| Let's start with the basics of affordable All Grain | | | | The All Grain brewer has to boil all of his liquid at |
| Brewing. First what you won't need. You won't need | | | | once. Which means you will need a much bigger |
| to take out a second mortgage on the family home | | | | kettle, I would suggest no smaller than a 50QT |
| to start. Despite what you may have shopped | | | | kettle. There has been a lot of talk about do I need |
| around for and been shocked at the cost of. All Grain | | | | a Stainless Steel kettle? No it dos not have to be |
| brewing can be affordable and easy. | | | | Stainless Steel, It can be a heavy gauge Aluminum |
| This is the method that I call Pragmatic Brewing. That | | | | kettle. You can pick up an Aluminum for a fraction of |
| is right folks, Today I'm going to walk you through a | | | | the cost, Around $50.00 lid and all. Opposed to an SS |
| bit of what its about. Lets see what we will need to | | | | kettle which can run around $200.00. |
| have to have to start. Weather your starting from | | | | There are some other items that you will need |
| being an Extract brewer or this is your very first | | | | different probably than what you have. |
| beer. One question the Extract brewer will need is: Is | | | | You'll also need a Mash Tun, A way to get the |
| my current brew kettle big enough? Answer: | | | | sweet wort extracted from the grains. |
| Probably not. For a 5 gallon batch of All Grain beer | | | | I will be sharing how to build your own as we go |
| you will need to be able to boil at least 7 gallons all at | | | | along. |
| once. | | | | |
