Price to build the Brew Magic Brew system! - Page 2

Sawdustguy · 11-24-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

I'd say you'd need to go with 1" triclamps....1/2" & 3/4" stuff is very difficult to find. I think there's benefits to doing it yourself....you can use dedicated pots instead of kegs, and you can do things custom the way you want them, like bottom drains, etc. Cost IS an issue, but it sounds like you've got the skill and resources to offset the price. Also, if you build it yourself, the cost is spread over time vs. a large lump sum (with interest).

Steve,

The most common and least expensive size Tri Clover size is 1.5". KLG Stainless has the best prices I have found to date. BTW...LooyvilleLarry is sponsoring a Tri Clover Group Buy over on the Brewtroller site (http://forum.brewtroller.com/showthread.php?t=804).

Sawdustguy · 11-24-2010, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by vanwolfhausen

I am not really in love w/ heating w/ elements but, guess you have to w/ PID controls correct?

The Brew Magic System is a RIMS Brewery and you can not have a RIMS without the heating element.

ScubaSteve · 11-24-2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawdustguy

Steve,

The most common and least expensive size Tri Clover size is 1.5". KLG Stainless has the best prices I have found to date. BTW...LooyvilleLarry is sponsoring a Tri Clover Group Buy over on the Brewtroller site (http://forum.brewtroller.com/showthread.php?t=804).

Good call on the group buy...I recommended the 1" because they're still pretty available, slightly cheaper than 1.5", and the ID is already 7/8"...which is much larger than most brewers need. I have 1.5" for my RIMS, but only so I can slide the element in. Only thing is the gaskets are unique to 1"....you have to get the kind that will cover the whole ferrule face or there will be a gap.

**Cpt_Kirks** · 11-24-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sawdustguy

That can happen to any RIMS brewer if the flow is too slow or they get a stuck mash. In either case it's the brewer's fault, not the brewery's fault. To answer you question a variable flow sensor switch can be installed that will shut off the element of the flow gets too slow.

RIMS is the one where you are directly heating the wort during recirculation, right? HERMS is the one where you are passing the wort through a coil immersed in heated water, right?

Maybe a HERMS would be in order there.

Sawdustguy · 11-24-2010, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cpt_Kirks

RIMS is the one where you are directly heating the wort during recirculation, right? HERMS is the one where you are passing the wort through a coil immersed in heated water, right?

Maybe a HERMS would be in order there.

It is true that it's tuff to scortch the wort with a HERMS but a properly setup and executed RIMS will not scortch either. It's like anything else, RIMS has certain advantages and disadvantages and the same is true of a HERMS. There is no such thing as a free lunch.