Like most brewers I started at home in a five gallon stock pot on the stove with some malt extract, some hops and a packet of dry yeast that comes with the beginners brewers kit. I brewed my first batch of beer and bottled up 48 nice bottles of a generic American style beer.

I was hooked.

I loved the idea of making my own beer. Making the styles I want and making them as strong (or weak) as I want. I liked the idea of sharing my beer with friends and family. As time went on I got more and more complex with my brewing process as I learned more about the craft. Eventually I gave up on extracts and went all-grain. Then I gave up on bottling and went into kegging. Now I’m to the point that the I no longer brew in the kitchen and I’ve moved operations outside to the brewing system you see here.

The Brewmagic by Sabco is a 1/2 barrel (15gallons) all grain Recirculating Infusion Mash system (RIMS). The setup also has a Chill Wizard wort chilling system which has a built in hot liquid march-pump and oxygenation stone in place. The Brewmagic also has an internal hot liquid pump and electric heating elements that increase the heating efficiency during the recirculating cycle. The entire system is computerized to maintain exact temperatures and timing making it very easy to repeat recipes and maintain consistency brew after brew.