brew house set up suggestions?

SteelDriverBrewing

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We just moved into a new house and my brew room is in the unfinished part of the basement. I've free reign to do whatever I please to that part: any suggestions or necessities for setting up a brew room from scratch? In my previous house, I was a "closet brewer" in that I had to pack it all away when I was done.

Some specifics:
It's cold! Average room temperature is 60 degrees F
It's about 15 by 15.
I'm currently a partial mash brewer but really see myself moving to all grain.
I plan on using induction plates as my heat source. I have one right now and it's awesome for temp control during brew day.

Thanks for any suggestions!
 
In no particular order:

Some ferm wrap or other item to warm your wort up. I think you've got a good average temp, but sometimes you gotta ferment warmer.
Plastic bins to store grain. I think it was ozarks, but you can really get a lot of different grains into a compact area, like under a workbench or something.
You'll need a mill if you choose to store uncrushed grain.
A mini fridge for hops and yeast.
A kegerator with at least 2 taps.
A nice sized tv
A comfy recliner

Note, some of these are more important for brewing than others
 
but seriously if getting into all grain and doing it right be prepared to drop some cash like 2k to 4k
a couple of musts for any inside brewing
a vent hood of some kind
a good water source with a laundry type clean up sink
http://www.amazon.com/Mustee-14-Utilatu ... ge_o04_s01
hoses with quick disconnects and spray nozzles
a mop and bucket

if going electric
a power source with a 30 amp dedicated breaker with gfci and then the fun begins

the list starts here for toys
storing grain
http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-1751171 ... ge_o05_s00

just to scare you this is the way to go
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/gallery

the hard core basement builds
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/testimonials
 
SteelDriverBrewing said:
It's cold! Average room temperature is 60 degrees F
I'd love to have a room that was always cool for brewing and fermenting. It's way easier to heat than to cool. Hard to brew year-round when the room temp can go to 75 or 80 degrees even with AC. Only way it's possible is with a chest freezer and controller.
 
jmcnamara said:
In no particular order:

Some ferm wrap or other item to warm your wort up. I think you've got a good average temp, but sometimes you gotta ferment warmer.
Plastic bins to store grain. I think it was ozarks, but you can really get a lot of different grains into a compact area, like under a workbench or something.
You'll need a mill if you choose to store uncrushed grain.
A mini fridge for hops and yeast.
A kegerator with at least 2 taps.
A nice sized tv
A comfy recliner

Note, some of these are more important for brewing than others

Thanks for the good list! I want to make sure that as I build, I think ahead and I definitely would have forgotten about storage space for grains.
 
Ozarks Mountain Brew said:
but seriously if getting into all grain and doing it right be prepared to drop some cash like 2k to 4k
a couple of musts for any inside brewing
a vent hood of some kind
a good water source with a laundry type clean up sink
http://www.amazon.com/Mustee-14-Utilatu ... ge_o04_s01
hoses with quick disconnects and spray nozzles
a mop and bucket

if going electric
a power source with a 30 amp dedicated breaker with gfci and then the fun begins

the list starts here for toys
storing grain
http://www.amazon.com/Sterilite-1751171 ... ge_o05_s00

just to scare you this is the way to go
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/gallery

the hard core basement builds
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/testimonials

Oh good idea - I never thought of hoses. Those electric brewery links are amazing! One can dream!
 

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