RubberToe Electric Brewery - BIAB to 2 Vessel HERMS

[RubberToe]

Really?! Fuck, I'll have to look. Can you remember the section you saw it in? Can't find anything on the website....

Edit: Got it. Thanks!!

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Yes, that's the one.

[TimG]

That assembled unit at Crappy looks pretty nice! Great for lifting buckets/etc around as well (up on to elevated trolleys for ex).

[mr x]

It'll be in my basement by Monday,

[Giles Matthews]

Thanks guys, this thing is a lot of work, gotta be persistent with it. I got a decent amount done this weekend. I got conduit and wire run from the GFCI to the panel, the panel mounted, the fan, lights, pump, and kettle wired up. I got everything cleaned up, and ready for the first power up.

Holy shit, everything in the control panel worked first shot. Booya, fuckin A, so happy with that.


Here are some more pics. Now I have to think more about the element seal.


Control Panel by Hot Pepper Daddy, on Flickr


Ready to Test by Hot Pepper Daddy, on Flickr


Testing Pump by Hot Pepper Daddy, on Flickr

Hi - Gotta say very impressive control setup, very professional.
Can you share your wiring diagram and description of the layout?
I am currently designing and researching/sourcing parts and components for a similar brewery as yours...
Cheers!
GM

[Roger]

I second the wiring diagram! I'm building an electric system right now and would love any pointers!

[RubberToe]

Thanks guys. I used other diagrams as a baseline, made some modifications on paper when I did my build last year. They are probably long gone. I'll post a similar P-J diagram from my desktop later.

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[Giles Matthews]

That would be awesome, i look forward to seeing it! Thanks!

I know that Canada mains power is 110volts at 60Hz so you could barely boil your kettle at 10amps with that supply.
So a 15 or 16amp setup is ideal if your doing a larger volume than say 20 L
I am currently in the CAD Design Stage of a Single Vessel Brewery running on 10A/240V...
The problem is that all the equipent in a small 10 amp 240v system (in Australia) would always be working inthe red zone to compete with 15/16 amp setups... The cost benefit of a lower grade setup is enticing, but i need to be wary of the issues...

Would love to hear your opinion onthe topic?
GM

[RubberToe]

In Canada 220v/240v/whatever is run to the house, and most of the household power is 110v besides the dryer and kitchen stove. My brewery is 240v, 30A plugged into the dryer outlet.

Are you saying you can only do 2000-2400 watts?

[RubberToe]

Weldless whirlpool arm. At this height the output is near the top of a 5 gallon batch, I may end up soldering another one for 10 gallon batches. Camlock on the outside and I have a cover for when it's not in use.

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[LiverDance]

Nice!

[RubberToe]

The double barrel.

I rigged up my old kettle with some new fittings, a new base, alalogue thermometre, 4500W 240V element running on 110V with a switch (about 1125W). Plugged into the wall, not my pannel. Just enough juice to do a mash while my brew in the bigger pot is going. When my first brew is done I'll transfer the wort to the BK for a second brew. This will let me bang out an extra 10 gallons in under 2 extra hours.

I also added a budget spray hoze for cleaning and I love it.

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[LiverDance]

Are you firing that element during the mash to keep temp?

[RubberToe]

Are you firing that element during the mash to keep temp?

Hell no.

Also, 1125W takes forever to heat strike water. It's easy to not overshoot though.

If I like brewing like this it might be a precursor to a RIMS tube with control integrated into my pannel. Yesterday was a hard full day of brewing, I was tired and needed to take a break between the boils. There were also 6 hop additions with each brew.

On the bright side my brewery is spotless and I'm ready to go again.

[gyorke]

I know this is an old thread but I wanted to know if the Auber deluxe probe made a major difference and if you think it was worth the purchase? I am currently still using a probe in a thermowell but I am finding it too slow.

[RubberToe]

I know this is an old thread but I wanted to know if the Auber deluxe probe made a major difference and if you think it was worth the purchase? I am currently still using a probe in a thermowell but I am finding it too slow.

The answer to that is a resounding YES.

I used to use a probe in a thermowell, and still do for my CFC output temp, but the deluxe probe is much better. So much so that I'm considering ordering another for the CFC, and yet another for a possible RIMS tube.

[RubberToe]

Here's my latest addition to the brewery. A tablet mount for my brew timer, no more digging for my phone.

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[RubberToe]

And did it ever smell like a brewery out back today.

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[mckay75]

Reviving and old thread...

Are you doing anything for makeup air when you are running your exhaust? I'm getting ready to vent my range hood out through my basement...but I have to get a hole cut in my foundation to get outside. I have a guy coming this weekend to do the work and was thinking I would get him to add a second hole 6ft or so away from the exhaust vent. None of the windows in my basement will open...its an older home and they are all sealed shut.

[RubberToe]

I close the door to the furnace side of my basement and crack the window open downstairs that's a few feet from my rig. When the weather's nice I'll open the inside back door (upstairs).

In the winter when I let fresh cold air in I get a lot more condensation and "fog".

[essenmein]

Awesome, the upside down keg is so simple yet pure genius, I will be stealing that!

I think with your bottom drain though with the angle, you might have problems getting trub to move unless you blow back with CO2. I find on my conical even a straight down with half inch ball is a PITA and I'm thinking of swapping to a butterfly to agitate the sediment when opening to get it to budge.

[essenmein]

And then I see its a thread from 2014...

[RubberToe]

Not a ghost thread, ongoing!

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[RubberToe]

BTW zero problems with the drain. I only mash and boil in this, not ferment.

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[Keith]

What do you use for a false bottom Rob?

[RubberToe]

What do you use for a false bottom Rob?

I don't. BIAB and all my trub and hops go into the fermenter besides what just naturally collects in the kettle.