HI All just a few pics of the kildare Hombrewers community
I still claim we are without a dought the busiest group in the land.
We have 4 in secondary, 4 in lagering and 7 or 8 drinking at present...Oh and one in Lucan in a whiskey barrel :)
We brew every week often 3 times a week and every day we have tasks....Where does it all go people ask? well it Goes...ask Reuben, Colin, Is mise, John and others who have gave it a lash down here :)
BROWSE THROUGH THE PICS AND SEE WHATS ON OFFER HERE AND GET TO A MEET SOON..ALL BREWERS WELCOME
Next day / weekend is aug 31st, camping by the fire with a homebrew ( weather permitting) otherwise its indoors to the polytunnel :)
Great pics Bren :)
I'd love to see what's going on inside the mayonnaise bucket. Is it some kind of HERMS?
Very fancy, Brendan whats the pipe going from the HLT or boiler into the mayo tub for?
Edit Garry beat me to it!
Pump :) out bottom into top continuous circulation
Quote from: brenmurph on August 26, 2013, 01:37:26 PM
@garry
Are you trying to tease me or what :P :P
I'll have to take a trip up to see it myself sometime. It won't be this year though :( (unless you've got a crèche there too?).
Quote from: brenmurph on August 26, 2013, 01:31:14 PM
Pump :) out bottom into top continuous circulation
huh? pic inside the mayo tub if you can?
@garry
Bucket with lid.
1 the rex is to control thermostatically the mash and switch the element and or pump
2 The pump is to pump clear wort from the tap up to the top of the grain and back down
3 the relay is because the rex only switches 3 amps.
4 The pump is a 12 volt pump and the transformer is to run that.
5 it looks like a bomb hit it but I assure u its safe and reliable with the lid on tight :)
Whoa Brendan! I think I preferred the mystique, talk about a bucket of bits ;) I suppose if it does the job.
Tube I take it back all is forgiven.
Only one comment is about the electrics and liquids in the same container in case you blew a hose.
Is that a REX 700? I need some input from someone about programming and I am about to "mount one" myself
Do you not need a heat sink for the relay? I can see the air conditioning all right.
@ cider
Liquid and electrics in the one bucket..
anybody ever had an electric shower in their house and stand in it to wash tehemselves?
Or an undersink heater?
or use an electric kettle?
thats wat we have elcb's for :)
The hoses wont burst nor will the fluid leak..the wires are connected safely, the bucket is waterproof and the power supply is very well protected with an extra earth rod at my shed just to ensure we have full conductivity.
And besides this is the prototype version 2, will have a professional one in two waterproof JB's very soon
Quote from: Il Tubo on August 26, 2013, 02:19:03 PM
Quote from: brenmurph on August 26, 2013, 01:55:06 PM
sorry garry ever tried uploadin a pic here... 400 different not allowed messages after waitin 10 minutes...
Your pics are on the big side Bren. About 1024 across in width is enough for a forum. Set your camera to 1 megapixel before you take the photos.
cameras smallest is 2 mp
i cant be assed reducin them all one by one..sorry I know its a pain.
im buildin a webpage for the South Kildare Brew community itll be ready soon. then I can do a link.
Is there no way for the forum to resize to fit the window automatically?
That's a dainty looking pump Bren, have you a link for it?
Here's (http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/) a cool program I use for resizing images. It's very handy.
@ everyone..
re the bucket...
Dont try that at home..
Its proytotype number 2 only done for the partigyle brewday couple weeks ago.
Wasnt goin to buy JB's and spend hours perfectin them to find things had technical or functional issues.
the system works flawlessly, the rex controls superbly and the idea is very simple and practical. The pump is perfect at its normal flow rate and the sparging works so well it puts out sharp clear wort.
Ill post up the real version with diagrams in due course. The finished one will have an elevated post with electrics and common plugin, the pump in the blue meat tray ( remember the pump is 12 volts not mains)
or just use TT if you have a smartphone, its the db's at up loading pics to the forum from your phone.
Quote from: Garry on August 26, 2013, 02:28:38 PM
That's a dainty looking pump Bren, have you a link for it?
Here's (http://imageresizer.codeplex.com/) a cool program I use for resizing images. It's very handy.
pumps from china ebay, food grade, about 16 euros. some are using the light brown ones from UK ebay about similar price
NO use havin a pump too fast.. this one flows nicely and leaves an inch or two of wort sitting on the grain bed....too fast it will suck air and get damages as the wort overflows ;D
and all you were doing was showing us a few pictures :D
I did my first herms yesterday with a little solar pump and it was the cats pyjamas, crystal clear wort, improved efficiency , stepped mash up sparged at elevated, tbh it looks complicated but brings so much to the party in terms of control of mash temp.
Its all Dempseys fault, he got me started
Quote from: Ciderhead on August 26, 2013, 02:37:11 PM
and all you were doing was showing us a few pictures :D
I did my first herms yesterday with a little solar pump and it was the cats pyjamas, crystal clear wort, improved efficiency , stepped mash up sparged at elevated, tbh it looks complicated but brings so much to the party in terms of control of mash temp.
Its all Dempseys fault, he got me started
Totally agree CH.
My last few mashes were so clean smooth uncomplicated, 80-82% efficiency and wort so clear... I think the efficiency is down to the pump / circulation.... its worth seeing it in action...hence my brewdays... thats what they are for...as well as drinking some nice beer ;D
I experiment a lot with equipment and so on..
My current mash setup is how im going to continue....albeit a professional pump electrics enclosure :) also Im using BIAB with my pumped system
Another way to resize pics...
Create temp folder on desktop.
Select pics to resize.
Right click and select Send to Email or Email.
Say yes to resize.
Copy email attachments to temp folder.
Close mail.
Resized pics are now in temp folder.
Weather forecast lookin good, so get ove rto Kildare brewday/ beer tastin, and camping / sleeping for those who want to chill over a campfire
Quote from: brenmurph on August 26, 2013, 01:54:05 PM
5 it looks like a bomb hit it but I assure u its safe and reliable with the lid on tight :)
??? ???
Colin.. dont worry ye wont get electrocuted on the next brewday here. I have an ELCB and if that fails theres a second one inline! U wont even get a tiddle when u put ur hand on the tap to draw the wort off ;D
Can't wait for the forum article with detailed steps and photos of how you put this all together :)
Shanna
Quote from: Ciderhead on August 26, 2013, 02:37:11 PM
and all you were doing was showing us a few pictures :D
I did my first herms yesterday with a little solar pump and it was the cats pyjamas, crystal clear wort, improved efficiency , stepped mash up sparged at elevated, tbh it looks complicated but brings so much to the party in terms of control of mash temp.
Its all Dempseys fault, he got me started
did you miss it, its all there?
http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,3430.0.html
Would be easier if ye all just came down and had a look! saves me a lot of time and effort and its always better in real life...as for the PROTOTYPE 11 mash controller,, in real life u will see that its all very safe, despite what the pics portray....Its only me uses it and when the lid is on everything is concealed.. besides the real deal will be cool, neat and efficient...