How do you brew?

[Bigjas]

I use a 3 vessel system that I made myself. I looked at the all in one systems but couldn't bring myself to spend hundreds of pounds on equipment. So I put a couple of kettle elements in to an old FV for my HLT. I made my mash tun out of a picnic cooler. I made my boiler from a stainless pot and added 2 quality elements and a tap. It works really well for my needs.

 

[chesters-mild]

Cool box with a grain bag inside, 90min. mash, run that off then dunk sparge/mash out for 10 min. Peco boiler - hops in a bag for boil, chill, then all into fermenter - simples!
Cheers

 

[Clint]

Don't worry pvt_ak...we got Big Dave here to see you through...

 

[samale]

Biab with a burco boiler. On a good day 40 500ml bottles of the good stuff

 

[ACBEV]

40L boiler... cool box mash tun... FV

 

[strange-steve]

Started with BIAB in a homemade electric boiler, then added a pump for recirculation. Next I moved to 3V in a picnic box mash tun, then I added a kettle HERMS which I didn't use for long cos I found it more hassle than it was worth. Then a couple of years ago got a Grainfather and haven't looked back.

 

[xozzx]

Grainfather too. But I saw this the other day and really want it. Anyone want to buy a used grainfather for £1600?? Im forbidden from any more excessive brewing equip.

 

[HarryFlatters]

BIAB in a Peco, full volume no sparge.

Or a can and a kilo when I can't be bothered.

 

[dad_of_jon]

er.... 25 litre plastic fv & bb - and a large wilkos pot for the stuff I have to boil

 

[Brewed_Force]

BIAB, mash and boil in converted plastic FV with kettle elements. No chill overnight in jerry can.
(Hunting for a 35L stainless steel pot in the local charity shops to replace plastic boiler)

 

[Ajhutch]

BIAB in a 30L stainless pot with electric element

 

[MrL73]

40l buffalo and coolbox mash tun... can't justify the cost of an all-in-one.

 

[pms67]

Burco boiler 30l
BIAB with a big squeeze
SS fermenter and an Inkbird controlled fridge

 

[Justin Dean]

Grainfather and Grainfather sparge kettle, Fast Ferment in Larder fridge ferment zone using STC controller. All in garage

 

[Cwrw666]

Ace 30L boiler BIAB.

 

[Duxuk]

Mash in a 32l stock pot. Line a FV with net curtain to filter grain out. Transfer bulk of wort to stock pot and do a 6l sparge of grain in FV. Boil all in pan on an AGA and cool with a copper coil that I made. Filter hops out with net curtain when I put it in the FV. Less than 30 minutes the night before and under 4 hours on brew day equals beer

 

[Mavroz]

Big old pot on the Stove Top BIAB

 

[chthon]

A 10 liter stock pot for electric mashing, a "zapap" system built from 10 l buckets gotten at the local fries shop (food grade, from boiled eggs) for filtering and sparging (and sometimes also mashing), and a 17 liter stock pot for the boil, bought at a reduced price at Auchan.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Running total -

All in One system - 9

Other - 24


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[soupdragon]

First generation Ace recirculating all in one machine

Cheers. Tom