tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977933689640623488.post4377639627906923186..comments2023-06-01T13:36:00.710+01:00Comments on Beeradvice: New Project.Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977933689640623488.post-27833591161074513952012-06-21T12:21:13.143+01:002012-06-21T12:21:13.143+01:00Cheers John, that's a great help. I'll be ...Cheers John, that's a great help. I'll be able to head off to the brew shop armed with a shopping list now!<br /><br />(And yes, kitchen hob it will have to be, although now you've mentioned getting one in the cellar...)Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977933689640623488.post-58666398804972566712012-06-19T22:09:41.077+01:002012-06-19T22:09:41.077+01:00I agree that BIAB is a good way to start. You don’...I agree that BIAB is a good way to start. You don’t need much special equipment and can pretty much brew any beer you want.<br /><br />The main things you need are:<br /><br />• Brew pot<br />• Fine mesh bag<br />• Fermenter with airlock<br />• Thermometer<br />• Sanitiser<br />• Ingredients (malt, hops, yeast)<br />• Siphon and bottles<br />• Bottle tops and capper<br /><br />It’s also useful to have one or two (sanitized) jars to hand for preparing yeast, resting the thermometer etc.<br /><br />Do you have a hob in your cellar? If not, you’ll need to get some sort of burner as well. Otherwise you can brew on the kitchen stove, and just use the cellar for storage and fermentation.<br /><br />Along with cleaning and sanitising, another cumbersome task to think about in advance is bottling.<br /><br />My advice is buy some malt, hops and yeast and brew some beer. If you sanitise well it'll probably turn out great, and everything will be a lot clearer after that.<br /><br />Good luck!Johnhttp://homebrewmanual.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977933689640623488.post-73250966162132615802012-06-17T17:56:55.894+01:002012-06-17T17:56:55.894+01:00good luck- would like to have a go at homebrewing ...good luck- would like to have a go at homebrewing to help me understand it all a bit more... will join someone else though, you can't fit a person in our shed let alone equipment, and we are cellar and garageless. Keep us up to date on how it goes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069583980053669805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977933689640623488.post-59821839473823714192012-06-16T08:38:52.816+01:002012-06-16T08:38:52.816+01:00Thanks Alec. I do remember reading somewhere that ...Thanks Alec. I do remember reading somewhere that most of it's about the attention to detail (ie. the hygiene of things) rather than the more rock 'n' roll mad inventor stuff!<br /><br />I'm going to try and keep things as simple as I can to start with. BIAB certainly sounds like a plan. Problem I've I've had form nosing round on the internet is that it tends to be problem solving a lot further down the line - way too advanced for me!<br /><br />Cheers.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977933689640623488.post-87864892256075705262012-06-15T19:37:37.106+01:002012-06-15T19:37:37.106+01:00I massively under estimated the amount of cleaning...I massively under estimated the amount of cleaning. Not just the sanitary stuff but getting rid of the grain, and hops and sticky beer everywhere!<br /><br />BIAB is a great method, not as low in efficiency as people beleive but greatly cuts down on your brewday equipment.<br /><br />Also, try and get your head around the way a brewday changes when you dont have as much wort as expected, the IBUS change and the gravity changing also affects this!alec wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426529984176360072noreply@blogger.com