On Buying the Right Brewing Equipment

Once you come up with the idea of setting up a home brewery unit, you will get to receive a lot of opinions, suggestions and recommendations on the do’s and don’ts of brewing. Well, when it comes to brewing beer, you must know what is mandatory and what is not required in advanced home brewery equipment. 

Most of the home brewers usually start off small; well, that is really sensible! Starting to brew your own beer with just the basic equipment required to brew homemade beers does make a lot of sense. It not only keeps the investment at the minimum but also makes the entire process much simpler. But, once beer lovers start getting the confidence and the experience that they are capable of brewing perfect beer at home, they may want to spread their horizons. 

Let us have a look at what the elements of advanced home brewing equipment are: 

Readymade advanced brewing equipment kits are available and these may look like your job is made easy. But, hold. These kits may normally contain items that you already have and ultimately, you may end up spending for things that you actually don’t need. Therefore, it is a better option in terms of saving time and money if you buy only the brewery equipment that you need.  

What you may need includes:

·         For primary fermentation - One 6 gallon glass jar

·         For secondary fermentation - One 5 gallon glass jar

·         One 6.5 gallon bottling bucket provided with a tight lid as well as a spigot at the base

·         Nylon bottle brushes to clean the glass jars

·         One plastic air lock that comes with a drilled rubber stopper to form a tight seal

·         An alcohol filled thermometer that is long stemmed

·         One pump (auto siphon type)

·         A big nylon mesh grain bag

·         A triple scale hydrometer

·         3 disposable hop socks

·         One double lever bottle capper

·         One spring loaded bottling filler

·         Bottle and caps

·         10 feet of plastic tubing (food grade)

These implements are the basic equipment needed for advanced home brewing. Depending on your brewing plans and the size of your microbrewery system, the list may change.

Whatever brewery equipment you want to buy, be it basic or advanced, Flecks Brauhaus in Austria is the right choice.