First paragraph. Time and money would be lost, if the end result would never be satisfactory.I started experimenting with home brew about 7 years ago buying kits from the like of Wilko and a local (now closed) brew shop. I wasn't getting the results I had hoped for, the beer was drinkable but nothing special
Tbh, I think fermentation is the bit people neglect the most.Most people start with kits, move onto biab then onto all grain as they perfect each stage. If I were you, I'd go back to kits - the fermentation vessel and other gubbins will all be of use down the line. Perfect the fermentation side as much as you can, then figure out where you want to go from there.
The Braumeister is just an over priced BIAB, they operate on the same AIO principle.
First paragraph. Time and money would be lost, if the end result would never be satisfactory.
This. It made a huge difference for me and all you need is a temp controller, cheap tube heater and a cheap/free fridge off facebook/ebay.Tbh, I think fermentation is the bit people neglect the most.
As I do not have a fermenting chamber what are your thoughts on an inkbird with a heat belt or pad until I source a fridge? I guess the inkbird will be useable in the fridge too but I have never used a belt or pad so not sure on the effectiveness of them.Fermenters do not need to cost more than £20 but they do need temp control.
I think my recommendations on the fermentation side were limited to temp control and, as an ‘if you can manage it’ pressure transfer: as for the mash process what other than sugary water is ‘wort’? I think us brewers often bestow ourselves with greater contributions to the overall process our actual contribution deserves.I wouldn't agree with that.
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Sugary water indeed. (head in hands emoji)
Fermenters do not need to cost more than £20 but they do need temp control.
In the UK you don't need ss fermentation vessel or a chiller or a crusher... They are later decisions.
If you beer machine, doesn't make good mash, either because if the terrible build, Ditto controller or just a pain in the aperture you will give up on it. The AIO is where you spend the most time. So sirens the most money.
Well there are easier ways to make sugary water than mashing, but it won't make beer.as for the mash process what other than sugary water is ‘wort’?
what’s a dme kit then?Well there are easier ways to make sugary water than mashing, but it won't make beer.![]()
o mean by that is that unless you cwant broke the malt bill recipe whatever flavour contibution you make to the beer is locked in. The rest is all about sugar extraction and th emblems of fermentable and in fermentable sugars. And that control is irrelevant of the brew system. You can, in principal, manage the mash temps in any of the mash systems available. The rest is down to fermentation. Ruined brews are usually down to the lack of control of the fermentation process rather than the mash process. The main impact of a poor mash process I likely to be not hitting your target ABV. But you’re, more often than not, end up with a perfectly drinkable beer. And if that’s the case then everything is alright in the world!Wel
what’s a dme kit then?
DME is result of mashing.Wel
what’s a dme kit then?
It's possible but you need to be careful of:Anybody used one of these for brewing, or am i totally out of the box. View attachment 89086
Spot on choice.As I do not have a fermenting chamber what are your thoughts on an inkbird with a heat belt or pad until I source a fridge? I guess the inkbird will be useable in the fridge too but I have never used a belt or pad so not sure on the effectiveness of them.
Anybody used one of these for brewing, or am i totally out of the box. View attachment 89086
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