Grain:
2.5 lbs- 2 Row Pale Malt
0.5 lbs- Crystal 20L
Hops:
0.30 oz- Nugget @ 60
0.30 oz- Willamette @ 30
0.30 oz- Willamette @ 10
Yeast:
Safale American 05
Water:
Mash-
1 Gallon strike @ 161 for 2 hours (a little long cause I went to the farmers market)
Sparge-
1/2 gallon strike @ 168 for 4 minutes
1 gallons strike @ 168 for 5 minutes
Pre-boil Adjusted Gravity- Chose not to take this
Post-boil Specific Gravity- 1.062
11JUN2011- So I was sitting at work the other day just itching to brew. But sometimes finding someone to help, getting all the materials and all that is just too much of a hassle. I decided I should set up a system so I can do 1 or 2 Gallon batches fairly quickly and easily whenever I want. So I went to Target, got a 2 gallon beverage cooler, went to Lowes and got a ball valve and a brass hose barb. I already had some high temp O-rings and a 1/2 inch to 3/8 inch bushing. I took out the spout in the cooler and attached the ball valve with the bushing and crimped the end of a stainless steel braid I had laying around and attached that to the hose barb and installed it for a quick easy mash tun. IT WORKED GREAT! I can't believe how easy this is, and since I already had a brew pot and the other stuff I need it was pretty cheap too. Now I can make a beer whenever I want. (I'll just have to bottle it instead of kegging it) And my wife signed on to the idea cause she wanted me to make a beer for a friend of hers at work who just had a baby. I didn't want to do a 5 gallon deal so this works perfect. Below are some pics of the set-up and the brew!
That's a great idea! Way better way to give gifts to people.
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