@Vignette Thank you for the tip! I will definetly have to check out I’ve been using Brewer’s Best Extract Kits with mostly excellent results (we don’t talk about the witbier that pulled in a liter of sanitizer from the blowoff when I tried cold crashing for the first time). The cold-side fermentation process has been my biggest focus thus far. I’m just trying to nail down my process, equipment, cleaning, etc. I bought a corny keg to skip all of the bottling. It’s working well so far after a few lessons learned.
I’m planning on going electric for my mash/boil, and easing into all grain brewing via brew-in-a-bag at first (Hopefully early 2020). If all goes well, I’ll keep investing in more equipment until one of two things happen: A) my wife kills me, or B) I get my full 3 vessel all-grain RIMS setup assembled and cranking out delicious brews for myself and my friends.
All grain is particularly exciting to me because I love beer with interesting malt characteristics. I love English beers with the biscuity, toasty and toffee flavors, especially when served with a Nitro tap. One of my ambitions is to develop the perfect English Ale recipe for my tastes. I plan to always keep this on tap, and have a second keg running with other stuff to learn with, experiment on and share.