boxer.luur
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Hello group... New member here. 1st off I'm very new to the craft beer scene. Only been drinking it about a year and I'm hooked. I don't want reg beer anymore lol. I'm starting to read How to brew and The joy of brewing. I got the ok from the missus to buy a brew kit. The one I'm looking at is huge. Has 8.5 gallon kettle and 7.5 gallon fermenter. I figure eventually I will get into 5 gallon brews and if I get into grains, this equipment will be handy since I won't have to go out and buy new stuff. Ok my questions are this... Starting out I want to do small batches 1 gal and 2.5 gallon.
1. Will the fermenter be to big for small batches? I plan to start with extracts that call for single fermentation. If not should I look into a smaller fermenter for the small batches? I've seen conflicting info in the forums here.
2. I plan to start brewing indoors. I know some kettle's don't work with induction stoves but what about ceramic cook tops? Anyone have any luck with them? I figure it should be easy to get full boil when dealing with small batches?
3. I want to brew Porter's and stouts particularly bourbon barrel style but read reviews where people have had issues with carbonation with higher abv beers. What advice can y'all give me to make sure my higher abv beers come out right? I've seen different recipes call for adding sugar water to bottling bucket before bottling and I've seen some that you add drops to each bottle as you fill. Pros and cons of each?
I'm sure as I get into this I will have many more questions. I'm sorry if any of this has already been covered.
Thanks
And happy brewing and drinking to all
1. Will the fermenter be to big for small batches? I plan to start with extracts that call for single fermentation. If not should I look into a smaller fermenter for the small batches? I've seen conflicting info in the forums here.
2. I plan to start brewing indoors. I know some kettle's don't work with induction stoves but what about ceramic cook tops? Anyone have any luck with them? I figure it should be easy to get full boil when dealing with small batches?
3. I want to brew Porter's and stouts particularly bourbon barrel style but read reviews where people have had issues with carbonation with higher abv beers. What advice can y'all give me to make sure my higher abv beers come out right? I've seen different recipes call for adding sugar water to bottling bucket before bottling and I've seen some that you add drops to each bottle as you fill. Pros and cons of each?
I'm sure as I get into this I will have many more questions. I'm sorry if any of this has already been covered.
Thanks
And happy brewing and drinking to all