I don't have space for an extra fridge, since I'm living with my parents due to my second divorce (I don't make smart decisions). But to keep my fermenter cool, I snagged a Cool Brewer Bag used for $25 on Ebay. Went to Lowe's and made a PVC pipe skeleton and used the leftovers to make two small removable cages that each hold three 12 oz water bottles filled with salted/ blue color dyed water (Dyed it so no body will drink it). I did the same with 4 x 1L tall water bottles and 2 x 2L bottles with the same salt water, blue dyed solution. I then also bought an Inkbird and a bucket belt connected to the Inkbird. I managed to hold 35-40 F for 24 hours before I needed to swap out more cooling bottles. I can not only do lagers, but I can easily cold crash with this setup. I'll upgrade when I get more space but this setup easily works and it can be packed up no problem.
I use old plastic carboys and 5gal plastic water jugs to store grain. To fill them up I use a funnel. Its so easy to weigh grain no scoops, just pour from the jug/carboy.
I got an Anvil bucket about six months ago. I loved that they offer the cooling system a la carte. Only bought the pieces I didn't already have and it works great....other than the annoying screech when I take it out.
Got to be one of the best homebrew channels around for sure!! Cheers mate from Australia! Gonnna give your Schwarzbier recipe a crack for my next brew!
Nice if you watch to the end he has a clip of an old school video. Even using a glass carboy & dry yeast. You showed my son wearing the Zelda shirt! He's going to love that!
Your top 10 are well received braj, I took notes. I appreciate the post, much time tested and experienced insight from you. I continue in the homebrew quest, I'm having a basic homebrew mead tonight, a little different but I enjoy the crispy and fizzy texture and flavor, best batch I ever made. May your cup overfloweth in all good ways, cheers!
We live that boujee lifestyle and use one of those food prep services, food in a box through the mail (what a world). They keep the food cold by using these plastic bag freezer packs, and there's normal 2 or 3 in the box. I keep about 20~ of them in my brew fridge/freezer and use them in place of ice, and just toss any broken ones.
I’ve been using them for over a year and just recently got myself a total of two with the pump stuff. You can use an immersion heater to bring up temperature for saison or kveik.
For hose clamps, I never liked the plastic ones, but I fount packs of like 10 hose clamps on amazon that have a plastic wingnut style thing for hand tightening. Love 'em.
I live in “The Dirty South” and have my brewery in the garage where temps get crazy high. I agree with most of your ideas but here a chest freezer with a inkbird is the only way to go for temp control.
I feel ya. I live in Tennessee. Not conducive to good beer making. I need someone to walk the dog on a good fermentation system and process other than a dark room under a vent in a cooler with a wet towel.
Kveik yeast my friends, I live in South Australia, Summer temps get to 115 degrees. Pitch your yeast on a 86 degree wort and set it to rip at 86. she will be fully fermenting hard with in 5 hours, its amazing stuff
Anvil really have nailed down their spot as a great value for money brand. Made great beer for years in buckets, you don't need expensive stuff. This is great stuff braj, but I'm gonna need your affiliate link for gravity...
Gamma lids and FG 5 gal buckets FTW. Idk if you have a Lowe’s home improvement where you at but you can get a bucket with water/air tight lid for around $15
When I was new to kegging. I didn’t use a hose clamp and the beer line popped off in the night and pumped 5 gallons of my hard earned brew into my fridge and all over the garage floor 🤣 sucked balls. I use the ones with finger tightening grips now for ease of use. Some lessons are hard learned.
Love your content, keep up the good work. My favorite episode is the creamicle IPA one. I first watched it when I was a freshmen brewer pre-covid so a lot of the content discussed was above my knowledge, but nonetheless still intriguing. However, I like to review it every 6 months or so and I admire and appreciate how in depth and intuitive it really is whilst being relatable and entertaining. Sending love from down under bro :)
Hahah love your IG handle, great name I’ll have to hit it up with all my questions 😂. But joking aside these were some really great tools. Awesome vid as always!
Goddamn braj I have to double comment just to remind you this is the best homebrew channel this side of the Rio Grande. Gravity and lettuce drawer on top ten, content you just can't get anywhere else.
As a born again brewer the container at the end of the ferment is most important, bottle, keg... . I brew for myself so I take short cuts. "It is good to be the king"
Just noticed this video, probably passed it over in my subscription list from the pic. Im subscribed to lots of gun channels. Fun fact I had a very similar pistol to the one in the pic, traded an m1917 rifle for it. Then traded that for a savage 308 110 sniper rifle. One of the most useful tools for me has been a harbor freight chain hoist along with a cheap squat rack and a steel pipe for lifting biab from kettles.
I like the oetiker clamps better than the worm hose clamps. Yeah you have to buy a 20$ crimp tool, but the clamps are cheaper and they make a nice seal and never loosen. The amount of times ive slipped and stabbed myself with a flathead trying to tighten a wet worm hose clamp inside a kegerator, or a keg that just went flat cause a hose clamp somehow decided to loosen itself.... the oetiker tool is worth it.
the only problem would be the trub / sediment from the yeast in the fermenter and the challenge of adding your priming sugar. I imagine if you're REALLY careful and use tablets for priming you could pull it off. If you're careful about your transfer into a bottling bucket you'll minimize o2 exposure. Recommend kegging as quickly as you can afford it.
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE My braj. I’ve been in between the two for a while now. The look of the ssbrewtech is nice and I like that they’re stackable but I’m all about saving some dough.
I splurged on the ss and don't regret it. The ss 7gal is $199, the anvil 7.5 is $129. The ss 3.5 is $129, the anvil 4 is $99. Anvil makes great stuff, can't go wrong, either will out live you.
Seen something on back of a van the other day that made me think of you : #brajnability It was that without the j. I was like whoa! Put a J in there and BRAJNABILITY! Another great vid dood!
I can't believe a budget conscious braj such as yourself has never reused yeast. Here is a little hack to save money on yeast: make an extra large starter and only use half of it in your current beer and use the second half in your next. Boom you just cut your yeast cost in half.
Love it. Thats what home brewing should be about. Do it your own system. Not buying a 2000$ system pushing 2 buttons and call it a day.
"As long as you have a truck." Essential in life not just homebrew.. LOL!
I don't have space for an extra fridge, since I'm living with my parents due to my second divorce (I don't make smart decisions). But to keep my fermenter cool, I snagged a Cool Brewer Bag used for $25 on Ebay. Went to Lowe's and made a PVC pipe skeleton and used the leftovers to make two small removable cages that each hold three 12 oz water bottles filled with salted/ blue color dyed water (Dyed it so no body will drink it). I did the same with 4 x 1L tall water bottles and 2 x 2L bottles with the same salt water, blue dyed solution. I then also bought an Inkbird and a bucket belt connected to the Inkbird.
I managed to hold 35-40 F for 24 hours before I needed to swap out more cooling bottles. I can not only do lagers, but I can easily cold crash with this setup. I'll upgrade when I get more space but this setup easily works and it can be packed up no problem.
REGULATORS!! Anvil Bucket Fermenter for the win.
AGREED! the fermenter is a bigger picture than itself. You gotta weigh out temp control, space, jackets, etc
Thoughts on storing different grain varieties in the same container? Separately bagged.
💯
I use old plastic carboys and 5gal plastic water jugs to store grain. To fill them up I use a funnel. Its so easy to weigh grain no scoops, just pour from the jug/carboy.
I love it! Solidfeedback doug!
I got an Anvil bucket about six months ago. I loved that they offer the cooling system a la carte. Only bought the pieces I didn't already have and it works great....other than the annoying screech when I take it out.
lol i know that screetch, but the good outweighs the bad
Got to be one of the best homebrew channels around for sure!! Cheers mate from Australia! Gonnna give your Schwarzbier recipe a crack for my next brew!
Welcome aboard!
Nice if you watch to the end he has a clip of an old school video. Even using a glass carboy & dry yeast. You showed my son wearing the Zelda shirt! He's going to love that!
Thanks for making it to the end Maso!
Love your videos! 👍 (watching from the Czech Republic)
Favorite home brew channel. Information and entertaining. Just what you need to know.
I feel the ❤️ wayne thx!
I use a bunch of lidded 6gal wine juice buckets for grain storage. Can fit 50lbs of grain in 2 of them.
no clue! But keep us posted, cheers!
Your top 10 are well received braj, I took notes. I appreciate the post, much time tested and experienced insight from you. I continue in the homebrew quest, I'm having a basic homebrew mead tonight, a little different but I enjoy the crispy and fizzy texture and flavor, best batch I ever made. May your cup overfloweth in all good ways, cheers!
The wolf is back! Cheers Braj!
We live that boujee lifestyle and use one of those food prep services, food in a box through the mail (what a world).
They keep the food cold by using these plastic bag freezer packs, and there's normal 2 or 3 in the box.
I keep about 20~ of them in my brew fridge/freezer and use them in place of ice, and just toss any broken ones.
solid feedback! cheers nick!
Circuit City 🤣🤣 good information! Gonna grab me a pet food container and a roller cooler 🙌🏻
Cheers braj!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE cheers 🍻
Shout out for the Anvil Brewing Fermentors. You turned me onto it a while back and I’ve never looked back!
Im jealous of ur 2!
I’ve been using them for over a year and just recently got myself a total of two with the pump stuff. You can use an immersion heater to bring up temperature for saison or kveik.
For hose clamps, I never liked the plastic ones, but I fount packs of like 10 hose clamps on amazon that have a plastic wingnut style thing for hand tightening. Love 'em.
Good call JS! Flathead and stainless for the permanent stuff and plastic for the short term racking, hose prechiller etc stuff
I live in “The Dirty South” and have my brewery in the garage where temps get crazy high. I agree with most of your ideas but here a chest freezer with a inkbird is the only way to go for temp control.
solid feedback! I appreciate that, cheers Duane!
I harvest my yeast too. I do mostly neipas but it’s hard to get fresh yeast during the summer. No home brew shops near by. Does save some serious $
I feel ya. I live in Tennessee. Not conducive to good beer making. I need someone to walk the dog on a good fermentation system and process other than a dark room under a vent in a cooler with a wet towel.
Kveik yeast my friends, I live in South Australia,
Summer temps get to 115 degrees. Pitch your yeast on a 86 degree wort and set it to rip at 86. she will be fully fermenting hard with in 5 hours, its amazing stuff
Anvil cooling system has been an absolute game changer for me.
Cheers Clayton!
Anvil really have nailed down their spot as a great value for money brand. Made great beer for years in buckets, you don't need expensive stuff. This is great stuff braj, but I'm gonna need your affiliate link for gravity...
lol! Yeah I used to vouch for everything, especially the expensive / more halo stuff. But I'm very particular these day. Cheers steve!
Great vid braj! Saw an old fridge for free outside a neighbors house the other day and grabbed it, works like a charm cheers braj 🍻 🤙🏽
nice come up braj!
Another good one! Wishing we had a bit better access to Anvil products up here. Cheers!
I'll tell jon blichmann to get his sh*t together!
This video is awesome Casey! I love it!
Editing our collab video right now!
Gamma lids and FG 5 gal buckets FTW. Idk if you have a Lowe’s home improvement where you at but you can get a bucket with water/air tight lid for around $15
duly noted!
Quality vid ma'dude! I have some of these items but not all but will now. Thx buddy!
Cheers Tom!
OMG Altered Beast AND homebrew chatter! I'm in heaven!! Thanks for the memories braj😜
Cheers Matt! thanks for watching braj!
When I was new to kegging. I didn’t use a hose clamp and the beer line popped off in the night and pumped 5 gallons of my hard earned brew into my fridge and all over the garage floor 🤣 sucked balls. I use the ones with finger tightening grips now for ease of use. Some lessons are hard learned.
that's trial and error life experience TH. There's a reason there's a million of them under the hood of every car lol, cheers!
I had a line from my over carbed keg pop in my office once. I had a very sticky monitor and wall. Lesson learned.
Love your content, keep up the good work. My favorite episode is the creamicle IPA one. I first watched it when I was a freshmen brewer pre-covid so a lot of the content discussed was above my knowledge, but nonetheless still intriguing. However, I like to review it every 6 months or so and I admire and appreciate how in depth and intuitive it really is whilst being relatable and entertaining. Sending love from down under bro :)
Cheers from San Diego Justin!
Hahah love your IG handle, great name I’ll have to hit it up with all my questions 😂. But joking aside these were some really great tools. Awesome vid as always!
See you soon TM!
Goddamn braj I have to double comment just to remind you this is the best homebrew channel this side of the Rio Grande. Gravity and lettuce drawer on top ten, content you just can't get anywhere else.
ha! you're the man mitch! thanks for showing support my braj!
As a born again brewer the container at the end of the ferment is most important, bottle, keg... . I brew for myself so I take short cuts. "It is good to be the king"
Cheers!
I appreciate your work!
My pleasure!
Do y'all have a video on lagering with the cooler/lettuce drawer?
we do, cheers! th-cam.com/video/h_-QdB0SuUs/w-d-xo.html
Loving the content, thanks braj
Great video I try to build everything I have. Even the stainless work.
A penny saved is a penny earned!
Great video braj! Cheers!
much love Steve!
Just noticed this video, probably passed it over in my subscription list from the pic. Im subscribed to lots of gun channels. Fun fact I had a very similar pistol to the one in the pic, traded an m1917 rifle for it. Then traded that for a savage 308 110 sniper rifle.
One of the most useful tools for me has been a harbor freight chain hoist along with a cheap squat rack and a steel pipe for lifting biab from kettles.
🍻
I like the oetiker clamps better than the worm hose clamps. Yeah you have to buy a 20$ crimp tool, but the clamps are cheaper and they make a nice seal and never loosen. The amount of times ive slipped and stabbed myself with a flathead trying to tighten a wet worm hose clamp inside a kegerator, or a keg that just went flat cause a hose clamp somehow decided to loosen itself.... the oetiker tool is worth it.
Solid feedback cheers Scott!
RIP Circuit City!
And snag ur specialty grains from blockbuster!
can you bottle straight from the anvil bucket?
the only problem would be the trub / sediment from the yeast in the fermenter and the challenge of adding your priming sugar. I imagine if you're REALLY careful and use tablets for priming you could pull it off. If you're careful about your transfer into a bottling bucket you'll minimize o2 exposure. Recommend kegging as quickly as you can afford it.
I started kegging last summer. Best homebrew move ever.
I should've known a chainsaw was a must have for homebrewing.
Nice video as always dawg
much love dill!
Are we just going to ignore the erotic book cover/title chillin in the fridge?
always remember to never forget
Michael Jackson Moonwalker and Symphony of the Night? fuck yeah.
Nice catch!
Does your discord link expire weekly?
ha it does (for whatever reason), but here it is discord.gg/fuDErFbZ
Wish I had the anvil chiller. But for now I use the brewjacket emersion. Gets the job done bad crazy money for what it is
the anvil cooling system is amazing for the price
Thoughts on the SSBrewtech bucket compared to the Anvil fermenter?
Yeah they do the exact same thing except one is $100 and the other is $200
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE My braj. I’ve been in between the two for a while now. The look of the ssbrewtech is nice and I like that they’re stackable but I’m all about saving some dough.
I splurged on the ss and don't regret it. The ss 7gal is $199, the anvil 7.5 is $129. The ss 3.5 is $129, the anvil 4 is $99. Anvil makes great stuff, can't go wrong, either will out live you.
What game was featured in the background at the very beginning. I used to play it as a kid but cant remember the name to play it again
altered beast or turtles?
Gday, great content....i'm a new fanboy but tried your Discord link and it's invalid???
GREAT VIDEO
GREAT IDEAS
AND GREAT VIDEO GAMES IN THE BACKGROUND
Peace ✌
Nice catch braj!
Love the chrono trigger music
Nice catch!
Solid top 10 list 🍻
what's urs braj?
Love MarioCart...
The talent is not in the equipment, It's in the user.
AGREED
The coffee is for clampers.
A...B...C...
A Always
B Be
C Clamping
hey guys, don't forget you still need malt, water, yeast, and hops to make beer. this guy be crazy
#neverforget
I have viitlejuice vaults pet cemetery container braj. Ps your voice was less Cagey back in 2015 , cheers 🍻🍻🍻
see u tonight brajmigo
Your right anvil is the shiznit.
anvil / dewalt 4 life
Can't find the Discord link!
Same here
discord.gg/hrQWyhbS
discord.gg/hrQWyhbS
You can find vittles vault for $25 all the time!
Got a link? Cheers!
I approve of this video.
much love animated and thx for coming into the livestream chats!
Cheers to your successful carboy days ;-)
cheers to you too Vesko!
Pause it at 3:58 and check out that book
Gravity is the the best free tool for homebrewers... MBC for gravity? Yessssss🍻🍻🍻
ha going to get my 6 pack right now!
Gravity is great, but what if you can't find it where you live?
Haha 🍻
You make me feel bad about buying the 14.5 gallon conical from anvil. Lol
Naw its not about that. Its about what works best for you
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE I’m going to be trying out the anvil cooling kit with it, so we shall see.
Fuckin love this channel
my name is casey too!
What's a braj gotta do to get zelda shirts back on the merch area. Mistakes were made didn't buy soon enough
This one Ryan? bit.ly/32nTdXI
Seen something on back of a van the other day that made me think of you : #brajnability
It was that without the j. I was like whoa! Put a J in there and BRAJNABILITY! Another great vid dood!
Ha! that's awesome I wish i could take cred for "braj", but I got it from my friends. Cheers Gut!
U are a copy of my cool Uncle!!!! Luv U Man! continue that cool stuff u do!! ;)
much love Luc!
I ❤ PUMPS
lolz XD
Time to fire up the boil kettle... and fire up some River City Ransom.
RCR is a classic!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE And then Super Dodge Ball with the same characters/movement. They don't make 'em like that anymore!
ya got the discord link bruv?
discord.gg/hrQWyhbS
I also use a chainsaw amongst my brew gear.
it's science!
Beards looking tight dude. 🤟
Much love gnome!
Discord is coming up invalid?
here it is! discord.gg/cqeyheFB
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Thanks guys, love your video's.
Yo slim, the discord invite isn't valid no mo. hit a brodda up with it
how's this? discord.gg/rAjJ3AqH
MBC for Warren G!!!!
MOUNT UP!
Aaaaaaaaand subbed.
Cheers AJ!
NOICE!!!!!🤘🏻🤘🏻🍺
Cheers Tom!
just found your channel, im 35 years old... are we best friends? love the show and the nostalgia thanks
Yes we are
haha, waiting for brusho to see this.........
Hahah were swapping instagrams so hit up @homebrew4life with all your Kombucha questions!
lolzy
I can't believe a budget conscious braj such as yourself has never reused yeast. Here is a little hack to save money on yeast: make an extra large starter and only use half of it in your current beer and use the second half in your next. Boom you just cut your yeast cost in half.
I used to do it but not anymore. Theres too many yeasts i want to experience and i only brew 2x a month
Hoppy Hour tonight?
BIG TIME
Hell ya braj!
first again. that's 12 beers i owe you now, cheers Lex!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE ❤🍻
Its called a Crisper don't you know there bubs
Cheers!
3:59..ok, then
what am i missing?
What's that stuff "Blow Him" at 4:00? #lmao
Nice catch!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE 4 sure, but the question what's that remains.
Bro, your hose is leaking.
I'm on it!
Who's the one downvoter.... I mean... come on!
genus, hellbrews, short circuited for sure
MBC
that's right!
bruhh
bruuuuaaaajjjj
There is only one way to skin a cat!! Ass to mouth!
#neverforget