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Show us your brew set-up

Post by moxie » Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:48 pm

Let's see your brewing rigs, whether it be as simple as a small pot on the stove for partial extract boils, or some sort of elaborate welded brew sculpture with pumps. Post a photo of your brew day so we can get a sense of ways to change or improve our own set-ups.

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Sun Nov 07, 2010 3:30 pm

lol. You won't see much improvements to be seen mine set-up. It's all over the place. I'm brewing on Tuesday, I'll take some pics then.
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:21 pm

The start of my brew build...waiting on a few kegs, then to have all fittings welded and brewstand built. Hoping to have it complete in early January!
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:40 pm

Wow. That's a lot of SS. :mrgreen:
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by moxie » Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:41 pm

Nice fittings! Looking forward to seeing that beast progress!

I am brewing next week, so I will get a photo of my ghetto set-up, but until then I'll just try to describe my first all-grain setup:

I mash in a 10 gallon converted cooler with a steel braid. (Batch sparge, 7.5 gallons pre-boil) I use my old bottling bucket as an HLT, and MacGyver a 3-tier temporary brew stand out of my refrigerator, kitchen table, and the floor. Like I said, it's ghetto. I have a 6 gallon kettle, so I split the boil volume between two pots while I wait for my big pot with thermo and ball valve. I use an ice bath to chill. I might be able to get a 7.5 gallon batch out of this equipment, in fact, I just picked up a couple of 1/4 barrel slim kegs to ferment in. I serve my beer from 5 gal cornies, and would like to set the rest aside in bottles to take to friends/etc. I do plan on moving up to 10 gal batches, so I will have to start looking for pumps/etc, but until then I will just have to be careful lifting 5 gallons of scaling water over my head from time to time. :lol:

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:54 pm

mr x wrote:Wow. That's a lot of SS. :mrgreen:
:lol: I am like a crow, attracted to shiny things!

I'd love to have it all complete now, but priorities just seem to always get in the way..lol

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:00 pm

Here's my single tier stainless steel pride and joy. Built in 2008, it's a shameless ripoff of the Brutus 10 Design by Lonnie.
Powered by a central control panel, HLT and MT temperatures are semi-automated through the LOVE switches controlling the LP gas solenoids in the rear. Gas pilots on the burners ensure ignition whenever heat is demanded. Everything is moved by the two magnetic March pumps.
Once I settled on the design, it took me about 14 months to collect all the bits and pieces, put it all together. And yes, I do have a small stainless obsession.
I could go on and on about it. You can't slap the smile off my face when I brew.
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:01 pm

One more photo.......
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:02 pm

Ok, one more and I'll stop......
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:03 pm

Wow. That is nice. I approve. :lol:

Is that stand made from SS? :o
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:12 pm

That's awesome, pretty much what I am going for. I doubt my stand will be built out of stainless though!

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:22 pm

Yup, everything is stainless even the quick disconnects.

I really wanted the stand to outlive me, so I opted for the brushed stainless stock for the stand.

I use 1/2" high temp silicone hoses c/w SS quick disconnects to move things around.

One more photo showing MT burner assembly.

Kindly note the fender stock pump shroud. Bling!
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:25 pm

JohnnyMac wrote:Yup, everything is stainless even the quick disconnects.

I really wanted the stand to outlive me, so I opted for the brushed stainless stock for the stand.
What kind of money did the stainless stock run you? I priced some 1.5" a week or so ago and it was $13/ft!

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:30 pm

That is very cool and well done. Did you order the stand, or have it made locally?
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:52 pm

I hate to tell you but an old school friend of mine fixed me up with the 2" tube for the stand for a keg (20l) of beer. When I did price it at the time, it was $22/ft. I needed 30ft for the stand.

I had the guys at Millenium Sheet Metal in Burnside do the assembly and welding for me. They do great work but are really too busy now to weld for beer.
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:59 pm

Crazy, I wish I had that kind of luck! :lol:

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by moxie » Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:25 pm

:o Now that is a brewery...

Could one of you grizzled vets care to explain the difference between RIMS and HERMS to a relative novice who is still using gravity and plastic?

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:57 pm

IIRC, one system uses wort recirculated though a heater and back into the MLT to maintain mash temperature. I think the other uses a heated coil in the HLT. Something like that.

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http://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/RIMS#RIMS

That's a sweet score on the brewstand. We must recruit a welder. :twisted:
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Keggermeister » Sun Nov 21, 2010 5:24 pm

Nice setup!

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by akr71 » Mon Nov 22, 2010 12:48 pm

mr x wrote:That's a sweet score on the brewstand. We must recruit a welder. :twisted:
An electrician would be nice too - that control panel would mess me up :?
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by Jimmy » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:33 pm

Got my 3 sankey kegs today :D, slowly but surely getting there...Sorry mr x, wasn't able to get any extras. My friend has been trying to get them since I talked to you, that's how much trouble he's been having with it!

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:42 pm

No problem, I managed to get my situation taken care of. Glad you got your kegs - time to start cutting. :mrgreen:
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by moxie » Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:35 pm

How are you guys storing bottles of homebrew? I have been trying to find some cool stackable wooden crates, some ammo crates would be perfect, but probably rare and expensive.

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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by mr x » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:29 pm

Strictly kegging here.
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Re: Show us your brew set-up

Post by derek » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:41 pm

Bad timing on your part. I started homebrewing in Waterloo, Ont, when Brick was brand new, and they sold 24s in plastic crates. I gave away three cases just before Christmas!
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