I love my corona mill. People just don’t know how effective they are at crushing/grinding grain. It’s cheap and when hooked to a drill is as fast as the the roller mills!
The only downside to one gallon batches is if the beer is really good you only have a little bit to enjoy. I like doing 2.5 gal batches myself. Nice job guys I loved the chillin moment during the mash. Cheers!
I measured one gallon into the pot first then put a mark on my paddle. Now when I am boiling and get down to the mark on the paddle I have exactly one gallon left and I stop. I love the video and the idea of smash beers to start learning the flavors. I want to start doing my own recipes for different styles. So many damn ingredients. It is hard to imagine how you get a handle on all the flavor components. Anyways Brew On.
GREAT VIDEO! My friend and I are starting to experiment with brewing IPAs in gallon batches. Already knew how the process worked but your video was fun and informative. Thanks for posting and I'll definitely subscribe!
I've often wondered, what is the distinctive flavour in Leffe Blonde. I thought it might be Belgian Candi but having just made a Triple with Mangrove Jacks Belgian Abbey M47 yeast I now know that the flavour is in the yeast. Fantastic!
I think I'm going to roll on a one gallon setup for doing high gravity beers and bottling them Belgian cage & cork style. That will also be good for not having to brew on the big rig outside in the winter here in Michigan. Cheers!
I might try this method on my next 2 gallon homebrew. I usually do a mash and sparging method like everyone else. This is more like a tea bags steeping. Thanks.
Just a note for newbies viewing this... when you mash in a cooler (or BIAB in general), don't tie the bag up in a tight clump like this. Hang it over the sides of the cooler, clamping if necessary,, so the mash can flow freely around the grains. You will get better extraction this way.
I think with the amount of grain I am using (2 pounds), my method works well. If you are brewing with larger amounts, makes sense to figure out a way to keep the bag open and to maintain the temp of the mash. Thanks! - John
I'm getting a ceramic fiber insulation blanket for my ss mash tun, it has a working temperature of 2500°f it's in transit so look forward to trying it out. Will try it out with the boil kettle too being the same size and port configuration, hoping it will reduce time to boil and propane use as a bonus.
Hey guys loved the video. Would this method work consistently for 1 gallon biab or is it only good for smash brews? Obviously I'd change the ingredients for the recipe, but I love the methodology! It'd be great to try things on a small scale.
Barrels are very cool, but maintenance can be a challenge at the home scale. Namely keeping it hydrated between uses, keeping it clean, having a place to store it full and maintaining a full load of beer in it. Let us know how it goes! Cheers! -Mike
Mashouts don't seem to really have an impact on a homebrew scale. At least under 5 gallon batch sizes. Some people do report bumps in efficiency, possibly due to better extraction and lower viscosity. However, I think much of that is anecdotal and not based on much regular/widespread side-by-side comparison work. I speak from experience running 5-10gallon mashes with a direct fired mashtun where it was very easy to step mash and/or perform mashouts. I can't say I ever really saw much of a consistent benefit (or detriment) to my wort production or the final beer's flavor. -Mike
What's up brew dudes? I want to make an American red ale the way you did your brew a one gallon batch like a boss video. I want to use that weyermann carared. So do I use a pound of that, & maybe half a pound of briess caramel 40L? For a slight caramel flavor.
In a one gallon batch that might be a bit much. I'll see if I can alert John and have him circle back to this comment too. He is the one gallon batch master. -Mike
Nope. Much of the hop matter settles out during chilling. If you're careful when racking from kettle to fermentor, you leave most of that stuff in the kettle. - John
Any recommendations on where I could get a decent small batch all grain kit? Really want to start brewing, just not sure what are my best options for starting out
I despise beer but my fathers birthday is coming up so I think I can do this for him (with ingredients found at a grocery store so as not to arouse any questions)
@@BrewDudes Yeah I abandoned the idea I had it all planned out I had a method and a ratio that was guaranteed to work but there was one thing I couldn’t find so I just made the pulp fiction wallet
We do our best on our traditional videos to add metric equivalents to things like recipes. I wish we could all be metric as its a much simpler system. Cheers! -Mike
Not that I recall. But I could soaks in hot water even with a little baking soda should leach out any of the plasticizers that put an off flavor in there. After using a cooler for years as a mash tun I once tried to use it to serve water for a party. The water tasted a bit worty. So the plastic flavor can certainly come completely out of it as it gets replaced by malt compounds. Cheers! -Mike
John here - We could have done that. I know my evaporation rate for a sixty minute boil and other one gallon batches I do a 60 minute hop addition so I was keeping with consistency of my one gallon practice.
Began my brewing career today. Did a one gallon batch. I had book marked this video few weeks back now I watched and will give it a try!
Wow - this comment is a highlight of our blogging/vblogging career. Brew on!
I largely do one gallon batches myself. Huge money saver for those who brew a lot. Plus, dumping failed experiments don't hurt as much.
Thanks for the comment. That's why I started doing them too. - John
Cool video guys! For my 1 gallon brews I've fermented in a 2 gallon bucket with a spigot and bottled with carb tabs. Big time saver.
Very nice - those are good tips to save time.
Your mill is a thing of beauty! I have been brewing for 3 years and I am still using a Corona mill.
Thanks - It has been one of my favorite home brewing purchases. - John
I love my corona mill. People just don’t know how effective they are at crushing/grinding grain. It’s cheap and when hooked to a drill is as fast as the the roller mills!
Going to do my first 1 gallon batch this weekend. Rocky mountain maple stout. Also have plans to do a honey brown lager and a cream ale
Thank guys. Really liked this video. I think I’m going to follow this method and play around with different hops and stuff.
Brew on!
The only downside to one gallon batches is if the beer is really good you only have a little bit to enjoy. I like doing 2.5 gal batches myself. Nice job guys I loved the chillin moment during the mash. Cheers!
True - That's why it's good for experiments. Most times they aren't really really good.
Love the waiting seen 😂
Thank you - I was hoping it played as funny. - John
Great Video! Actually have some 1 gallon all grain brews I was wanting to try in 2017 and this was a great tutorial. Thanks
Let us know how it goes.
I enjoyed watching this. Very straight forward, it's how brewing should be. Keep it up.
Thanks - hope it was helpful. Brew on.
I measured one gallon into the pot first then put a mark on my paddle. Now when I am boiling and get down to the mark on the paddle I have exactly one gallon left and I stop. I love the video and the idea of smash beers to start learning the flavors. I want to start doing my own recipes for different styles. So many damn ingredients. It is hard to imagine how you get a handle on all the flavor components. Anyways Brew On.
Brew on indeed! The only way to learn is to keep brewing. Cheers! -Mike
GREAT VIDEO! My friend and I are starting to experiment with brewing IPAs in gallon batches. Already knew how the process worked but your video was fun and informative. Thanks for posting and I'll definitely subscribe!
Thanks Jake - glad you liked it. I dig brewing these small batches. - John
I've often wondered, what is the distinctive flavour in Leffe Blonde. I thought it might be Belgian Candi but having just made a Triple with Mangrove Jacks Belgian Abbey M47 yeast I now know that the flavour is in the yeast. Fantastic!
Yeast strains bring lots of flavor - congrats on your discovery.
I think I'm going to roll on a one gallon setup for doing high gravity beers and bottling them Belgian cage & cork style. That will also be good for not having to brew on the big rig outside in the winter here in Michigan. Cheers!
Agreed - one gallon batches are great for the stove top. Brew on.
I might try this method on my next 2 gallon homebrew. I usually do a mash and sparging method like everyone else. This is more like a tea bags steeping. Thanks.
Thank you!
A couple of questions. Where do you ferment in? How big of a kettle are you using for boiling?
I ferment in a gallon glass jug. Kettle is a 10 quart pot. Nothing fancy.
Just a note for newbies viewing this... when you mash in a cooler (or BIAB in general), don't tie the bag up in a tight clump like this. Hang it over the sides of the cooler, clamping if necessary,, so the mash can flow freely around the grains. You will get better extraction this way.
I think with the amount of grain I am using (2 pounds), my method works well. If you are brewing with larger amounts, makes sense to figure out a way to keep the bag open and to maintain the temp of the mash. Thanks! - John
RDWHAHB 😅
I do my mash in the same kettle I boil in. I just wrap it with 3 or 4 towels for insulation. It seems to work fine for a 1 hour mash.
Nice - that works too! - John
Great video, love the idea of using the insulated cooler. Do you have concerns of plastics leaking into your brew using this method?
I don't but I probably should. - John
I'm getting a ceramic fiber insulation blanket for my ss mash tun, it has a working temperature of 2500°f it's in transit so look forward to trying it out. Will try it out with the boil kettle too being the same size and port configuration, hoping it will reduce time to boil and propane use as a bonus.
Hey guys loved the video. Would this method work consistently for 1 gallon biab or is it only good for smash brews? Obviously I'd change the ingredients for the recipe, but I love the methodology! It'd be great to try things on a small scale.
Yes, I have brewed scaled down recipes using multiple malts and hops. Give it a try. - John
Brew Dudes thanks!
Thinking of buying 40 gallon wooden barrell. Any caveats ? Any thoughts ? Cheers Terry
Barrels are very cool, but maintenance can be a challenge at the home scale. Namely keeping it hydrated between uses, keeping it clean, having a place to store it full and maintaining a full load of beer in it. Let us know how it goes! Cheers! -Mike
Very new to homebrewing, your method looks super simple, but I was wondering about not having a mash-out. How will that ultimately affect the beer?
Mashouts don't seem to really have an impact on a homebrew scale. At least under 5 gallon batch sizes. Some people do report bumps in efficiency, possibly due to better extraction and lower viscosity. However, I think much of that is anecdotal and not based on much regular/widespread side-by-side comparison work. I speak from experience running 5-10gallon mashes with a direct fired mashtun where it was very easy to step mash and/or perform mashouts. I can't say I ever really saw much of a consistent benefit (or detriment) to my wort production or the final beer's flavor. -Mike
Brew Dudes Thanks!!
What's up brew dudes? I want to make an American red ale the way you did your brew a one gallon batch like a boss video. I want to use that weyermann carared. So do I use a pound of that, & maybe half a pound of briess caramel 40L? For a slight caramel flavor.
In a one gallon batch that might be a bit much. I'll see if I can alert John and have him circle back to this comment too. He is the one gallon batch master. -Mike
Thanks Mike. I appreciate that.
Brew on! - John
Sipping and waiting 😂😂😂
Is there no hops or sediment to filter out before fermentation?
Nope. Much of the hop matter settles out during chilling. If you're careful when racking from kettle to fermentor, you leave most of that stuff in the kettle. - John
Any recommendations on where I could get a decent small batch all grain kit? Really want to start brewing, just not sure what are my best options for starting out
Hey - Nothern Brewer has a 1 gallon kit - www.northernbrewer.com/1-gallon-small-batch-starter-kit
Thanks for the help!
Great video guys!
+Wrecked Brewery Thanks!
awesome video! thanks for sharing...
Thanks for commenting - Brew on!
Do you squeeze or press the bad of grains to get the most out of it?
Yes, I do squeeze the bag of grains. It's pretty hot after the mash so be careful - use clean gloves.
I've seen some suggestions not to squeeze the bag, have you ever had any bad results you attributed to oversqueezing the bag?
Do you need the barley crusher?
It makes crushing your grain a lot easier. You can always purchase pre-milled grain from the homebrew supply store. - John
I’m curious, do you clean and keep the mesh bag for the next brew, or are they “disposable”? Tom from New Jersey.
Yep, it have been using the same one for years now. - John
@@BrewDudes Thank you. Your timing of reply is awesome, I just brewed your recipe yesterday! No joke. It came out well, she's bubbling as we speak.
@@thomasfrank1227 That's great - thanks for your patience on the reply!
So for a no sparge BIAB you use 1 gallon of water per 1 lb of grain?
For my one gallon batch, that's the ratio I used. Not sure how that ratio scales up to say a 5 gallon batch. - John
Brew Dudes can I use that ratio for non-SMASH beers?
Yes you can!
I despise beer but my fathers birthday is coming up so I think I can do this for him (with ingredients found at a grocery store so as not to arouse any questions)
Nice! - John
@@BrewDudes
Yeah I abandoned the idea
I had it all planned out I had a method and a ratio that was guaranteed to work but there was one thing I couldn’t find so
I just made the pulp fiction wallet
The most frustrating thing about every brewing video is the lack of the metric system
We do our best on our traditional videos to add metric equivalents to things like recipes. I wish we could all be metric as its a much simpler system. Cheers! -Mike
Ever get plastic flavours from cheap coolers?
Not that I recall. But I could soaks in hot water even with a little baking soda should leach out any of the plasticizers that put an off flavor in there. After using a cooler for years as a mash tun I once tried to use it to serve water for a party. The water tasted a bit worty. So the plastic flavor can certainly come completely out of it as it gets replaced by malt compounds. Cheers! -Mike
Why would you wait to add first hop addition after 30 minutes? Why not just add first addition and only boil for 30 minutes?
John here - We could have done that. I know my evaporation rate for a sixty minute boil and other one gallon batches I do a 60 minute hop addition so I was keeping with consistency of my one gallon practice.
lol like a BOSS!
Damn right.
How did the beer turn out?
Great! - Johjn
great vid guys but i hate it when people go to all the truble of making a beer and dont do the ABV thing...tut tut
ABV is around 5%
And whirlpool?
No whirlpool. Just added hops at flameout.
lol, 6:46, such a guy thing :-)
Yep, that's true!
Like a boss? You mean just sit at a desk while somebody else does the actual work?
Thats how we roll! Cheers! -Mike
The real Miles from Sideways
Maybe - I think that film was about wine though.
Gloves on for safety....... wears shorts and tennis shoes. :)
Clearly I am not as safe as I should be... - John