Dude

Recipes 

Okay....

1. Where'd ya find the yellow gas lines? Or are the lines copper and that is some kind of electrical wire loom?

2. Have you been able to find any caps that can fit into the holes on the metal? I'm worried about water spilling in those and starting rust.

3. Are you going to mount the shirron or just have it laying on the wood shelf? I am still working that idea. Not that it is a big deal, I just want to stay away from clutter on brew day. Plus it will look nicer mounted somewhere.

4. What is the damage so far? I've got $250 invested in mine, I'll probably have another $50 in the next couple of weeks when I start adding metal shelves.
A new mash-tun is in the works too.

__________________
On Tap: Lake Walk Pale Ale -- Eternity (Raspberry Stout) -- Nutrocker -- Donnybrook Dark
Primary: Lake Walk Pale Ale
Secondary: Summit IPA
Up Next: Smoked Porter -- Pub Ale -- Watermelon Wheat
Planning:
Gone But Not Forgotten:

www.IronOrrBrewery.com

Rusty

Recipes 

They are yellow flex lines from the appliance section at LOWES.......
NOPE.......I'm not too worried about it. I know that eventually I'll find something to stuff into them.
For now I'm not going to mount it. I leave everything on the back deck (right where you see it) and I want to be able to bring the chiller and the pump inside when I'm done.

I have not officially added it up yet. I'm figuring about $600.00. But sometime this weekend I'll get a good count. I saved all my recipts so I would know how much everything cost.

I'll end up insulating this one, even though I've stuck a burner under it. I don't anticipate having to use that burner much at all.

__________________
~Rusty~

Monster Mash

Recipes 

If you want some really good fire resistant insulation you could use the water heater insulation they sell at Home Depot. It is too wide so you have to fold it in half, I used 3M spray adhesive to glue it together and I used velcro to wrap it around the mash tun. It holds temps very well....

The nice thing about having a burner is you can heat your hot liquer and the strike water at the same time. You can build a HERMES for raising the mash temps.

Rusty

Recipes 

MM, I have drooled over you HUGE system ever since I first saw it last year. I actually started out desiging something like yours. But I didn't want to buy another ladder............he he

__________________
~Rusty~

Rusty

Recipes 

OK, today is the day. I'll be brewing on the new rig for the first time today. I have a amber all planned out. I'll do a trial run with just water so I can figure out my losses and then It's brew time.............I'll take more pics.....

__________________
~Rusty~

Dude

Recipes 

Definitely! Share the experience!

Good luck!

__________________
On Tap: Lake Walk Pale Ale -- Eternity (Raspberry Stout) -- Nutrocker -- Donnybrook Dark
Primary: Lake Walk Pale Ale
Secondary: Summit IPA
Up Next: Smoked Porter -- Pub Ale -- Watermelon Wheat
Planning:
Gone But Not Forgotten:

www.IronOrrBrewery.com

Robbw

Recipes 

Outstanding!

__________________
What's Brewing:

Primary #1: CTA v.4
Primary #2: Raspberry Wheat
Secondary #1:
Secondary #2:
Kegged/Conditioning:
Kegged/Conditioning:
Drinking Keg #1: CTA v.4
Drinking Keg #2: Raspberry Wheat
Bottled. Imperial
Up Next: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale knockoff

Rusty

Recipes 

OK, what ever time it is now.......the first mash is going. ............

I'll have pic's later when I'm done.

__________________
~Rusty~

Rusty

Recipes 

OK, I'll have to break this post up into two post since I have six pictures to post.

1. The start of the brew day...............



2. Having one of my ambers to help the brewing process.........



3. Infusion water heating up....


4. The mash temp........

__________________
~Rusty~

Rusty

Recipes 

5. The mash.............YUMMY.........


6. Mash Tun cleaned and upside down while the boil is going.......



It was a success.............

Click on the thumbnails to view a larger pic.

__________________
~Rusty~