TOP 10 HOME BREW ITEMS TO MAKE BREW DAY A BREEZE | THE MALT MILLER HOME BREWING CHANNEL

Home brewing beer is an enjoyable and greatly rewarding hobby, the process of creating wort and all the ingredients you use such as malt and hops make for a sensory playground! This being said, there are some items and accessories which make your brew day even more enjoyable and easier, in this video we take you through our top 10!
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- Refractometer - tinyurl.com/5y9jmx7d
- Precise Scales - tinyurl.com/22v38ev3
- Sodium Metabisulphate - tinyurl.com/42xtws75
- Stainless Steel Mash Paddle - tinyurl.com/pes93sb9
- Foxy Plus Spray Bottle - tinyurl.com/4w7kcxmz
- Flow Control Disconnect - tinyurl.com/mrr2cere
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[@DudesBrews]

I have the stainless mash paddle but got to say I prefer the whisk/lightsaber for mashing in! 😂 If your system is suitable for one then a mash bag to line the tun (not just for BIAB!) makes clearing out the grain so much easier and in some cases can help avoid the dreaded stuck mash...

[@themaltmiller8438]

Yep love the lightsaber! Easy in the dishwasher too. I have never understood how using a grain bag can stop a stuck mash though? Much prefer to get grain crush and temperatures sorted to limit the chance.

[@richardwilkinson77]

Martin Keen style whisk all the way!

[@richardwilkinson77]

Another great video guys. Re. The scoop jug and digging out, am I the only one who picks up the grain basket and just tips the grain in the green bin? 😂

[@themaltmiller8438]

Yep we often do that for the G30 / Brewzilla. BUT have also lost various stainless parts in the process as well;) once you get bigger systems or ones that are built in place then scooping out is a must.

[@oliverlawsupra]

Bang it in chicken pen or for horses too

[@ianedmonds2711]

I compost it. Dunno if that’s right?

[@oliverlawsupra]

@@ianedmonds2711 sure. Why wouldn’t it be. It’s natural grain

[@themaltmiller8438]

@@oliverlawsupraWhen I had chickens and pigs, they loved it. Mad me laugh when I put in in hots see them scratching about

[@Andyb237]

that water flow meter is a must cant wait for you to get it in

[@niklastrippler1053]

I had to make my own. Kegland's doesn't handle hot water; and the home-made one does. This enables me to have it controll the amount of sparge water in addition to the rest of the water in the process

[@telekomdj]

Great video again guys! Couple more purchases to add to the list 😅 One of my favourite bits of kit is my GF wortometer. Tracking temp coming from the CFC when transferring is so much easier and saves time and money heating/chilling for yeast pitching if you transfer and the worts too hot or cold.

[@richharper8159]

A great one from me is a boot tray used as a drip tray under my brewing vessels. Saves having to have buckets in the right place.

[@1509alexe]

I use a cheap ikea roasting dish as a drip tray.

[@neilholder6337]

Great video as always! I'm lucky enough to have slowly built up most of these items over time. I will second the flow control disconnects, I bought one as a test last year and grabbed a 2nd one recently but somehow managed to forget that I also needed another adapter. The Flow Control QDs have a 5/16" output on them but my tap shanks have 3/8" coming off them. Thought it might be worth mentioning so people are aware that they might need other adapters depending on their set up.

[@andysmith5981]

So many brewers say refractometers are only acurate for prefermentation readings, its so simple to use them during fermentation , it takes me 1 minute of calculation on the brewfather or northern brewer app, this also gives you the ABV. i just dab a finger of sampled beer on the screen, why mess up a syringe. Good show guys .

[@jiffy176]

Gents. Decent thermometer is a must after wort chilling to make sure pitching yeast in the wort is at a safe temperature

[@doctorsam1953]

Totally agree with music - but also the Hop Addition podcast. I can’t often put aside two or three hours to catch up, except on brew day. Guaranteed to teach you something, even more guaranteed to make you laugh!

[@Homebrew58]

A solid list. Too many times I watch these kinds of vids and their lists are of expensive gadgets, sponsored products or just useless junk. This list is sensible & practical.

[@Radim_Zvanovec]

Love the video! Some great tips, well done!

[@1509alexe]

My addition to the list: A stack of old dishtowels to dry items, wipe spills or mop up condensation during the boil.

[@themaltmiller8438]

Can never have enough clean towels!!

[@ianedmonds2711]

No doubt lots of shopping baskets filling up after that vid. Wife insisted I download the flippin playlist as my misc is rank apparently. Mt big takeaway is I need space for a dog bed in my brewhouse so my best mate can join me

[@stephanm.1840]

Don’t forget about the bacon sandwich. No real Brewday is complete without a bacon sandwich. Also Rob, there’s no excuse for you not having a keggerator!!!! 😉

[@PeterPavlovic-gl8lx]

I have a SS mash paddle which works well with my BIAB I will be looking for the flow meter and I have set up a winch to lift and drain the grain bag.

[@BobGreenOnline]

Cheers for the shout out guys. I forgot to mention a giant coalnder over a bucket when I'm rinsing out the mash tun or kettle. It strains most ofthe solids out from the rinse water. It saves me having to lug the 100L mash tun up the garden to clean it down next to the drain. Also, I would never get it all 100% into the drain from the MT so there would be bits of malt everywhere potentially attracting rodents, much easier with a bucket of the fines, colander gets emptied into green bin.

[@samchanning22]

Great list of must have items would love it if you could look in to stocking the kegland CIP and Sprage attachments for the brewzilla 👍

[@themaltmiller8438]

We've got an order coming in the next few months from them, we will definitely have the CIP on that order!

[@samchanning22]

@@themaltmiller8438 awesome thank you 👍

[@StratoJohn]

Mash paddle definitely gets used to scrape the bazooka at the bottom of the mash kettle when it gets all clogged!

[@harmanbrewing7517]

The refractometer is definitely a must have but as I found out during our brew day there are various types out there with different measuring scales. Ones for wine, salt content. If in doubt use the brix scale and conversion to get the OG readings. Buying the ones from TMM would be a safe bet 🍻

[@johnturner2890]

Thanks guys, "Siri put on a 10 minute timer" my home pod kicked in with a 10 minute timer, good one. I will at admit though, music streaming is my definite go to while brewing, and a CIP system for everyones favourite, cleaning

[@themaltmiller8438]

Good stuff! "Siri, stop my timer..." 😉

[@deadheadscotland7029]

Adds to shopping basket.....

[@garethwv]

Enjoyed the video. GF wortometer is a superb device. If I am lucky enough to have a soft water profile do I “really” need to worry about going down the water chemistry route?

[@themaltmiller8438]

Depends on the styles of beer you’re planning to brew. Porters and Stouts benefit from harder water

[@doctorsam1953]

When you mentioned using the precision scales for another hobby, I wondered what you were about to say! 🤣

[@themaltmiller8438]

HAHA!! Thought someone might have called that out, but didn't expect it to be you! 🤣

[@doctorsam1953]

I’ll get me coat….. 😂

[@chris5165]

I also have one of these scales, used initially used for smoking purposes, but now also used for brewing. You have to very very careful when measuring out the ingredients, particularly the Prague powder For curing bacon before cold smoking! What else 😄

[@StuartEvans]

Yay! My 15 minutes of KZbin fame! I'll be very happy if everyone loves the flow metres as much as I love mine 😅

[@diogosousa3842]

About leaving star san in the spraying bottle: I'm using the birchmeier Super McProper Plus 360 with solvent resistance and the tube is not made of silicon. It seems to be completely happy with being in star san permanently.

[@georgegregson1758]

+1 for trugs, very useful #truglife

[@themaltmiller8438]

You didn’t choose the trug life, the trug life chose you…

[@Dts1953]

Another first class video👍 I have most of those items but not the scooping jug. As for the powdered form of Campden tablets, Well that got me thinking maybe I should buy some? I normally put my mash and sparge water in the night before brewday so the chlorine dissipates over 12 hours or so. Maybe using campden tablets would improve in this process? Just ordered the kegland fermenter on special offer with you and the heat belt, it should be coming Tuesday.i was going to buy it very soon but when the special offer came on I jumped at it👍👍👍

[@themaltmiller8438]

The Camden just speeds up the process, what you are currently doing is fine.

[@tomar3]

Campden also get ride of chloramine. That won't evaporate by itself

[@britishteapower]

Rob, You set off my siri..!

[@themaltmiller8438]

😂😂😂

[@joshc255]

My big orange thermometer.

[@barrycranston5122]

Can Camden Tablets be either Sodium Metabisulphite or Potassium Metabisulphite?

[@themaltmiller8438]

Yes they can be either, both however are sulphur based and do the same task. We sell the powdered version of Sodium Metabisulphate

[@chris5165]

Just keep it away from any acids. Very unpleasant reaction occurs if they mix.

[@GodfreyTempleton]

I think the pocket weighing scales were probably originally intended for people out and about weighing other substances. Nudge nudge, wink wink, know what I mean?

[@JimCinUK]

Great video - I think Santa Claus might be coming very early for me this year…..😊

[@edgeGabe]

When I think I'm going to start brewing there's more, It's not working out for me.