Apartment All-Grain
One of my main concerns when I decided to take up homebrewing was space. I think this is a common concern among new homebrewers, especially those living in apartments with significant others who would find living in a homebrewery less than enjoyable.
My goal is to dispel these concerns by going through my own brew setup. I'd like to begin by stating that I live in a 2 bedroom apartment with no balcony and I am able to quite comfortably brew 3 gallon, all-grain batches right inside my apartment. Granted my brew setup is not elaborate or fancy by any means, however I feel I have all of the essentials to make very good beer in my home.
The one thing that I have in my apartment that allows me to brew easily is a gas stove(flame, not electric burner). This is pretty common in most houses across the US, however if you do not have a gas stove there are other options such as induction brewing which I will talk about in a upcoming post.
One thing I have found to be especially critical when brewing in a small space is organization and storage efficiency. Think of one of those Russian nesting dolls, things inside of things, inside of things.
My brew set up was listed in a previous post but I will copy it below for clarity:
Graham's All-Grain Apartment "Brewhouse" (3gal):
If you are on the fence about brewing because of space constraints, fear not, it can be done!
Cheers for now,
Graham
My goal is to dispel these concerns by going through my own brew setup. I'd like to begin by stating that I live in a 2 bedroom apartment with no balcony and I am able to quite comfortably brew 3 gallon, all-grain batches right inside my apartment. Granted my brew setup is not elaborate or fancy by any means, however I feel I have all of the essentials to make very good beer in my home.
The one thing that I have in my apartment that allows me to brew easily is a gas stove(flame, not electric burner). This is pretty common in most houses across the US, however if you do not have a gas stove there are other options such as induction brewing which I will talk about in a upcoming post.
One thing I have found to be especially critical when brewing in a small space is organization and storage efficiency. Think of one of those Russian nesting dolls, things inside of things, inside of things.
My brew set up was listed in a previous post but I will copy it below for clarity:
Graham's All-Grain Apartment "Brewhouse" (3gal):
- 5 gal mash tun with ball valve and bazooka screen (see "Mash Tun Fun!")
- 5 gal stainless steel pot for boiling wort
- 3 gal stainless steel pot for sparge water
- 3 gal PET fermentor with bung and airlock
- 3 gal PET fermentor with bung and airlock
- 6 gal bottling bucket with spigot
- immersion wort chiller
- water filter
- silicone tubing (3ft)
- auto-siphon / racking cane
- Star San
- hydrometer
- refractometer
- mash paddle/spoon
- thermometer
- nylon blow off hose
- bristle brush for bottles and carboy
- bottle capper and caps
- bottle filler (with tubing)
If you are on the fence about brewing because of space constraints, fear not, it can be done!
Cheers for now,
Graham
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