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If you're an extract brewer like me, who didn't feel ready to consider all-grain brewing for a while, you may not have even looked at the All-Grain Brewing threads on the forum. I've been a member for a year and just checked it out today because I'm getting ready to add that aspect to my brewing arsenal.

The first sticky post is a thread from 2007 about cheap AG brewing. The title is misleading because you still need a full-size kettle (7.5gal or more), but you don't need a Mash/Lauter Tun or Hot Liquor Tank.

I thought it should be represented here as well as the AG Thread, since it would probably affect more Extract brewers than AG brewers who already have all of their equipment.

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That's not a bad idea.

The hardest part about switching to AG is the hurdle of buying that initial equipment.

IMHO, it's worth it. I've been brewing all grain for a year now, and the difference in my beer is stunning.

Two obstacles people encounter is knowledge, gear, and time.

Brewing AG is easier than a person might think. You can brew by simply dumping grains into your cooler, pouring in water (known as mashing), letting it sit and then pouring some more water in at a higher temp (sparging.) From there you collect the wort, and boil just like you would an extract batch.

It really is that simple.

Cost can be a little more. I had to buy a bazooka screen and a valve. I would add, however, that this cost pays for itself after the first 3 batches. All grain brewing is cheaper then brewing extracts. For a 5 gallon batch of our amber ale, we pay about 13 dollars for the supplies.

I'm a cheap ass bastard. Here's what I did.

First I took a coleman cooler I had in the garage and removed the water faucet attachment. I then instered a screen, and screwed on a valve that i got at home depot.







Now, just about any cooler will work as long as it has about 10 gallon capactiy.

gbob wrote:Two obstacles people encounter is knowledge, gear, and time.

I could be wrong, and I often am, but I think this is actually four obstacles

Here are some tips to doing it cheap;

http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/

Sheen wrote:

gbob wrote:Two obstacles people encounter is knowledge, gear, and time.

I could be wrong, and I often am, but I think this is actually four obstacles

Here are some tips to doing it cheap;

http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/

Fucking Canadians and your metric system of counting.

gbob wrote:

Sheen wrote:

gbob wrote:Two obstacles people encounter is knowledge, gear, and time.

I could be wrong, and I often am, but I think this is actually four obstacles

Here are some tips to doing it cheap;

http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/

Fucking Canadians and your metric system of counting.

Damn! Justin's been teaching math class again. Let's take this step-by-step.

Knowledge=1; Gear=1; Time=1.
1+1+1=5 you asshats.

Shit, to late. LOL!