At the urging of my good friend Dany in Memphis and after having a great time at the December meeting of the LAGERS Club here in Louisville, I've purchased the parts I need for a home brewery.
Here's what I'm starting with (initial cost of around $380 for the hardware, the book, and the ingredients for my first 5 gallon batch):
And here's the ingredients for my first 5 gallon batch of India Pale Ale:
Here's what I'm starting with (initial cost of around $380 for the hardware, the book, and the ingredients for my first 5 gallon batch):
- 34 quart stainless steel brew pot with outdoor propane burner (I already had an old propane tank)
- pump syphon
- hydrometer
- thermometer
- 2x 6 1/2 glass carboys with temperature strips and fermentation locks
- Muslin boiling bag
- Counter Flow Wort Chiller
- 3x cases of 22 oz. bottles (and a package of 144 bottle caps)
- Bench Capper
- The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing, 3rd edition (by Charlie Papazian)
And here's the ingredients for my first 5 gallon batch of India Pale Ale:
- 5 1/2 lbs. amber plain dried malt
- 1 lb. crystal malt
- 1/2 lb. malted barley for toasting
- 2 tsp. gypsum
- 2 oz. Northern Brewer hops (boiling)
- 3/4 oz. Cascade hops (finishing)
- American ale yeast
- 1 1/4 cup dried malt extract (for bottling)
