Shinjuku
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Hi all, so I wanted to get into all grain brewing but like all things I wish to start small with baby steps, maybe a SMASH brew?
I basically have all the equipment from PET buckets to Fermzilla All Rounder and a fermentation chamber.
I have ordered a muslin bag (AliExpress, hope it arrives...) and I was thinking maybe to just brew something on my stove.
Now I don't necessarily have to make a big brew, and in fact, starting a smaller batch may be better?
So therefore my questions are;
Should I buy a metal kettle which can be used on the stove? If so, I'd imagine the recommendation would be to buy something which do a 23L batch (future proofing the purchase) but I've seen these size pots go for north of £70 online. Other issues I foresee is that I would have to buy a siphon to move wort to my fermenter. I would also need a wort chiller which are like £30-50 from what I've seen.
Or, do I go for a PET bucket with built in kettle like this deal > BIAB Kit Brewers Upgrade Kit - Get Er Brewed
It also seems to have everything I would need including a chiller. Also has a tap so I can transfer more easily to fermenter and a grain kit to make a start.
Or any other ideas altogether?
Thanks in advance!
I basically have all the equipment from PET buckets to Fermzilla All Rounder and a fermentation chamber.
I have ordered a muslin bag (AliExpress, hope it arrives...) and I was thinking maybe to just brew something on my stove.
Now I don't necessarily have to make a big brew, and in fact, starting a smaller batch may be better?
So therefore my questions are;
Should I buy a metal kettle which can be used on the stove? If so, I'd imagine the recommendation would be to buy something which do a 23L batch (future proofing the purchase) but I've seen these size pots go for north of £70 online. Other issues I foresee is that I would have to buy a siphon to move wort to my fermenter. I would also need a wort chiller which are like £30-50 from what I've seen.
Or, do I go for a PET bucket with built in kettle like this deal > BIAB Kit Brewers Upgrade Kit - Get Er Brewed
It also seems to have everything I would need including a chiller. Also has a tap so I can transfer more easily to fermenter and a grain kit to make a start.
Or any other ideas altogether?
Thanks in advance!