AliExpress for brewers: chillers, fillers and other finds of February

Our endless AliExpress odyssey continues. It’s time to help the brewers and their sympathizers. The selection includes a variety of filters, chillers, pumps, magnetic stirrers and much, much more that will help you cook, ferment, pour, and then consume. As they say, beer for a dash and let’s go!

In China, as you know, things are not going well with beer. But sellers on AliExpress, resigned to this fact, are trying to help the rest of the world brew a delicious intoxicating drink by offering a wide range of goods and reasonable prices for this (unfortunately, not always). You can easily find most of the running positions on your own, but here are some rare specimens, the existence of which many did not even suspect, we decided to collect in this material. So, meet rare and not-so-rare brewery products on the Chinese marketplace AliExpress!

To get started, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with our previous collections, marked with the #aliexpress tag. Each of them has goods that are sure to come in handy while brewing beer. For example, in the selection “up to 500 rubles” there are a lot of measuring instruments and other small things, and in the September one – refractometers, fermenters, heaters for them and much more.

Turnkey Chinese brewery

This also happens. Included: 28 or 38 liter wort kettle, Crown type malt mill, 25 liter fermenter with water seal and plug for it, filter bag, copper chiller, thermometer, hydrometer, measuring cup for them, semi-automatic siphon, brush for washing bottles, 2 yoke caps, pH test strips, crown capper and something else. In general, “turnkey”. Judge for yourself!

Price: from 30500 rubles

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Double roller malt mill

Robust stainless steel double roller malt mill, proven by hundreds of brewers and moonshiners. The rollers are made of stainless steel, the walls of the bunker, which can hold up to 3,5 kg of grain, are made of aluminum 1 mm thick. Grinding is adjustable in the range of 0.635-2.54 mm. Instead of a handle, you can connect a drill or screwdriver to automate the process.

Price: 6200 rubles

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You can order with a base of two profiled pipes from another seller [to the store →], or you can order the bases separately from the same [to the store →] or, in principle, choose different configurations and extras [to the store →], including more precise and productive three-roller unit.

Xiaomi Mi TDS water tester

Convenient, compact, informative. The tester measures the TDS (total dissolved solids) indicator, the total mineralization of water, that is, the salts, organics and heavy metals contained in it. It does not solve all the problems of water treatment, but it is easy to control the quality of tap water and filter systems with it.

Price: 570 rubles

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Stand for wort kettle

Stand-book under the wort kettle made of stainless steel. A compact and very useful addition to your brewery. Two diameters: 35 and 40 cm.

Price: from 2253 rubles

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Protection for gas stove

No extra comments. Set of 4 foil mats to protect the surface of the gas stove. Who loves cleanliness? We love cleanliness!

Price: 199 rubles

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Stainless steel false bottom 25 cm

Reliable false bottom for grain mash filtering. Manufactured from stainless steel, 25 cm (9,8 in) diameter, 90/3 in. 8° fitting embedded. If it is too big, there is 23 cm here (the price is slightly higher).

Price: 1471 rubles

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bazooka filter

Finer wort filtration, can be used in conjunction with a false bottom. The filter is made of stainless steel and has a ½ inch connection.

Price: 388 rubles

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Malt mash bag

Remember, we talked about mashing malt in a bag in the beer brewing guide. So this is the same bag made of durable nylon. In assortment the sizes under any wort kettle.

Price: 340 rubles (30×45 cm)

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Shovel-mixer

Metal brewing paddle made of safe stainless steel AISI 316. Total length is 62 cm, the paddle itself is 11,5×5,5 cm. Beautiful, functional, durable.

Price: 879 rubles

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Hop filter cup

The conical filter glass for hops from food stainless steel. A mesh of 300 microns will provide a fine filtration of the wort from the hop bruh. Height – 31,8 cm, top diameter – 12,7 cm, bottom – 8,9 cm. Holds up to 450 g of hops. In the wort kettle, it is fixed on a hanging hook.

Price: 925 rubles

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…and also [filter cylinder] + [with cover]

Plate Counterflow Chiller

Chill your beer like the pros do – instantly. The plate chiller is based on the counterflow principle (a similar principle works in recuperators): beer wort and cold water are sent in opposite directions inside the plate heat exchange system. 30 plate device cools 50 liters of beer to 26^оWith just 15 minutes. The pleasure is not cheap (considering that you need to add a heat-resistant pump and silicone hoses), but it fully justifies itself.

Price: 5000 rubles (30 plates)

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… and good old coil: [Chiller]

Pump for pumping wort

And here is the pump for the plate chiller. Powerful magnetic assembly made of stainless steel AISI 304. Works with liquids with temperatures up to 120-140^оC, pumps up to 16/19 liters per minute, all fasteners are standard – ½ inch. Maximum head: 2,7/3,4 m. Connection via a standard European plug! Applications range from connecting a plate chiller to self-assembly of a HERMS system or a brewery with a Hop Back.

Price: 4832 rubles

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… and powerful, but not heat resistant (max. 80^оC), but cheaper: [tyts]

Stainless steel wort aeration stone

At the initial stage of fermentation, the yeast is in great need of oxygen, which is removed from the wort during its boiling. Aeration can be carried out by primitive methods (energetic mixing, pouring, etc.), but with the help of a special stone, this process is as efficient and simple as possible. Available in 0,5 and 2 micron stones. To supply oxygen, a conventional aquarium pump or compressed air cylinders are used.

Price: 338 rubles

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Magnetic stirrer

An indispensable thing for a quick preparation of a powerful yeast starter – yeast reproduces and grows much better in a suspended state, as it has better access to the extract (+ the fact of aeration during stirring). This one has a lot of positive reviews, is ready to go out of the box and, in general, inspires confidence.

Price: 2000 rubles

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Wort heating mat

A useful device in cold climates or in winter when the room temperature does not correspond to the optimal fermentation temperatures. Will gently increase the temperature of the wort by 2,5-8^оC (so stated). Self-adhesive LCD thermometer included. Please note: everything works on an AU Plug, an adapter is required for a European outlet. Make sure you have a thermostat!

Price: 1470 rubles

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Plastic siphon for dispensing beer

A complete kit for bottling beer into bottles: a siphon pump, a silicone hose, a hose clip and a filler (spring autofiller).

Price: 1157 rubles

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metallic filler

For fans of timeless and reliable designs not made of plastic. The filler is made of AISI 304 stainless steel, has a length of 35 cm and a standard 10 mm hose fit. And to make it easy to wash, the kit includes a brush of the appropriate size.

Price: 876 rubles

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…and a cheap plastic [filler]

Crown capper

Standard manual capper without frills, the lowest price on AliExpress. It is better to buy corks locally – the Chinese are breaking prices.

Price: 1527 rubles

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Nozzle on the tap for washing bottles

Plastic nozzle for washing bottles. Easy to connect and use: with the help of an inch connector (a ½ inch adapter is included), the nozzle is attached to the mixer, washing is carried out by pressing the bottle on the lever. Suitable for any container with a neck diameter greater than 8 mm. Conveniently!

Price: 738 rubles

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Flexible hose cleaner

Perhaps the most unusual and very useful find. With such a brush, taking care of hoses or, for example, a thin chiller is a pleasure. The total length is 1,5 m, the length of the brush is about 6 cm, suitable for cleaning hoses with a diameter of 8-10 mm.

Price: 285 rubles

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small brushes

Set of 10 nylon brushes of different sizes for all occasions. Useful for disinfection of faucets, fittings and others like it. Diameter: from 2 to 24 mm.

Price: 127 rubles

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Portable bag sealer

Seal the bag with hop residue, spices, or Irish moss to keep it from oxidizing. Useful thing in the economy in principle. Runs on two AA batteries.

Price: from 108 rubles

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… and [Reserve 2] with a hook for easy storage

We also want to remind you about the existence of cashback services. These are sites that allow you to get back part of the money spent on buying goods in popular online stores. We recommend that you use the proven LetyShops cashback service, which returns up to 5% from purchases on AliExpress. Don’t miss the opportunity to save even more!

Happy shopping!

PS Prices are current at the time of publication of the article. If possible, we will update and change broken links.