Diving back in

[Garak]

Hey All,

After a long break from brewing(~5 years) I'm thinking about diving back into brewing. I just got engaged and home grown is going to be the theme for the wedding, so home brew is a good fit.

Last time around I was trying to build a small electric all grain brewing setup on a tight budget in an apartment. These days I have access to a large garage where I can use propane burners and go big. I'm kinda leaning towards a classic 3 vessel HERMS configuration using 15 or 19 gallon kettles from Everwood. I'd like to be able to do something like a 15gallon batch of light beer and 10 gallon of higher gravity beers.

I'm currently debating if I can get away with one pump. Maybe build the stand as a two tier to allow for fly sparging. I'm trying to not go too cheap this time around but at the same time I don't want to spend any more than I need to. I'd like to keep it somewhat easy to use and clean.

I sold off most of my gear so I'm starting out from zero again. I need kegs, co2 tank, co2 regulator, taps, lines, grain mill, counter flow chiller, propane burners and regulators, kettles, false bottom, pump, herms coil, lines, valves, fittings, thermometers... I think that is most of the major items. I still have most of my fermentation gear sitting in storage so I'm not totally a zero.

Is there another configuration I should be considering at this scale?

Its been a while since I've read up on brewing. So my knowledge is a bit rusty. I find I'm having trouble finding good refresher material that isn't just the basics. Anyone got any good websites or youtube videos that are worth checking out?

Thanks
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Chris "Garak" McDonald

[KB1138]

This might be helpful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV0KfG3lwU8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Celiacbrew]

For an alternate for your setup I would check here
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And
http://www.alenuts.com/alenuts/brutus20.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;




For brewing related reading these are my go to resources.
http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php/Braukaiser.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://scottjanish.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://meekbrewingco.blogspot.ca/?m=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.themadfermentationist.com/?m=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I also listen to podcasts. The main podcasts out there are brewstrong, experimental brewing, the jamil show, basic brewing.

[chalmers]

Dude, welcome back!

[LeafMan66_67]

Welcome!