All-Grain Brewing Condo Style - Part I

1 gallon batches of all-grain homebrew for the apartment / condo dwellers out there. I don't have a ton of money nor a ton of space, so I made all-grain brewing work small scale for me and thought I'd share it with you!

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[yoshitoJuarez]

Just wanted to say, this series of videos has been really helpful so THANKS! I've put together a kit based on the equipment and process you use and will brew a batch this weekend!

[tlgrimmy]

@yoshitoJuarez Thanks! I'm gald to see others doing some mini brewing. Let me know how it goes!

[advogold]

I was real pleased with mash temps maybe ill add more grain. I saw twenty percent more then i also saw a formula that came out to roughly a lb more of grain. I think the crush looks ok. I'm gonna brew a bitter American recipe next with increased grains. Thanks

[tlgrimmy]

@advogold Anytime! Thanks for sharing. Feel free to post a video response with the American bitter. It'd be fun to see how things turn out for you. Happy brewing!

[advogold]

Nice brewed my second batch today. However my OG has been low. Should I increase grains or get finer crush at brew supply. Maybe i need to make my own mill.

[tlgrimmy]

@advogold If your temperatures seem to be holding fine in the mash tun (common cause for low OG), then you could either experiment with a finer crush or just use a bit more grain. I added a bit more grain on a recipe I was having trouble with and that helped out the OG quite a lot. Good luck and thanks for posting! If you end up making a mill that'd be fun to see!

[tlgrimmy]

@advogold (continued) Just make sure you fill the sink with ice and water. The water helps to transfer the heat into the ice bath much more efficiently than just the ice. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[tlgrimmy]

@advogold If it's a full all-grain recipe yes, but if the kit came with extract as well as grains, then you'd only need the brew kettle. For all-grain you'll definitely need something that can maintain temperature well for a good 45+ minutes. As far as the chiller goes, I have a video showing how I made it, just check my channel. You don't necessarily need a chiller, but it is pretty difficult to cool it down to room temp quick enough in an ice bath.

[tlgrimmy]

@tonyfelloni09 Thanks! Sorry for the late reply. Just saw the comment.

[advogold]

I'm about to brew my first batch all grain next Sat. Do I need a mash tun or will the kit I got be fine? Should I worry about chiller right now or how'd you make yours?