Equipment for Starting with Ales
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Here is an inventory of essential brewing equipment you will need for your first batch. With this setup you can only brew one batch at a time. This is about as ‘tight’ as you can get. Many of the items can be found used if you have the time to bargain hunt. The cost of your ingredients will run about $40, so you are looking at $250, half a day to brew, an hour to rack, and two hours to bottle for your first five gallon batch!
| Item | Desc | Qty | Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Containers | ||||
| 7 Gallon Bucket | Washing/Storage/Primary | 1 | $18.50 | $18.50 |
| 5 Gallon Carboy | Secondary | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| 1 Gallon Plastic Jar | For getting LME | 1 | $2.50 | $2.50 |
| 1/2 Gallon Plastic Dish | For getting LME or as blowoff | 2 | $1.50 | $3.00 |
| Carboy Handle | For washing | 1 | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Carboy Strap | For carrying when full | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Cooking | ||||
| Thermometer | For during cooking | 1 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Spoon | Stainless Steel – 21” | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Pot | 20 Quart, Stainless Steel w/Lid | 1 | $44.95 | $44.95 |
| Large Steeping Bag | For grains / hops | 2 | $6.95 | $13.90 |
| Small Steeping Bag | For hops / adjuncts | 1 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| Funnel | 10” Funnel | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Siphon/Hoses/Stoppers/Traps | ||||
| Siphon Starter | 1 | $8.95 | $8.95 | |
| Hose | 3/8” 6 ft | 1 | $2.40 | $2.40 |
| #7 Cork | 1 | $1.00 | $1.00 | |
| Chemist ‘S’ Trap | 1 | $1.10 | $1.10 | |
| Blow off Tube | 1 | $4.95 | $4.95 | |
| Bottling | ||||
| Capper | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 | |
| Bottling Adapter | For filling bottles from siphon | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Cleaning | ||||
| Carboy Brush | 1 | $5.25 | $5.25 | |
| Bottle Brush | 1 | $2.95 | $2.95 | |
| Sampling | ||||
| Wine Thief | For grabbing samples | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Hydrometer | Essential! Check SG after brewing and before bottling | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Bottles | ||||
| 12 oz bottles | ‘make’ these while waiting for first batch | 54 | $0.00 | |
| TOTAL: | $208.90 | |||
| If you don’t have a gas stove, you will want to cook outside on a propane burner: | ||||
| Outdoor Cooking | ||||
| Propane Burner | King Kooker 54000 BTU | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
