What would you say is the minimum kit required for all-grain?

[Stu]

I've put a for-sale thread up :)

Thanks for the help.

 

[jof]

Smaller stuff:
If reusing glass bottles, Bottle capper & crown caps.
Small mesh bags for hops.

Then there are the bits you may already have in the kitchen.
Large jug for sparging and/or mixing steriliser/sanitiser
Funnel for adding sugar to bottles.
Old stockpot or bucket & large metal collander to squeeze out the BIAB with.
0.1g Accuracy kitchen scales for weighing hops.

 

[Rodcx500z]

20L ss pot a cooker a bag plastic bucket and bottles, that is bare minimum

 

[fluketamer]

I've just bought a whole pile of kit which is much better than that which I already own.
So I'll be looking to put a for-sale post up shortly.

What I thought was, how about putting together a cheap "kit" for someone starting out in the hobby (or moving across from malt extract)

The main thing I'll be selling is my all-in-one Klarstein. So it can do everything from mashing to boiling. I'll include a bag that fits the bin as that's the way I prefer to brew.
Comes with a chiller too.

So other things I think would be absolutely necessary would be:

Fermentation bucket with tap
Bubbler
Big spoon
Hydrometer and test tube

All they'd need to buy then is perhaps plastic bottles or however they want to serve their beer.

What other things do you need as a minimum to start?

you dont REALLY need a hydrometer. i brewed for years without one. sweet wort needs more time dry wort just needs a week then you can bottle. (if kegging you could technically keg anytime you want. (early will just mean sweeter less alcoholic beer. later will prolly just mean better beer)).

 

[Stu]

you dont REALLY need a hydrometer. i brewed for years without one. sweet wort needs more time dry wort just needs a week then you can bottle. (if kegging you could technically keg anytime you want. (early will just mean sweeter less alcoholic beer. later will prolly just mean better beer)).

To be fair, I have about 5 here, so would throw one in.

Smaller stuff:
If reusing glass bottles, Bottle capper & crown caps.
Small mesh bags for hops.

Then there are the bits you may already have in the kitchen.
Large jug for sparging and/or mixing steriliser/sanitiser
Funnel for adding sugar to bottles.
Old stockpot or bucket & large metal collander to squeeze out the BIAB with.
0.1g Accuracy kitchen scales for weighing hops.

As above, I'd expect someone to sort their own bottling, but I do have a handful of hop bags - good shout
The stockpot/bucket isn't actually needed, because I normally BIAB inside the bucket. So you can squeeze it out straight into the wort.

 

[jof]

I used to raise my BIAB and slide a large collander on top of the boiler, as the remaining grain was usually too hot to squeeze out by hand. It was my cheapskate alternative to raising the malt tube.

 

[Stu]

I used to raise my BIAB and slide a large collander on top of the boiler, as the remaining grain was usually too hot to squeeze out by hand. It was my cheapskate alternative to raising the malt tube.

What I've found it putting a large pan lid and a 5kg water bottle on top of that and leaving an hour allows it to drain properly.

Something someone mentioned on here was allowing it to drain for an hour. I have to say, that was a game changer for me.

 

[MashBag]

you dont REALLY need a hydrometer. i brewed for years without one. sweet wort needs more time dry wort just needs a week then you can bottle. (if kegging you could technically keg anytime you want. (early will just mean sweeter less alcoholic beer. later will prolly just mean better beer)).

I have a few. No idea where they are