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Hi
I've looked around haven't found any do they make a 100 grain brew kit with all the ingredients.
I want to try all grain brewing ive been looking for a starter type kit everything there with instructions

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There are five gallon grain recipes that can be bought from the online homebrew stores. You might try going to five gallons, or splitting the recipe in half.
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Northern Brewer / AIH have little 1 gallon and 2 gallon AG kits.

A 1g kit would be pretty easy to do stovetop in a little pot BIAB style which is how I believe those kits are meant to be used.

Also Brooklyn Brew Shop sells little 1 gallon starter kits.

They are expensive compared to a 5 gallon kit though.

Some 5 gallon kits come with all separate ingredients (MoreBeer), and some come pre-mixed (most other places). The pre-mixed kits, you might get inconsistent results trying to brew a half batch because who knows what is in the half bag you used.

If you decide you like it and want to go all in, I highly recommend you get something like a Mash & Boil or some other similar simple eBIAB thing. It will make your life much easier for full sized batches. They are a PITA stove top compared to something like one of those.
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On a little different note, you could try some bigger extract kits and can learn about hop additions and steeping grains which is very close to mashing but a touch more forgiving and can play with different yeast that can totally change the way your beer taste . Just a thought on climbing the brewing ladder and can make great beer on the way up. :clink:
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nice selection of 2.5G kits.
perfect batch size for a MrB or BrewDemon fermentor ...

https://www.love2brew.com/2-5-Gallon-Al ... s/1897.htm
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mashani wrote:Northern Brewer / AIH have little 1 gallon and 2 gallon AG kits.

A 1g kit would be pretty easy to do stovetop in a little pot BIAB style which is how I believe those kits are meant to be used.

Also Brooklyn Brew Shop sells little 1 gallon starter kits.

They are expensive compared to a 5 gallon kit though.

Some 5 gallon kits come with all separate ingredients (MoreBeer), and some come pre-mixed (most other places). The pre-mixed kits, you might get inconsistent results trying to brew a half batch because who knows what is in the half bag you used.

If you decide you like it and want to go all in, I highly recommend you get something like a Mash & Boil or some other similar simple eBIAB thing. It will make your life much easier for full sized batches. They are a PITA stove top compared to something like one of those.
I second the electric system suggestion. It makes life *so* much easier. There are a lot of options available these days. I've got the mash and boil. I might choose the digimash today.

Who am I kidding? I'd cheap out and get the digiboil and use a paint bag.

But you'd probably be better to get something with the malt pipe.
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HerbMeowing wrote:nice selection of 2.5G kits.
perfect batch size for a MrB or BrewDemon fermentor ...

https://www.love2brew.com/2-5-Gallon-Al ... s/1897.htm
Great find!
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John Sand wrote:
HerbMeowing wrote:nice selection of 2.5G kits.
perfect batch size for a MrB or BrewDemon fermentor ...

https://www.love2brew.com/2-5-Gallon-Al ... s/1897.htm
Great find!
a little pricey but good for a beginner tho b/c the kit be complete

buying in bulk ... i can brew a 2.5G IPA for ~$15 +/- $2 ...
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HerbMeowing wrote:
John Sand wrote:
HerbMeowing wrote:nice selection of 2.5G kits.
perfect batch size for a MrB or BrewDemon fermentor ...

https://www.love2brew.com/2-5-Gallon-Al ... s/1897.htm
Great find!
a little pricey but good for a beginner tho b/c the kit be complete

Yes good find and seems to have a good variety of styles.
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