Pics of your all grain setup

dkevinb said:

Since I've only done one all grain batch, BIAB, I suppose this qualifies as my all grain setup.

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That's really all you need! I might suggest a digital stick thermometer, you can pick one up for 10 - 20 bucks. Not sure I would trust the thermo that comes with a turkey fryer?

My apologies if that's not what I'm looking at.

wilserbrewer said:

That's really all you need! I might suggest a digital stick thermometer, you can pick one up for 10 - 20 bucks. Not sure I would trust the thermo that comes with a turkey fryer?

My apologies if that's not what I'm looking at.

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I have one. That's just one I picked up at the LHBS to let me know what ballpark I'm in. But they track right on.

This pic is old but my stuff has not changed much.

The542 said:

Two fifteens and a ten gallon kettles for five and ten gallon batches. Apartment brewing baby!

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I think you might have crossed that thin line between hobby and habit.

hoppybrewster said:

I see a lot of guys using kegs, those are aluminum right? Then what's the fuss over stainless? Are there off flavors from aluminum? Or is it a Ford v. Chevy argument?



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Kegs are stainless.


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I do 5-6 gallon eBIAB.

Here's my ghetto setup. Bottom right is the natural gas wok burner that I built for short money that was one of the best things I have done for this hobby. Never worry about running out of gas.

Yooper said:

Kegs are stainless.



Lots of people use aluminum kettles, and I used to until I got the keg which is bigger.

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What's the problem with aluminum kettles?


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hoppybrewster said:

What's the problem with aluminum kettles?


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Nothing.

^^^then why do people spend 3 times as much for stainless?


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hoppybrewster said:

^^^then why do people spend 3 times as much for stainless?


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There are advantages. Most of all its CIP cleaner safe (not important for a boil kettle.) Do a search.

^^^^are there oxidation issues during the boil?


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Here's my gravity fed system. I use the pump at the end to send the hot wort through the Therminator.

hoppybrewster said:

^^^^are there oxidation issues during the boil?


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You should passivate an aluminum kettle before using it the first time. Fill it full of water and boil for 30-60 minutes. This will form a dark layer of oxide on the inside of the kettle which is very non-reactive. You only have to do it once unless you scrub the oxide layer off, which is not easy.

kwgriz said:

Here's my gravity fed system. I use the pump at the end to send the hot wort through the Therminator.

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That's a super nice, practical way of setting it up - on your garage wall like that. When we move into a house next year, I'll have to do something similar. Thanks for the idea!

Cooler mash tun with RIMS tube in the foreground; background is a twin burner Campmor stove, boil kettle, and HLT. Not shown is my RIMS controller box. I plan on building a stand out of strut material once I figure out the best layout for the RIMS tube, pump, chiller, and controller. Except for the sparge water, all of the liquids are moved using the pump.



And yes, that's really the color of our house!

Here is our his and hers 15 gallon sculptures.We brew roughly one day a month and make about 250 gallons a year.We're in our ninth year.


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My setup, I use aluminum and ,with proper care, havent had any issues.

Some of you guys are very technical... I'm an old school home brewer I guess.

Old School works well.

I built this when I decided to go to 10 gal batches.


All Electric RIMs , the HLT and RIMS tube are PID controlled, the boil kettle is manually controlled.
I use 3 Pumps (all are 12VDC) and are small enough the mount to the cam lock fitting on the 3 vessel's ball valves.

Old school cheap and easy here:




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Never done.

Here is my humble AG setup. I just started brewing again (glad I didnt get rid of my equipment) so I need to get a table or some other brew stand. Double stacked tool boxes are not that stable

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Above shows mash water heat up. I do full mash to boil volume.

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Above shows inside the cooler. I do not use a manifold. Instead I use a BrewBag brand bag made for a large cooler and 2 cookie cooling racks on the bottom to hold the bag up.

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I used a hole saw to make a hole for the thermometer probe. I roll up packing foam around the probe wire.

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Only lost one degree in 45 min.

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Then I move the pot and burned to the right of the cooler and drain the wort. 6.4 gallons.

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The valve height on the pot in this location allows me to then put the carboy to the right of the brew pot and drain after immersion cooling.

Just a simple wooden gravity rig.
Makes good beer though.

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2nd hand 80/20. Blichmann burner, chugger pump. Mash tun shelf folds down. Everything has a male cam lock fitting so I can use hoses like patch cords which gives lots of flexibility


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Super ghetto system. No real brew sculpture, because I move it to my summer camp, for summer, and back to my house, for winter.

Simple

10 gallons in the laundry closet. All the gear stays stacked neatly in the closet while quivering in anticipation for its next brew session.
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thanks for sharing this pics