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[Hawkbox]

I think I posted this already but it hasn't fundamentally changed. Have some modifications to make in the spring, and I'm thinking about figuring out a way to go electric.

 

[ukbrewer@gmail.com]

Just finished putting together the fermentation controller.

 

[Mark Farrall]

Just finished putting together the fermentation controller.

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How's the BrewPi setup? Been thinking about rolling my own with a few wireless switches and CraftBeerPi, but wondering if I can be bothered working through the permutations. My setup is probably going to stay pretty simple. It would probably just end up with a single vessel electric kettle (maybe with pump for recirculation) and a single ferm chamber with a heat mat and an old kegerator for the chamber.

 

[ukbrewer@gmail.com]

How's the BrewPi setup? Been thinking about rolling my own with a few wireless switches and CraftBeerPi, but wondering if I can be bothered working through the permutations. My setup is probably going to stay pretty simple. It would probably just end up with a single vessel electric kettle (maybe with pump for recirculation) and a single ferm chamber with a heat mat and an old kegerator for the chamber.

I've been happy with it, my old arduino one died, so moved my fermentation fridge setup over to the conical, bought a new one for the fermentation fridge. I think Elco is maybe a couple months off releasing a stable version to handle brew day process. I have a guy in my club who just put together a craftbeerpi setup for his electric system an appears happy with it so far.

 

[Brewer #126687]

My Little project

 

[MiggySmalls]

I recently moved and had the opportunity to upgrade and jumped at the chance. I also finished my basement around the brewery and followed the theme throughout.

 

[Woodbrews]

Ready to roll. I use a boil kettle condenser to capture steam - works great and eliminates need for a vent hood.

 

[Mike Shea]

Moved into a new house last year with the perfect space to brew:

 

[dtashmore]

first time post for me, just a couple of low cost additions to my brewery, living in south Africa with a warm climate makes chilling my wort time consuming,I made a cheap wort chiller from 2 sizes of refrigeration piping, 1 tap and a couple of house pipe connectors plus pipe fittings, this cooks my wort from around 75 degrees to 25 in less than 15 min.
also I have a low cost draught system made up of 5 lt mini kegs with grey bugs drilled to take a 30mm long car valve, I use 16gram co2 canisters as used in cycling along with the regulators used to fill the bike tyres. fits easily in the fridge and serves cold draught

ale on demand.

 

[foomench]

I should take a better picture of the brewspace. I happened to have these on my phone. Basement electric system.

BK with manual power controller I built.

 

[foomench]

Two zone walk in cooler. Chilling unit keeps the beer for serving and white wines around 43F, with a fan to keep wine and beer for aging around 55.

 

[Mase]

Ready to roll. I use a boil kettle condenser to capture steam - works great and eliminates need for a vent hood.

Be careful the steam capture doesn’t leave DMS in your wort. That being said.... sweet set up!

 

[monksretreat]

My beerage collage (I cant help myself) - in line pump holding up after 2 years

 

[foomench]

Ok so below is my newly converted keggle and all in one brew rig using Biab Bag for mashing so also got the pump for recirculation. Below is my c overworked underpaid canine sniffer dog brew assistant Brittany AKA pain in the arse get hairs in my mash water and so forth brew assistant! It never ceases to amaze where hairs turn up!

How hard was it to remove the chimb from the keg? How did you do that? I'm thinking angle grinder with a cut wheel, starting from the inside of the rim. I would worry about cutting through the main vessel if I started from the outside.

 

[Evolution Brewing]

Finished the Basement, and made it a brewery!

 

[thunderwagn]

Finished the Basement, and made it a brewery!

Very nice!

 

[Craigerrr]

Finished the Basement, and made it a brewery!

Wow! I have Brewhouse envy, big time

 

[Evolution Brewing]

Thanks! Was a job to convince the wife!!

 

[Craigerrr]

No doubt is that an exhaust hood to vent the smell of the mash and the boil that we all love, but everyone else in our houses hates?

 

[Evolution Brewing]

No doubt is that an exhaust hood to vent the smell of the mash and the boil that we all love, but everyone else in our houses hates?

It is - don’t get how anyone could hate that smell . Used an in-line fan, with 6” pipe, and it vents to outside. Couldn’t find a hood that worked with such a low clearance, so I just built one from lumber, epoxy and sealed it with moisture-resistant paint. Works really well!