All Grain Homebrewing from Grain to Glass, part 1

Part 1: This video series describes in great detail an entire all-grain homebrewing process. Beginners as well as seasoned brewers will hopefully learn something about homebrewing from this video. All feedback, good and bad, is welcome.

The fermenter was purchased here: http://www.ontariorecycling.com/

Part 2 is located here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi5Fwz9zIV4

This video has been revised on 12/2011. Please update links!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• beer
• brewing
• brew
• homebrew
• all-grain
• all grain
• ferment
• polvino
• beermaking
• wort
• yeast
• keg
• mash
• tun

[seemull]

Hi Joe! Great video and very informative. I am new to the whole brewing process and am trying to get it hammered down on how to do it. I may have missed it in the video, but how did you get the wort to the boil pot without the grains transferring with it? Did you use a brew bag inside the insulated jug or what? Also what do you do with the grains after you use them? Thanks again!

[JoePolvino]

@seemull The mash tun has a slotted copper manifold, and this keeps the grain husks and particles out of the boil pot. I let the grains cool overnight, and then just dump them in into a garbage bag and put it in the trash.

[kylecan5]

Wow! This is the best video I've seen for explaining the all grain process. You do a great job of explaining it and making it easy to understand the actual process. Your videos have a very professional quality to them, I can tell you've taken the time make quality How-To videos, Thanks!

I also really like your AG setup, simple and effective. When I move on to all grain I think I'm gonna model my system after yours.

[JoePolvino]

@kylecan5 Thanks! Take plenty of pics a you put your system together, and share it on youtube. Lots of people are looking for ideas.

[903casey]

I was just curious how you built you counterflow chiller.

[JoePolvino]

@903casey I kind of cobbled it together with fittings and tubing. Essentially, it is a tube inside a tube: the inner tubing moves the wort from the boil pot to the fermenter, and the outer tube passes cold water over the inner tube in the opposite direction.

[bull61175]

Made this about 6 weeks ago Just tried it last night this recipe is EXCELLENT

[TheOGTwist]

@joshm886 I use clear hoses rated for temperature and pressure. You can find them at the hardware store on a roll or in a coil. I bought a few hose connectors with barbed ends and secured with hose clamps.

[joshm886]

@JoePolvino Hi joe thanks for this video. It has been so much help now that im switching to all grain. I have aquired 2 kegs and a mash tun. Working on getting setup like yours. I was going to ask how you have your mash tun and boil kettle hooked up to the pump. Is there anyway you might be able to do a viedo on your brew setup alittle more indepth?? It would be alot of help. Just hard seeing the fitings on this video. Thanks so much!