New Brewery & first AG

[Matt Lory]

Hi Guys, my brother-in-laws and I are starting out on AG brewing.  I think I’ve pulled all the gear together that we should need (all mainly on the cheap!).  Just looking for any glaringly obvious issues with the set up before we have a crack at the first brew (pale ale) in the weekend.

I’ve ended up using plastic piping (still need to drill it out – thinking about just filling it up with 2mm holes) in the mash turn – is this likely to have any issues?

Cheers, Matt.

[Damon Colbert]

Plastic pipes with 2mm slot cut across the bottom (using hacksaw) worked well for me.  The 2mm holes should work fine, as long as you have enough for a reasonable flow.

Siphoning into fermentor should be fine (just remember to sanitise your siphoning gear).  Heck, I still pour from kettle into fermentor.  Yes, it's tricky, but it oxygenates the wort before pitching the yeast.