I
am currently using a less than ideal setup.
I am doing all the boiling and heating of
liquids outside, but doing the mashing and
sparging indoors. |
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Here
is a picture of the wort boiling process.
For 10 gallon batches, I usually start
off with about 12.5 gallons and boil
down to 10.5 gallons. This is a 15
gallon kettle pictured. |
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Most
of the time, I do step infusion mashes
and use the stove burner to maintain
mash temp. Here, I am using a 3 gallon
kettle to perform a decoction mash for
making a Dunkel Weizen. |
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The
mashing and sparging is conducted
inside to make use of the pre-existing
3-tier structure.. the fridge,
stove, and floor. I am working
on getting something together
so that I can set up everything
outside so I don't have to transport
hot liquid. |
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After
I have collected the right amount of
sweet wort, I load the heavy kettle
onto my long board (just over 4 ft.
in length) and roll the kettle outside...
much easier on the back than carrying
it! |
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After
the wort is boiled and cooled, the yeast
is pitched and then fun begins (for
the yeast at least). Shown here is 23.5
gallons of fermenting beer. The two
large carboys in the back have digital
temperature controllers connected to
heating wraps. This allows me to keep
the primary fermentation temperature
constant. |
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