Brewernaut51
Well-Known Member
I voted bottling. Not for the experience or anything. Even if you buy keg equipment you can still bottle too for the variety. It's money that's the big thing. You're buying pot(s), a burner or two, a mash tun, maybe a way to control fermentation temps, a cooling system etc. not to mention a fridge or freezer for kegs, lines, faucets, cleaner, lube, CO2 tank(s) and the kegs themselves. Most people aren't set up to drop a grand on a hobby just starting out.
Do your first few brews with the basic gear. Make sure you like it. Then upgrade your process as you go along. I actually have extra cappers, hydrometers, books, bottles and other odds and ends that people gave me because they had tried brewing at one time and dropped the hobby. Find out if that's you before dumping a lot of cash into it.
Do your first few brews with the basic gear. Make sure you like it. Then upgrade your process as you go along. I actually have extra cappers, hydrometers, books, bottles and other odds and ends that people gave me because they had tried brewing at one time and dropped the hobby. Find out if that's you before dumping a lot of cash into it.