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My New Brewery Build

Started by Saruman (Reuben Gray), August 06, 2015, 12:22:19 PM

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Saruman (Reuben Gray)

August 06, 2015, 12:22:19 PM Last Edit: August 06, 2015, 12:40:36 PM by Saruman
Some of you will probably have seen this on twitter or facebook and I might have posted on here months ago about my mancave build consisting of a brewery and a gym.

Anyway, here's where I'm at. Most of the initial brewery is ready. I just have to fit an element to my HLT and tighten a few things. The chugger pumps have arrived in Ireland so I need to get those. They will be fit on the bottom shelf of my stainless steel table.

I have no plumbing in the shed and since it's pre-cast concrete, it's not too straight forward for me to put in myself. My initial plan is to put a bucket under the sink and then run a hose in from the window.
A later plan is to put in a waste pipe and also a hookup on the outside wall so I can just hook water up as if it were a caravan.


A look at my kettle.


The brewery Setup.


The whole mancave so far.

Ventilation overkill. This fan is ridiculous.
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

molc

Images aren't working :) I've seen it on twitter though - looking class!
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

Saruman (Reuben Gray)

Ah, permissions issue. They should be working now.
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

molc

Nice. I take it you've earthed those elements. Going to get a cable gland to put over them to make sure no wort can get on them as well? Brewcon has made me a paranoid brewer these days!

Love the stainless steel brewtable. I took the plunge and ordered one last night as it was going to cost nearly the same to build my own one from timber. Must post up a pic of the final setup when everything arrives.
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

Saruman (Reuben Gray)

I'll be looking to cover them yes.

On the earth though, I thought that was only if using one salvaged from a kettle? These are brewing elements from HBC so I thought the earth runs through the cable? Or is that my ignorance.
I'm sure it was recommended at the conference to use proper elements and not the kettle hacks to avoid this issue?
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

Saruman (Reuben Gray)

I'm not really concerned about that. Sure once the mash is done, I can move the mash tun off there if I do need to use the sink.
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

Leann ull

Sexy, now the easy bit, brew some beer!

pob

Is the exercise bike connected to a generator to drive the elements? A few 90min boils & you'll be doing the Rás next

Looks a great setup. Wish my shed was that tidy.

Saruman (Reuben Gray)

Thanks, I've yet to even test it with water yet. Fingers crossed that goes well.
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

molc

Quote from: Saruman on August 06, 2015, 12:55:02 PM
I'll be looking to cover them yes.

On the earth though, I thought that was only if using one salvaged from a kettle? These are brewing elements from HBC so I thought the earth runs through the cable? Or is that my ignorance.
I'm sure it was recommended at the conference to use proper elements and not the kettle hacks to avoid this issue?
Basically you need to make sure there is a path to earth from the pot that is not you. So, if the element has an earth connection, does that mean if there's a fault, it will be the path of least resistance? I don't know the answer here, but I'm sure someone can tell us.
Fermenting: IPA, Lambic, Mead
Conditioning: Lambic, Cider, RIS, Ole Ale, Saison
On Tap: IPA, Helles, Best Bitter

armedcor

Saruman are they the bergland pots that angel homebrew and brewbuilder sell? If so how do you like them?

Saruman (Reuben Gray)

No, they are 70l pots from HBC. A lot of my fittings are from Brebuilder though because HBC didn't have enough of what I needed and while mybeerandwine had some of it, they didn't have enough and I simply don't trust a company that doesn't respond to you.
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

donnchadhc

Why don't you run the waste and water above the slab and then box it out? You can then drop them just outside the shed.

Saruman (Reuben Gray)

I'm not sure what you mean by "above the slab", or "box it out"?
Reuben Gray

The Tale of the Ale - My blog about beer

Garry

Quote from: Saruman on August 06, 2015, 05:19:10 PM
I'm not sure what you mean by "above the slab", or "box it out"?