All grain beer kits

[Cheyne_brewer]

I found myself a reasonably priced 5 gallon mash kettle / boiler. I will make a removable insulating jacket from a closed cell foam camping mat.

I think I'll stick to kits for the first couple of brews. I don't want to buy a malt mill so are there any brands of AG kit supplied with whole malts that I should avoid or do they all come as ready crushed? I'll be using a grain bag, even though the kettle is fitted with a bazooka, just to make sparging & cleaning out easier. Hops will probably be pellets in a micro-mesh bag (I have some somewhere...).

I particularly fancy a Timmy Taylor's Landlord clone and an AIPA. Finding one in stock appears to be the biggest challenge!

Paul.

 

[RGeats]

Malt Miller have a landlord clone which has great reviews. I've made it recently and waiting for it to condition. The reviews say it can take a while to condition so bear that in mind if you are brewing it and don't have anything else to drink whilst keeping your hands off it!

Malt Miller have plenty of other recipe packs, but not all in stock.

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/timothy-taylor-landlord-premium-kit/

 

[Skittlersteve]

I found myself a reasonably priced 5 gallon mash kettle / boiler. I will make a removable insulating jacket from a closed cell foam camping mat.

I think I'll stick to kits for the first couple of brews. I don't want to buy a malt mill so are there any brands of AG kit supplied with whole malts that I should avoid or do they all come as ready crushed? I'll be using a grain bag, even though the kettle is fitted with a bazooka, just to make sparging & cleaning out easier. Hops will probably be pellets in a micro-mesh bag (I have some somewhere...).

I particularly fancy a Timmy Taylor's Landlord clone and an AIPA. Finding one in stock appears to be the biggest challenge!

Paul.

Hi, I'm thinking of trying all grain myself! The cost puts me off a little, where did you acquire yours from? Cheers

 

[-Bezza-]

Hi, I'm thinking of trying all grain myself! The cost puts me off a little, where did you acquire yours from? Cheers

Cheap boiler: Buffalo Manual Fill Water Boiler 30Ltr - gl348 - Buy Online at Nisbets

 

[MmmmCitra]

I've heard nothing but great things about these guys, Youtube reviews look good too..............

https://darkrockbrewing.co.uk/beer/all-grain-beer-kits.html

 

[Deadhead]

The Malt Miller Landlord clone is spot on! Very tasty!

 

[RGeats]

The Malt Miller Landlord clone is spot on! Very tasty!

How long did you condition it for? Mines 3 weeks old and not impressed at the moment. It was my first AG though so could be user error.

 

[Deadhead]

It needs a good 5-6 weeks. So keep it a bit longer. Once it hit the 6 week mark, my husband rapidly drank the stock up, and I need to make more.

 

[RGeats]

Great thanks for the heads up, I'll try to leave it alone!

 

[KegThat]

I have a few recipe kits available at KegThat. If you have your own recipe, I will happily measure it out for you. :)

 

[Drunkula]

I'm thinking of trying all grain myself! The cost puts me off a little,

You can go all grain for less than the cost of a beer kit. Net curtains and a saucepan are all you need. If you've got some level of ingenuity you can even do full size batches for next to no change from what you've got for kits.

 

[Galena]

Geterbrewing have AG kits in stock HERE but using a recipe and their AG custom kit builder seems a ot cheaper

 

[trueblue]

My favorite beer Dennis Kings Galaxy Delight | The Malt Miller

Must admit I use a different yeast and I believe it is available crushed or uncrushed.

 

[Cheyne_brewer]

"Hi, I'm thinking of trying all grain myself! The cost puts me off a little, where did you acquire yours from? Cheers "

I trawl Facebook Marketplace for stuff - picked up a stainless BrewUK 5 gal pot with tap & bazooka for £40. All my barrels and fermenters except one came from there. Now the pubs are reopened there will be a load of kit from one-off kit brewers being sold off.

 

[wyreforestred]

I started all grain with kits from Worcester Hop Shop. The different malts in a recipe come separate which make it easier to split the recipe into 2 parts to brew in a stock pot.... elsewhere the malts arrive combined. I also found I learned more by seeing the separate malts.Looking on here it’s easy to think that changing to AG is expensive.... a stock pot and a straining bag is all that is needed. People who know far more than me might tell me that I’m wrong but I’m saving up for an inkbird/ second hand fridge/ greenhouse heater (£100 ish) as my first real AG expense to control fermentation temp rather than shiny things for the brewing process.

 

[PaulRob]

Brewstore in Edinburgh has all grain kits for 4.5 litres up to 23 litres that's what I started with, they also have a recipe builder, which is what I do now, so you can choose your grain bill and any yeast and hops, very reasonable price too.

 

[Slid]

I started all grain with kits from Worcester Hop Shop. The different malts in a recipe come separate which make it easier to split the recipe into 2 parts to brew in a stock pot.... elsewhere the malts arrive combined. I also found I learned more by seeing the separate malts.Looking on here it’s easy to think that changing to AG is expensive.... a stock pot and a straining bag is all that is needed. People who know far more than me might tell me that I’m wrong but I’m saving up for an inkbird/ second hand fridge/ greenhouse heater (£100 ish) as my first real AG expense to control fermentation temp rather than shiny things for the brewing process.

I would say that this is a very sensible move indeed. I must have easily spent well over ten times this sum on equipment stuff over the last 5 years and have not got a brewing fridge even yet due to lack of "space". Lack of a fridge limits your brewing, yeast-wise, especially if you have to live in a 20C+ environment with some of the females of our species.

 

[GhostShip]

These guys are very good;

https://bit.ly/2ZFNVpT

 

[NPi]

I started all grain with kits from Worcester Hop Shop. The different malts in a recipe come separate which make it easier to split the recipe into 2 parts to brew in a stock pot.... elsewhere the malts arrive combined. I also found I learned more by seeing the separate malts.Looking on here it’s easy to think that changing to AG is expensive.... a stock pot and a straining bag is all that is needed. People who know far more than me might tell me that I’m wrong but I’m saving up for an inkbird/ second hand fridge/ greenhouse heater (£100 ish) as my first real AG expense to control fermentation temp rather than shiny things for the brewing process.

You should be able to get all that for half the amount, a decent second hand fridge (£15 if your not fussy on condition, or free if your lucky), your Ink bird will be £30 delivered and your heater about £15.

Free sites and market place apps are your prime hunting ground, you'll be amazed what turn up for pennies.

 

[wyreforestred]

You should be able to get all that for half the amount, a decent second hand fridge (£15 if your not fussy on condition, or free if your lucky), your Ink bird will be £30 delivered and your heater about £15.

Free sites and market place apps are your prime hunting ground, you'll be amazed what turn up for pennies.

Cheers. I hope you are right. A couple of weeks until I’ve made the space then will be fridge hunting in earnest.... it’s going in the garage so I don’t care on condition as long as it works.