fury_tea
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I have about £500 put aside and I want to upgrade my brewing equipment. Looking for some advice on what people think is a good purchase.
I've been brewing for about 5 months and I've done around 15 different beers/ciders up to now. I feel I have a good (beginner's) grasp on brewing but my equipment is holding me back a bit. I currently do all my brewing on the stovetop in a 12L stock pot. I chill in the sink with ice water and ferment in my airing cupboard (which is a pretty constant 20c). I usually brew small batch all grain or 5 gallon partial mashes and I usually bottle my beer.
I've been researching and feel a bit overwhelmed with the options. I definitely want to move to 5 gallon AG, I would like to have a fermentation fridge and I'd like a kegerator but I can't afford everything at once (and don't really have the space). What's the first thing you think I should upgrade?
My ideas are one or a number of the following:
- Build an electric BIAB system from a buffalo boiler with a recirculation pump, false bottom etc.
- Build/buy an immersion/counterflow chiller.
- Buy an all in one system (leaning towards a karlstein - grainfather is a bit out of budget).
- Buy a fridge (I already have an inkbird temp controller) for fermenting.
- Buy a fridge/freezer and kegs for kegerator/keezer build (this is low on my list at the moment)
- Build/buy a stir plate and flask etc.
Any ideas that I've not considered?
Thanks
I've been brewing for about 5 months and I've done around 15 different beers/ciders up to now. I feel I have a good (beginner's) grasp on brewing but my equipment is holding me back a bit. I currently do all my brewing on the stovetop in a 12L stock pot. I chill in the sink with ice water and ferment in my airing cupboard (which is a pretty constant 20c). I usually brew small batch all grain or 5 gallon partial mashes and I usually bottle my beer.
I've been researching and feel a bit overwhelmed with the options. I definitely want to move to 5 gallon AG, I would like to have a fermentation fridge and I'd like a kegerator but I can't afford everything at once (and don't really have the space). What's the first thing you think I should upgrade?
My ideas are one or a number of the following:
- Build an electric BIAB system from a buffalo boiler with a recirculation pump, false bottom etc.
- Build/buy an immersion/counterflow chiller.
- Buy an all in one system (leaning towards a karlstein - grainfather is a bit out of budget).
- Buy a fridge (I already have an inkbird temp controller) for fermenting.
- Buy a fridge/freezer and kegs for kegerator/keezer build (this is low on my list at the moment)
- Build/buy a stir plate and flask etc.
Any ideas that I've not considered?
Thanks