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to Make Extract | How to Make All-Grain
Beer making; The
all grain method:
The first thing you will need is an 8
Gallon pot and a 5 gallon pot. One for boiling six gallons
of wort and one to hold 4 gallons of sparge water.
The next thing you need to consider is
how you are going to sparge. There are many ways to do this.
You need to consider your available space and skill set in
designing your sparge vessel.Sparging is
the process of pouring 168 degree water over the converted
grains to rinse the sugars from the barley. Think of it as
a large colander for grains. This does not need to be a perfectly
sanitary setup. you will be boiling the wort after the sparge,
but make sure your system can be cleaned easily for storage.
I recommend you "mash" on your
stovetop so you can easily change temperature for the different
stages of starch conversion. More on this later, but consider
this when designing your brewery.
Some sparge setups:
1) Double bucket method: This
is probably the easiest and most common method for beginner
all grainers. The 2 buckets that fit snugly together and drill
about sixty 1/8" holes in the bottom of one bucket and
a 1/2" hole on the side, about 1" above the bottom
of the second bucket. affix a hose and stopper in the half
inch hole and a clamp to regulate the flow of wort.
2) Phil's
Phalse bottom This is a handy item that lets you use just
one bucket with a 1/2" hole and stopper. It sits on the
bottom of a cooler or bucket and filters the grains from the
wort.
3) Stainless steel supply hose:
Go to a plumbing supply store and get a supply hose and a
"T" connector. Cut off the ends of the supply hose
and pull out the plastic insert, so that you are left with
only the outer steel tube, then attach it to the "T"
and connect a hose and clamp to go outside the bucket/cooler.
Like this:
4) PVC or copper pipe:
Make a circle or square configuration of 1/2" pipe and
drill 1/8" holes or make small cuts in the tube and attach
to a valve outside of the bucket.
The brewing process:
This page is under construction.
please check back later for the rest of the brewing process.
Until I get a simplified version together,
John Palmer has a very informative all grain brew section
of his book here:
Palmer's
How to Brew
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