Until this point I've been dwelling in the realm of extract brewing. There are plenty of pros to brewing this way. First, it's easy. Just throw a bunch of goop in a pot, boil it with some hops and other grains, add yeast and voila! Beer!
To me, the biggest downside is that you have less control over the malt profile of your final product. And have you SEEN what they're trying to get for a pound of LME these days?! So, being a cheapskate control freak, I've decided to move to all-grain brewing.
To that end, I now have a 45 quart cooler that's about to be retrofitted with some stainless steel braid (a water heater supply line should do well) and a valve. Once everything is put together, I'll try my hand at mashing and batch sparging some new beer. Can't wait.
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