The brew pot: We have a 6+ gallon brew pot. Our pot has some upgraded features. It has a built in thermometer as well as a draining spout. This is where all of the 'brewing' will occur. We chose to get the larger pot if D wants to do all grain brewing in the future, so we don't need to buy another pot. A smaller pot will work perfectly too.
The fermentation bucket: This is also a 6+ gallon bucket. The larger size bucket will allow space for vigorous fermentation of a 5 gallon batch of high gravity beer. The bucket also has a spout to allow a double use as a bottling bucket. The bucket has a lid with an opening that is pictured being plugged up with a rubber stopper and an airlock.
The carboy: We have chosen to use the "better bottle" plastic carboy. The advantage to plastic is that it is much lighter than glass and there is no worry about breaking the bottle
The Hydrometer: We will also use a hydrometer to test the gravity of the beer.
We have decided to keg our beer instead of bottling. There is a greater expense with kegging, but there is also the advantage of not having to sanitize all of the bottles as well as the time to fill and cap all of the bottles.
Corney Keg and CO2: We have a standard corney keg which will hold a 5 gallon batch as well as the CO2/regulartor system to carbonate and pressurize the beer.
Tap Tower: We plan on "making" our own keggerator. We are going to modify a smaller refrigerator with the Tap Tower to create a keggerator. This will give us what we want at half the cost (another blog will detail the creation of our keggerator).
Minor equipment: Some other minor equipment will be featured in our blogs. They are not necessary to feature, but will be needed during the brewing process. They include: stirring spoon, strainer, grain bags, cleaning brushes, cleaner, sanitizer, tubing, and siphon tube. Just follow along with our pictures and instructions and the additional equipment will make sense.
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