My Electric Brewery Build! - Page 6

**jbsengineer** · 02-23-2012, 12:38 AM

Backside of FRP panels (these will line the ventilation hood - credit to NattyBrew of the idea):

Finished brew stand minus the PVC pipe:

Control panel parts:

CNY bulk buy (specialty grains):

Base grain (need to build a custom shelving unit):

**jbsengineer** · 02-23-2012, 12:39 AM

I figure I'm probably being to much of a perfectionist with the woodworking. So I hope my progress will start to speed up when I finish the hood!

**rockinmarty** · 02-23-2012, 12:41 AM

Love the buckets and whats written on them is true those are emergency essentials

NattyBrew · 02-23-2012, 01:49 AM

JBS,

The build looks great so far man! I can remember how exciting it was to have packages piling up on my door step every other day during the midst of my build. I really like the final color you went with for your stain. I totally wussed out when I was picking mine out and went with a lighter color. Seeing yours all finished in the photo has me jealous!

I am really digging your idea on the corner posts filled with barley. Quick question though, even if the tubes are sealed would you have to worry about the grain decomposing or rotting at all and looking worse down the road? I only ask because I am designing a bar for my basement and was thinking about ripping off a variation of your idea! Let me know what you think.

Good stuff and happy building! I will definitely be following this one.

Matt

**nvr2low** · 02-23-2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jbsengineer

Backside of FRP panels (these will line the ventilation hood - credit to NattyBrew of the idea):

Finished brew stand minus the PVC pipe:

Control panel parts:

CNY bulk buy (specialty grains):

Base grain (need to build a custom shelving unit):

was thinking my brewstand was looking pretty good, thanks for posting yours and showing me i need to improve my wood working skills!

**CidahMastah** · 02-23-2012, 12:47 PM

looking great!

FYI - I think I found out what I am going to used for my control panel arm. We have this direct TV satelite dish attached to our house (but we don't have direct TV). Well wouldn't you know that the arm holding the satelite looks like it could make a hell of a control panel arm?

I will be posting some pictures when i tear it down and we attempt to use it. But for now I am getting dangerously close to the wiring stage on my build (might be a while).

**jbsengineer** · 02-23-2012, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by NattyBrew

JBS,

The build looks great so far man! I can remember how exciting it was to have packages piling up on my door step every other day during the midst of my build. I really like the final color you went with for your stain. I totally wussed out when I was picking mine out and went with a lighter color. Seeing yours all finished in the photo has me jealous!

I am really digging your idea on the corner posts filled with barley. Quick question though, even if the tubes are sealed would you have to worry about the grain decomposing or rotting at all and looking worse down the road? I only ask because I am designing a bar for my basement and was thinking about ripping off a variation of your idea! Let me know what you think.

Good stuff and happy building! I will definitely be following this one.

Matt

Matt,

I actually didn't give it that much thought. I'm going to cap each end with a universal carboy stopper (remaining within the brewing theme). Then to attach the tubing I plan to drill a couple holes behind the tubes and they will latch onto some screws. So if the grain does start to spoil I can easily switch it out. They don't hold to much volume so I'm not worried about wasting my precious malt, :-)!

**jbsengineer** · 02-23-2012, 01:04 PM

Cidah - that's a great idea. That arm should be about perfect! To bad my dish is actually in use.

Lately I have been leaning towards mounting the panel onto a ceiling TV mount which would hang from the floor joists above. Similar to how I mounted the TV in my basement. My only concern would be how much swing from front to back it would have while working with the dials and buttons. I could always change it later I figure...

**CidahMastah** · 02-23-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jbsengineer

Cidah - that's a great idea. That arm should be about perfect! To bad my dish is actually in use.

Lately I have been leaning towards mounting the panel onto a ceiling TV mount which would hang from the floor joists above. Similar to how I mounted the TV in my basement. My only concern would be how much swing from front to back it would have while working with the dials and buttons. I could always change it later I figure...

That wouldn't be too bad of an idea pending you have enough reach on your wires from your probes, etc. I can see how pressing the PID buttons might cause a little travel on the tv mount.

The arm fixed to the brew stand is a little more ideal for my end use. I want to be able to move my brew stand to my garage in the summer and brew up there (or at least wheel my stand out the back door of my walk out basement) and then in the basement during the winter.

We originally wanted a full on swing arm. I think now we are leaning more towards a fixed position, or a two position swing that would be controlled by wing nuts or similar. Now that we decided we are going to use that arm, it is just a matter of how we will end up fabricating it to the stand. Luckily my buddy is a welder, so that opens up some more "custom" options.

**jbsengineer** · 02-24-2012, 01:26 AM

Vent hood has been built and mounted. I just need to cut the 6" hole for ventilation and caulk the frp seams.

Bracing spaced every 16" for joist mounting:

Plywood and FRP installation:

Freshly bucketed grain is getting a little workout today: