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Post by daylilydude on Dec 21, 2010 8:32:42 GMT -5
What does a typical home brewing set-up consist of and what kinda money would ya have to shell out for it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2010 13:14:31 GMT -5
You can find decent kits for around $250 or so. Bottles and caps are a little more.
You will need a brew pot, fermenter and a few other things. I will get back here later today and list what I think you need.
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Post by jbest123 on Dec 21, 2010 16:05:28 GMT -5
This is what you will need to get started. pittsburgh.craigslist.org/hsh/2047107854.html Plus for a 6 gallon system you will need 21/2 cases of wine bottles, I pay $4 per case used. Also a corker and corks about $20. A premium wine kit will cost about $90 which will include all the additives you will need John
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Post by daylilydude on Dec 21, 2010 18:43:06 GMT -5
Let me ask another stupid question, can you brew both beer and wine with the same set-up?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2010 19:01:21 GMT -5
Pretty much, there are some differences in process of course, and wine is a little cheaper to start. Unless you barrel age, which can get pricey.
I have a brew pot, fermentation carboy, bottling bucket and a load of tubes, siphons, airlocks, capper, bottes etc...it ran me around $250 to start. But, the beer is a lot cheaper.
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Post by grapenut on Dec 22, 2010 1:56:57 GMT -5
I am planning to start brewing my own, but I'm going with a kegarator not bottles and CO2 tanks, gonna grow my own Hops and in the end, I hope to do all grain...as in malting my own grain, I figure on around $1000.00 for my set up, although I could do it for a lot less if I needed.
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Post by daylilydude on Dec 24, 2010 6:07:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2011 12:32:20 GMT -5
I ordered a catalog from E.C. Kraus. They are online and have everything you need for either beer or winemaking, including step by step instructions and recipes. Pretty good site & catalog. Now I just gotta decide what I want to try first. Steve
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Post by mohoghead on Feb 7, 2011 9:24:14 GMT -5
you might also consider northern brewer, www.northernbrewer.com/, they have a flat shipping charge of $7.99 unless you order your grain in bulk, it costs me about $12.00 to have a 55 lb. bag of grain shipped, which when added to their low cost makes it cheaper then for me to drive 200 miles round trip to the closest brew supply syore.
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Post by mohoghead on Feb 7, 2011 17:33:33 GMT -5
You can start out cheap til you get the hang of it, all you really need is a alunimum or ss pot capable of holdin 3 gallons,(large stock pot), 2 plastic buckets with tight lid that'll hold 5.5-6 gallons(can be gotton free from bakeries) a 18-24" section of clear plastic hose. pressure cap style beer bottles(no screw lids) (I like to use 22oz bombers that i salvage at a local microbrewery) caps and a hand capper. purchase a kit of the style beer(ale not lager) that you like and follow the directions. and if you have a local microbrewery near you ask the brewers for advice, they all we're in your position once and i've never met one who won't help a new brewer. also, find John Palmers "how to brew" What does a typical home brewing set-up consist of and what kinda money would ya have to shell out for it?
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