Brewery Equipment

I'm already part way through building my brewery, so I'll give you a quick glance at what I'm building/buying and where I am so far.

Equipment for Self Build

• Mash Tun
• Boiler (for wort+hops boil and HLT)
• Wort Chiller
• Temperature Controlled Cupboard

Equipment Off The Shelf

• Fermentation bins/buckets
• Kegs
• Bottles
• Various syphon tubes, airlocks, taps, connectors, etc.

I have already completed the Mash Tun by converting a cool box that was living in my garage. I will provide some details, photos and tips on how I did this in the next post.

My next challenge is to build my own boiler. I've noted above that the boiler will not only be used to boil the mashed wort and hops, but it will also serve as my HLT (hot liqor tank) until I decide to purchase a dedicated unit.

I have decided to build a plastic boiler for the time being. Many people build strong shiny boilers out of stockpots or repurposed tea urns or boilers (e.g. Burco, Swan, etc). For this first version of my brewery I'm limiting the investment capital in case it all goes horribly wrong :/

I'm currently putting together a shopping list for the remaining parts, which I should be picking up this weekend from my (not so) local home brew shop. This weekend is the 2nd May bank holiday so this project should keep me busy for most of that. I'm looking forward to it.