So for Christmas I had a haul in terms of brewing. My awesome wife got me a 15 gallon kettle with a lid. It’s HUGE! One of my sisters got me a spigot for the kettle and my other sister got me a nice big burner. Finally, my parents got me a grain mill. I am very excited to use it all.
I have a few things I need to buy myself yet to finish the “system”. I have a 25′ immersion chiller. It’s perfectly sized for my old 4 gallon brew pot and fit nicely in Urgo’s 7 gallon kettle. I’m afraid it might be too small for the wide 15 gallon cooler. Plus, it has a tendency to leak where the rubber hoses meet the copper pipe. I can probably fix that with some caulk or silicone or something. But in the near future I think I want to buy a plate chiller. Just seems like a nice way to chill down larger batches quickly. So that’s on the list. Also, in order to brew batches larger than 5 gallon, I am going to need a bigger cooler to use as the mash tun. I’ve seen them pretty cheap at Walmart or Target, so that shouldn’t cost much. And I’ll just reuse the hardware I used for the smaller mash tun. I think the remaining items I want will run me about $125. Not too bad I think.
I guess I’ll also need a new carboy. Some new kegs. Bigger fridge to hold the kegs. A lagering fridge! Oh man, it’s so easy to geek out over brewing stuff.
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