AG set up

[Timmsy]

Im hanging to learn and get the bits together. Am thinking at doing a mash brew course here at Regency Tafe. Its consists of 3 x 3hrs and 3 x 6hr lessons and you get to brew 4 different types of brews. Consists of $400 fee tho either way this is the year of the mash for me i will be hunting ebay and markets for what i need thats for sure

[drsmurto]

Got a link to that brewing course Timmsy?

[Timmsy]

Try this link mate. I am seriously thinking about it so it will give me a massive heads up. Its just i gota do a CAD course for work and i gota wait as i dont want them running ito each others

http://www.vlepub.sa.edu.au/xml/courses ... 22947.aspx

[Trough Lolly]

Oh to be single, young and foolish again....Ballarat Uni runs a brewing course and my mum's house is a 5 minute walk away!!

Cheers,
TL

[Kevnlis]

I applied for this years Food Science course at Ballarat Uni. The hope is to get the brewing cert and diploma done as electives.

[afromaiko]

Most ppl have an esky between 20-50 litres lying round that they can convert into a mash tun which is very simple then all you need is a few attachments, pot and a burner.

My setup is as follows:

20 litre round willow esky ( $60 from bunnings)
40 litre ally pot ( $105 from local HBS)
4 ring burner and stand ( $115 from grain and grape)

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Out of curiosity, what type of regulators are people running with the 4 ring burners? I'm contemplating getting an adjustable medium pressure regulator for mine.

[SpillsMostOfIt]

Apologies for jumping in late.

I consider my essential bits to be:
$50 75l Aluminium Boiler from tat shop.
$150 2*2400Watt Immersion Heaters. Got by with one for a while, but now the day is shorter.
$40 2*15-Amp extension leads.
$5 Swiss Voille Baggie.
$25 Ball Valve and weldless bits
$10 20l plastic bucket
$15 Digi Stick Thermometer

Then there are the other bits, like refractometers that make your beer better and skyhooks that make your life easier. Then, there's all the stuff I bought thinking it might be useful but wasn't.

I think I am about to buy a plate chiller - I've proved to myself that chilling makes a flavour difference to some beers that I like.