high gravity worts takes a hit to your efficiency, ie: above 1.080 OG. Not saying it isnt achievable, it is, but with a lot of stuffing around with split mashing, batch sparging, extended boils - or adding in malt extract or dextrose to bump up the OG. Which can make a long brew day. But lets be honest, it's not often you (or any other brewer) will be making a >8%ABV RIS, Triple IPA, Trappist etc.

As for washing bottles; When you get sick of washing bottles you move to kegs. It's like washing one big bottle per batch and you never look back. I went AG before I moved to kegs and i'm glad I did. My priorities lay in quality over convenience.

I'm in the process of building a braumiser now. Almost got the controller done, need to pull my finger out and finish it.

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Originally Posted by Astro-Boy

The failing there might be that homebrewers are, by nature, tighter than a fish's bot-bot.

Man, I'm already sperging out over all grain brewing, and I haven't even started yet.

Grain bills and hop schedules and IBUs OH MY.

Sparging Luke, its pronounced sparging.

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Originally Posted by Astro-Boy

I'm in the process of building a braumiser now. Almost got the controller done, need to pull my finger out and finish it.

you been reading too much brau-science

Coopers Pale Ale is probably the best homebrew I've made, always goes down a treat.
I followed the instructions on the Coopers site and added some honey to Canadian Blonde, was alright, but need a sweeter honey flavor.