beersmith is my current brewing program choice.
Basic equipment.
Brewing paddle bought today as
I couldn't give the element in my urn a good scrub with my old spoon.
Refractometer. (Love this little puppy. Makes me feel all sciency and shit)
Hydrometer (number 5)
Scales
Thermometer
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I use a 40lt concealed element crown urn with an upgraded boil over switch to allow for a rolling boil.
Also a custom made insulation out of the finest quality products I could find -see pic.
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I am currently using to no chill method as this suits my current setup. For this I use a 20lt water drum from Bunnings and as Oliver mentioned it takes more than 20lt. Might upgrade this soon if I can find something suitable as this one is a bit hard to squeeze to the point of no air.
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For draining after mash out I simply use a rack from the oven. Sorry oven you can't have it back right now.
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I have a large chest freezer downstairs and a little bar fridge which will become a fermentation fridge and a multi keg beer fridge once I get off my ass. Pictures to follow once I do.
But for now I have a small fridge which almost fits two cornies in it
Counter pressure bottle filler mounted on the side.
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Currently the tap is straight onto the keg, this is to stop the two rug rats from playing around and emptying my keg while I'm not looking
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At this time of year with the central heater still kicking I ferment out in the kitchen bench.
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I think that covers the basics. Ultimately i would like a permanent set up but that will just have to wait.