Strategy

[fourbob]

I would seriously recommend you read Clibit's (formerly of this Parish) "have a go at a simple ag" post on the "how to" page. I'm sure loads of us have got into AG brewing through this guide - it is about as simple as it gets.

I double up his basic recipe and do 10l brews in a 12 litre stock-pot (it's a bit of a squeeze) from Wilcos. That's the only specialist equipment I had for my first go, above what I had for kits anyway. (since supplemented by a muslin bag for the granin, and a custom built tea-cosy affair to save having to wrap towels & such like around the pot during the mash). I brew in the kitchen, on the hob - the only down-side is the condensation issue.

I still do kits to keep the stocks up (I drink more than you, by the sounds of it:whistle:) but the quality of the AG brews is better by far than even the best (festival, youngs american series) kits. And some of the on-line retailers have really good prices on malts, etc.

Go for it, and good luck.

 

[Covrich]

You could just brew a load of single can kits without adding extra malts, 12L instead of 22L at a time. Get used to the process, and see which styles you're happiest with (result wise).


You could progress to extract brewing with small batches.


I've found I'm drinking a lot more than before, about 2 bottles a night now, I've put on the weight that shows it.

The pre hopped cans have been bittered for 23l so if you reduce this the IBUS go up significantly..




OP personaly like you I don't drink a hell of a lot.. more than you mind :lol:

I generally do one big brew a month and smaller ones in between if and when I have left overs..

if you enjoy the process and the hobby part of it then AG is def the way to go as long as you don't mind the time required to do it. But it is the most rewarding on a few levels I feel..

You can as mentioned easily scale this to fit your volume requirements.