lukehgriffiths
Senior Member
Hi All,
There seems to be a wealth of experience on these boards and while I try to get my head round everything (even the bits where people disagree with other people re brewing) I thought I'd ask a few novice questions.
I am planning to try AG brewing eventually but want some steeped + extract experience first.
I am not the most "handy" when it comes to building etc so am thinking of buying a catering style boiler to use for heating water for steeping grain (eventually).
I also have my eye on some kit on ebay where a gent has already fit kettle elements to a large plastic bucket (72 litre just needs a tap) for boiling plus loads of other kit FVs and pressure barrels; part completed immersion cooler and this I may or may not win bidding on!
The main concern I have at the moment (don't get me started on 1.050 1.036 etc that I am lost on I am focussed on getting equipment and educating myself at the mo) is what size catering boiler I need. Am sole earner and parent of 2.5 kids so price is an issue. Would 26 litres (under 6 gallons) be enough or would I be better with 30 (above 6 gallons) then some people say 40 minimum. Would this then depend upon whether I had the larger boiler.
Based on my limited reading thus far I am thinking that you could use the large boiler as HLT to boil the wort it could also boil extract brew if I am careful not to boil the speciality grains..however I have doubts that I could use a 26l boiler for this purpose as I'd lose too much through the boil.
Am likely to get things piecemeal so have plenty of time to learn and await advice :)
Many thanks and anything useful I find out I too will share.
Happy brewing and even happier drinking.
Luke
There seems to be a wealth of experience on these boards and while I try to get my head round everything (even the bits where people disagree with other people re brewing) I thought I'd ask a few novice questions.
I am planning to try AG brewing eventually but want some steeped + extract experience first.
I am not the most "handy" when it comes to building etc so am thinking of buying a catering style boiler to use for heating water for steeping grain (eventually).
I also have my eye on some kit on ebay where a gent has already fit kettle elements to a large plastic bucket (72 litre just needs a tap) for boiling plus loads of other kit FVs and pressure barrels; part completed immersion cooler and this I may or may not win bidding on!
The main concern I have at the moment (don't get me started on 1.050 1.036 etc that I am lost on I am focussed on getting equipment and educating myself at the mo) is what size catering boiler I need. Am sole earner and parent of 2.5 kids so price is an issue. Would 26 litres (under 6 gallons) be enough or would I be better with 30 (above 6 gallons) then some people say 40 minimum. Would this then depend upon whether I had the larger boiler.
Based on my limited reading thus far I am thinking that you could use the large boiler as HLT to boil the wort it could also boil extract brew if I am careful not to boil the speciality grains..however I have doubts that I could use a 26l boiler for this purpose as I'd lose too much through the boil.
Am likely to get things piecemeal so have plenty of time to learn and await advice :)
Many thanks and anything useful I find out I too will share.
Happy brewing and even happier drinking.
Luke