Greetings

[Paul Dunlop]

G'day to all, Finally got my finger out and sorted my fear of 'networking'. good to be here. To be fair i'm not the most prolific user of forums so i apologise in advance. I have recently decided to move up and on to All-Grain after a wee while with extract brewing. I'm completely inexperienced with All-Grain but understand the basics of the process and a wee bit of the chemistry. I have a wee question for you guys n gals out there. Ive converted a chilly bin into a mash tun with a bit of copper pipe and fittings as per John Palmers specs and i am pretty much decided on a Blichmann boiler for my 5 gallon batches. I already have a brew pot which i will use for my HLT after ive transferred the first run of Wort from the mash tun to the Blichmann, then batch sparge. The only thing i am having trouble finding is an immersion chiller. Ive looked at a few websites and although i know how expensive copper pipe is in nz i reckon there must be a cheaper solution? Or am i just a tight arse? Anyway thanks for reading or just skipping through my personal dilemma hope to get some feedback!

Cheers

[Paul Dunlop]

Thanks to all with their advice on euipment set up etc took a bit of research but got what i needed, i finally brewed my first AG yesterday and after the process and checking my OG and looking at the fermenter i'm feeling pretty damn pleased with myself :) apart from having to rig up a blow off tube this morning, in a slight panic lol My equipment worked well altho a few tweaks wont go amiss.  I used Maris Otter as the base malt and it smells !@#$%n fantastic.  Cheers