Easy All-Grain Series: Mash Tun
In this short video I describe the basics of all grain brewing and talk briefly about a round cooler mash tun and how to make one with a few pricing options.
Oh yeah, sorry about the sirens in the background.
I had some time today so I figured I’d try to clean off my stockpile of beer bottles I had. Well, two hours later I had 51 16oz bottles and 17 ‘bombers’ ready to use.
So here I am, just about a week (aka 6 days) from the time I first set out on homebrewing. For the record, I know I’m technically brewing my own beer but I can be brewing differently. One thing I’ve read over the past few days on homebrew forums is that (cue Tom Petty)the waiting…
I have to admit it, last week I had to try my brew. Although Mr Beer suggests 1 week of fermentation, it recommends 2 weeks.
I’ve been deep frying turkeys for a number of years now. On my first extract brew I wanted to put all 5 gallons of water in the brew, without splitting it up. Since this is only a hobby (for now) I don’t want to spend a ton of money on a huge stainless steel pot….
Here’s a video I whipped up when I made my own wort chiller. Parts cost me about $42. Not bad considering that retail (before tax and/or shipping) runs about $60. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8xRGYnwEt8&feature=youtu.be]
Got a piece of mail from Mr. Beer and they published a coupon code on the front of the envelope. Since it’s clearly available to the public on the front of an envelope, I figured I’d show it to you: Save 20% On Your Next Order! COUPON CODE: JAN13FREEA Expires 1/20/2013 Enjoy!