What casing do I use
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Chef Many brewing suppliers on the internet
One is https://www.midwestsupplies.com/
Try to find a beer brewing group in your area. Most brewers love to help and give info
Five gallon starter kits usually come with basic equipment and 1 beer package, but if you get with a group you may realize you want to start out more advanced with their info and help -
And here I thought untangling the casing and loading it to the stuffer tube was the most fun part!
glen nothing says lovin’ like untangling a big ol’ hank knot. LOL
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TexLaw best move I made in brewing was going to to kegging, you can always draw off for growler.
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BarbecueJim Just one thing to keep in mind 32-35 (most popular size) is a TAD big for a bun, I’d go with 30-32 I also linked to the tubed because they are many times easier to use. They have already been flushed so all you need to do is soak them in hot water for an hour prior to stuffing them.
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pr0wlunwoof that’s a really good question. I too would like to know the answer to that question.
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Chef Brewing is one of my hobbies as well. I would buy a good starter kit. Instead of bottling in regular bottles which is a huge pia I would jump into kolsh flip top bottles or even 2 liter coke bottles. You can buy screw on tops for 2 liter bottles and use a co2 can to force carb. Which is pretty stinking cool. Kegging is where its at if you have extra fridge space or wanna build a keggerator.
Now if you enjoy wine at all I would highly recommend starting there. Its stupid easy and requires the basic same equipment minus the cooking. I do wine more now than beer. Making a good wine is much easier than making a good beer.
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pr0wlunwoof BarbecueJim they come in a package of 8, so each sleeve would do approximately 13 pounds.
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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pr0wlunwoof BarbecueJim they come in a package of 8, so each sleeve would do approximately 13 pounds.
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pr0wlunwoof What part of the country do you live?
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pr0wlunwoof What part of the country do you live?
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Chef San Diego CA
BarbecueJim Any treats from the wild fires?
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pr0wlunwoof What part of the country do you live?
Chef South East Georgia.
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BarbecueJim Any treats from the wild fires?
Chef not in San Diego. all the fires are further north
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Chef I haven’t brewed in a couple of years, but I did so avidly for about 25 years before that.
We ought to start another thread on this, but I’ll tell you a good place to start is to look up How to Brew by John Palmer. John is a great guy, and many consider his book to be the one you want if you only had one. The last time I looked, he had his entire first version up for free on his website.
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Chef I haven’t brewed in a couple of years, but I did so avidly for about 25 years before that.
We ought to start another thread on this, but I’ll tell you a good place to start is to look up How to Brew by John Palmer. John is a great guy, and many consider his book to be the one you want if you only had one. The last time I looked, he had his entire first version up for free on his website.
TexLaw Thanks, I’m all for a wine and beer category.
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Chef I haven’t brewed in a couple of years, but I did so avidly for about 25 years before that.
We ought to start another thread on this, but I’ll tell you a good place to start is to look up How to Brew by John Palmer. John is a great guy, and many consider his book to be the one you want if you only had one. The last time I looked, he had his entire first version up for free on his website.
TexLaw brewing is like riding a bike, it comes back to you as you get going. I had about a two year hiatus but brewed up two five gallon batches, although not all grain. I have slowly moved more back to making wine, I have been making it before I was legal to drink. Agree about the author.
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Chef I haven’t brewed in a couple of years, but I did so avidly for about 25 years before that.
We ought to start another thread on this, but I’ll tell you a good place to start is to look up How to Brew by John Palmer. John is a great guy, and many consider his book to be the one you want if you only had one. The last time I looked, he had his entire first version up for free on his website.
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Chef a five or six gallon SS pot will be a good start and will give you some room for error of a boil over. I think that they make smaller kits down to the one gallon size. Typically they were set for five gallon batches. Good brewing
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Yeah most kits are 5 gallon. The easiest mistake is burning/carmelizing the sugar in the extract kits. The bucket kits are probably a decent way to get started. I bought glass carboys to start with and while I like watching the fermentation it was a chore to wash them till I built my sump pump recirculating dishwasher. I have so much brewing stuff its ridiculous.
Chef if you lived close I’d do some horse trading. If my wife ever has this kid I will hit you up and see if I can help you out. Maybe put a starter kit together for ya.
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Yeah most kits are 5 gallon. The easiest mistake is burning/carmelizing the sugar in the extract kits. The bucket kits are probably a decent way to get started. I bought glass carboys to start with and while I like watching the fermentation it was a chore to wash them till I built my sump pump recirculating dishwasher. I have so much brewing stuff its ridiculous.
Chef if you lived close I’d do some horse trading. If my wife ever has this kid I will hit you up and see if I can help you out. Maybe put a starter kit together for ya.
pr0wlunwoof So, are you two expecting. When is the due date?
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