This was a great video, I made a list as I watched. My girlfriend just got me a craft beer brewing kit for my birthday and I am very excited to start brewing.
Ive been brewing 1 gallon batches of beer, cider and wines for almost 2 years. I enjoy the small batches. Its helped me build my skills and learn the ingredients. You run out very fast but i have 6, 1 gallon fermenters running. Im apt living. Going bigger is on my mind once my location changes. I have perfected my recipes to my taste. B4 i started brewing i didn't know i love fruity double IPAs.
Awesome and I will be covering and even doing more on small batch brews. I've been brewing over 6 years but I did 1 gallon batches for well over 2 years and even as I was able to do 2, 3, 4 and even 6 gallons I would either split them before the boil to try different hops or break a full boil into different 1 gallon batches to try different yeasts. We did 15 - 1/2 gallon Kveik batch comparison late last year on here and in video 4 of 4 our friend who came over to do the taste testing of 15 beers was pretty close to trashed. (His normal go to is PBR). 😀
Watched this because I want to do smaller batches to experiment and fine tune recipes, I’ve only done a 1 gallon batch once and then I jumped right to 5 lol.
That is very funny going from 1 = 1 gallon straight to 5 gallons. I did 1 gallon batches for years and did tons of SMASHes and lots of same beer, different yeast experiments. You learn a ton although bottling gets old quick. We are having a house built but it is 12 to 14 months out but once I get in there I have plans to do a ton of 1 gallon experiments which usually is 4 to 12 - 1 gallon batches all at the same time as I love to go a bit crazy.
Great video, very informative. At 9:41, where do you get that particular wide mouth fermenter with the airlock & tap? The one with the tap isn't in the description. Also, what size of tubing would i need to use as a blow off tube with the glass fermenter?
Sorry this is the fermenter but I got it during a sale where I got 15% off which they run from time to time. www.midwestsupplies.com/products/siphonless-little-big-mouth-bubbler-plastic-fermenter?variant=30972852502602 As for a blow off, are you using a 3 piece bubbler? I use those and either the hoses I have go over or inside the main bubbler part with the other 2 parts left off.
@@reflux043 I just looked that up as I've never tried one of those but might have to buy one down the road just to try them out. I have a small stock pile of the 3 piece bubblers as I grabbed a few packs of them off Amazon lightning deals for stupid cheap. I really don't like the S Shaped ones as I seem them as a cleaning nightmare if something got inside them.
I have never brewed a single beer and am looking forward to starting. Still, one question, is brewing your own cost efficient in to long run over buying commercial products? Beer is my favorite beverage and there aren't many I don't enjoy. there seems to be a great deal of variety with more diversity entering the market regularly keeping me constantly sampling new labels.
Honestly it is easy to brew very inexpensive beer but I wouldn't recommend getting into beer brewing to save money. If you just want to learn how and to say you've brewed your own beer, 1 gallon batches is the best way to try the hobby for the least amount of money. If you really enjoy craft beer and all the variety, brewing your own is extremely rewarding as you can brew anything you can imagine and share with friends and family Your first beer may be good or awful but with every brew you get better and better at the process and suddenly you are making amazing beer more than you are making just o.k. beer. Keep enjoying what you can buy or find but if you get bored then I would recommend considering brewing what you can imagine.
@@BitterRealityBrewing some of the beer I buy isn't inexpensive by a long shot. I am looking to get into it for variety more then anything but savings is always good too. I will want to find a staple beer that is good but also inexpensive to produce in larger quantities while I play with one gallon batches for variety and discovery.
@@peterweikel7123 A good start is to find a commercial beer you like but maybe is a bit expensive and see if you can find a clone recipe. Let me know and I can assist as many clone recipes aren't always named the same as the original beer, probably for legal reasons. Once you have a recipe I can give you an estimate on the costs and if you are a big spreadsheet person like I am you can break down up front costs vs long term costs as the costs will go down due to the upfront equipment costs.
Excellent video. I'm going to start doing 1 gallon batches for SMaSH extract brews to experiment with different hops. I also just got a 128oz mini keg so I can try to keg 1 gallon batches of NEIPA. Is it possible to do a closed transfer from a 1 gallon fermenter to a mini keg with quick disconnect? Or would the best I could do be to purge the 02 from the keg with c02 and rack into the keg?
Depends, if you have a 1 gallon fermenter or like with a spigot you could do a closed transfer using gravity. At the end of the day definitely make sure your final keg or even a secondary keg is purged with CO2 to be safe. What kind of 1 gallon fermenter do you have?
@@BitterRealityBrewing I just went with the clear 1 gallon glass jugs. I'm thinking the opening might be too small if I tried to rig a cap with a racking cane and a "gas in" to push the beer like I've seen with carboy and the orange caps.
@@justkyle518 Actually don't it is a huge pain. I actually came up with a way to use pressure to move liquid from the 1 gallon jugs but it was a contraption using Silly Putty, a large syringe, and some tubing but it did work. Once I got it to work I never did it again as it was a pain and I still have like 4 things of Silly Putty sitting in one of those plastic shoe containers you see behind me in the famous red eggs.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Haha! Well thank you for learning the lesson for me. Now I'll have to go back and look for the red egg. Thanks for the replies! Much appreciated.
@@justkyle518 Thanks for the great idea...I now need to do a video on my crazies invention in home brewing ever...as it took a lot of brain storming and I know I way over thought it.
Its Muslin not mulsin, my language skills have always sucked it is like a giant disconnect in my brain when it comes to language skills and when I catch it, I do work to pronounce things correctly and accurately but sadly I don't always catch myself or even realize I'm jacking it up. I do work at keeping things straight in my head and my wife is an English Major but just shakes her head and asks how I've survived this long. I've actually been thinking about coming out with a long informative video on how to pronounce every single hop as there are a fair amount of tricky ones in there both for anyone wondering and for my personal growth at language skills which as you can tell I've always struggled with and will continue to work at improving when I catch myself. Thank you for the heads up and feedback. I will make sure I get it correct the next time I mention those bags.
This was a great video, I made a list as I watched. My girlfriend just got me a craft beer brewing kit for my birthday and I am very excited to start brewing.
Awesome, and congrats! If you need any assistance or recommendations, just give me a shout. Enjoy, and have a great holiday season.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Will do! And a happy holidays to you too!
Ive been brewing 1 gallon batches of beer, cider and wines for almost 2 years. I enjoy the small batches. Its helped me build my skills and learn the ingredients. You run out very fast but i have 6, 1 gallon fermenters running. Im apt living. Going bigger is on my mind once my location changes. I have perfected my recipes to my taste. B4 i started brewing i didn't know i love fruity double IPAs.
Awesome and I will be covering and even doing more on small batch brews. I've been brewing over 6 years but I did 1 gallon batches for well over 2 years and even as I was able to do 2, 3, 4 and even 6 gallons I would either split them before the boil to try different hops or break a full boil into different 1 gallon batches to try different yeasts. We did 15 - 1/2 gallon Kveik batch comparison late last year on here and in video 4 of 4 our friend who came over to do the taste testing of 15 beers was pretty close to trashed. (His normal go to is PBR). 😀
This was an awesome informative video thank you so much
Thank you and if you need any help or have questions, just shout. Have a great holiday.
Watched this because I want to do smaller batches to experiment and fine tune recipes, I’ve only done a 1 gallon batch once and then I jumped right to 5 lol.
That is very funny going from 1 = 1 gallon straight to 5 gallons. I did 1 gallon batches for years and did tons of SMASHes and lots of same beer, different yeast experiments. You learn a ton although bottling gets old quick. We are having a house built but it is 12 to 14 months out but once I get in there I have plans to do a ton of 1 gallon experiments which usually is 4 to 12 - 1 gallon batches all at the same time as I love to go a bit crazy.
Great video, very informative. At 9:41, where do you get that particular wide mouth fermenter with the airlock & tap? The one with the tap isn't in the description. Also, what size of tubing would i need to use as a blow off tube with the glass fermenter?
Sorry this is the fermenter but I got it during a sale where I got 15% off which they run from time to time. www.midwestsupplies.com/products/siphonless-little-big-mouth-bubbler-plastic-fermenter?variant=30972852502602 As for a blow off, are you using a 3 piece bubbler? I use those and either the hoses I have go over or inside the main bubbler part with the other 2 parts left off.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Im using a 2 piece airlock, but i might switch. Thanks for the link to the fermenter.
@@reflux043 I just looked that up as I've never tried one of those but might have to buy one down the road just to try them out. I have a small stock pile of the 3 piece bubblers as I grabbed a few packs of them off Amazon lightning deals for stupid cheap. I really don't like the S Shaped ones as I seem them as a cleaning nightmare if something got inside them.
@@BitterRealityBrewing I have one 3 piece here, so i'll try that out with a hose.
I have never brewed a single beer and am looking forward to starting. Still, one question, is brewing your own cost efficient in to long run over buying commercial products? Beer is my favorite beverage and there aren't many I don't enjoy. there seems to be a great deal of variety with more diversity entering the market regularly keeping me constantly sampling new labels.
Honestly it is easy to brew very inexpensive beer but I wouldn't recommend getting into beer brewing to save money. If you just want to learn how and to say you've brewed your own beer, 1 gallon batches is the best way to try the hobby for the least amount of money. If you really enjoy craft beer and all the variety, brewing your own is extremely rewarding as you can brew anything you can imagine and share with friends and family Your first beer may be good or awful but with every brew you get better and better at the process and suddenly you are making amazing beer more than you are making just o.k. beer. Keep enjoying what you can buy or find but if you get bored then I would recommend considering brewing what you can imagine.
@@BitterRealityBrewing some of the beer I buy isn't inexpensive by a long shot. I am looking to get into it for variety more then anything but savings is always good too. I will want to find a staple beer that is good but also inexpensive to produce in larger quantities while I play with one gallon batches for variety and discovery.
@@peterweikel7123 A good start is to find a commercial beer you like but maybe is a bit expensive and see if you can find a clone recipe. Let me know and I can assist as many clone recipes aren't always named the same as the original beer, probably for legal reasons. Once you have a recipe I can give you an estimate on the costs and if you are a big spreadsheet person like I am you can break down up front costs vs long term costs as the costs will go down due to the upfront equipment costs.
Excellent video. I'm going to start doing 1 gallon batches for SMaSH extract brews to experiment with different hops. I also just got a 128oz mini keg so I can try to keg 1 gallon batches of NEIPA. Is it possible to do a closed transfer from a 1 gallon fermenter to a mini keg with quick disconnect? Or would the best I could do be to purge the 02 from the keg with c02 and rack into the keg?
Depends, if you have a 1 gallon fermenter or like with a spigot you could do a closed transfer using gravity. At the end of the day definitely make sure your final keg or even a secondary keg is purged with CO2 to be safe. What kind of 1 gallon fermenter do you have?
@@BitterRealityBrewing I just went with the clear 1 gallon glass jugs. I'm thinking the opening might be too small if I tried to rig a cap with a racking cane and a "gas in" to push the beer like I've seen with carboy and the orange caps.
@@justkyle518 Actually don't it is a huge pain. I actually came up with a way to use pressure to move liquid from the 1 gallon jugs but it was a contraption using Silly Putty, a large syringe, and some tubing but it did work. Once I got it to work I never did it again as it was a pain and I still have like 4 things of Silly Putty sitting in one of those plastic shoe containers you see behind me in the famous red eggs.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Haha! Well thank you for learning the lesson for me. Now I'll have to go back and look for the red egg. Thanks for the replies! Much appreciated.
@@justkyle518 Thanks for the great idea...I now need to do a video on my crazies invention in home brewing ever...as it took a lot of brain storming and I know I way over thought it.
Great video. Just wanted to point out that it is muslin and not mulsin. Maybe you guys in the US say it that way 🤔
Its Muslin not mulsin, my language skills have always sucked it is like a giant disconnect in my brain when it comes to language skills and when I catch it, I do work to pronounce things correctly and accurately but sadly I don't always catch myself or even realize I'm jacking it up. I do work at keeping things straight in my head and my wife is an English Major but just shakes her head and asks how I've survived this long. I've actually been thinking about coming out with a long informative video on how to pronounce every single hop as there are a fair amount of tricky ones in there both for anyone wondering and for my personal growth at language skills which as you can tell I've always struggled with and will continue to work at improving when I catch myself. Thank you for the heads up and feedback. I will make sure I get it correct the next time I mention those bags.