... to my Equipment page.

Equipment Needed For Brewing

A lot of the equipment that you will need to brew with you might already have, so look around first before you go those expensive homebrew supply shops.

Essential Equipment

Brewkettle

This is a 3 gallon enamel-coated or stainless-steel pot. Do not use aluminum.

Primary Fermenter

A 5 to 6 gallon food-grade plastic bucket with a lid or a 5 to 6 gallon glass carboy.

Bottling Bucket with Spigot

A 5 to 6 gallon food-grade plastic bucket with a lid and a spigot hole drilled near the bottom of the bucket to attach the spigot into.

Racking Tube

3/8 inch diameter food-grade plastic tubing, 6 feet long. This is for siphoning (racking) your liquids from one vessel to another.

Racking Cane

This is a clear 3 foot long hard plastic tube that is curved at one end. The racking tube is fitted to the curved end of the cane when you are siphoning your liquids.

Bottle Filler

This is a clear 1 foot long hard plastic tube that attaches to your racking tube and is used to fill up your bottles.

Fermentation Lock (aka Air Lock)

This handy little device keeps your hooch from being invaded by outside air and all the little nasties that exist in the air. This also allows your fermenting hooch to release carbon dioxide.

Rubber Cork

The cork fits onto your fermentation lock that fits your primary fermenter.

Bottles

You can use beer bottles, wine bottles or champagne bottles. Don't use clear bottles since light affects the taste of your hooch.

Bottle Capper or Corker

Just use a basic capper or corker for your bottles.

Bottle Caps or Corks

You got to cap or cork your bottles with something, right?!.

Long-Handled Food-Grade Plastic Spoon

You got to mix your hooch somehow.

Bottle Brush / Carboy Brush

You have to clean the bottles on the inside.

Unscented Bleach

This is used to sanitize all of your equipment that is going to come in contact with your hooch. Bleach will kill bacteria and wild yeast that can wreak havoc with your hooch. Be sure to thoroughly rinse your equipment until you can not detect the odor of bleach.

Bottle Filler

This is a long clear hard plastic tube that allows you to fill bottles from the bottom up.

Optional Equipment

Hydrometer

This device allows you to measure the sugar content in your hooch that gives you the amount of alcohol that your hooch could possibly have.

Thermometer

This will allow you to check the temperature of liquids when your are ready to add yeast and such.

Bottle Washer

Another tool to clean your bottles or carboys.

Funnel

Another tool to clean your bottles or carboys.

Hop / Grain Bag

A handy mesh bag for easy removal of hops or grains, use it like a tea bag.

Wort Chiller

This piece of equipment is used to help cool your wort in a hurry.

If you notice any problems, or have any suggestion on how I can further improve this site, please feel free to send me an e-mail [12 November 2006].