First All Grain Brew

[CyberNerd]

Hi all, I've been lurking for a bit, but this is my first post. Im going to be doing my first all grain brew on Sunday, its a London Bitter mash kit from Brupaks, just need to modify my Lidl boiler before I start.

If there anything I should be aware of, or any tips that would help make the day run smoothly. I can't wait to start, have had all of the equipment for about two weeks now, have been waiting to finish my exams before I start.

 

[adrianmole72]

Lots of good advice here; you can find out pretty much anything ! :thumb:

Good luck with the brew !

Stephen

 

[Baz Chaz]

Make yourself an idiot sheet so you dont miss anything out :whistle:

and enjoy the day :thumb: it'll all make sense to you as you go along

 

[Ceejay]

Good luck mate - just take it easy and enjoy your day. I have 5 tips:

1. Read the excellent guide by brewstew in the "How to" section. It really is helpful
2. Make yourself a crib sheet with all the key measurements on it to refer back to
3. Don't turn on the boiler without anything in it. Boilers don't like it. :lol:
4. Make sure you're on top of sanitization. Last thing you want is to spend a whole day brewing only for it to be ruined by airborne nasties
5. Enjoy it!

 

[Wendy1971]

Good luck hope all goes well :thumb:

 

[gurtpint]

Go for it CN! You won't regret it.

 

[BigYin]

Definately create yourself a crib sheet with ALL the instructions you need, along with all the amounts etc, and space to add any measurements you need to take along the way.

I do that for my Ag brews and it is invaluable. :mrgreen:

 

[Wendy1971]

Hope all is ok good luck

 

[dennisking]

Don`t get ******, save that for after.

 

[caerleon]

Good Luck!

 

[Good Ed]

You'll be grand. The How to Guide by BrewStew is essential reading :

 

[evanvine]

The basic errors are:-
Not closing taps before filling Tuns, Boilers, HLTs etc.
Forgetting to fit Hop and Grain filters.
Forgetting to add Irish Moss/Protofloc.
Forgetting to take OG.

Hope you have a good Brewday. :thumb:

All above are from bitter experience.

 

[CyberNerd]

Cheers for all the advice and tips. I can't wait to begin. I'll let you all know how it goes.

 

[rickthebrew]

good luck tommorrow - there is always some one in chat to answer questions at the weekend :thumb: