The wooden rig is near completion and I wanted to post up a few new pictures to track our progress to date. I'd started this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/got-wood-189818/
but was unable to change the post title to reflect the addition of...PICTURES!!
From the last post, we've started to hard plumb the lines for the brewery:
My buddy is a carpenter and did much of the work responsible for the framework we're building on. We thought about heat spill from the burners and possible charring issues. I'm hoping that our spacing - fore and aft - should negate any potential fire hazards.
All fittings are Swagelok, we're using Sandvik tubing and full port FNPT ball valves from Ohio Valve Co.
Tubing is 1/2" OD and all bends were made with a hand tube bender (1-1/2" R). The process is quite simple, three inlets from each vessel into one pump, two outlets to the HERMS coil and BK whirlpool.
We're going to interrupt the BK return line to the pump with a tee and valve to accommodate a Shirron plate chiller. We are using just one Falsie in the Mash Tun; the HLT and BK have just been plumbed with dip tubes.
The HLT dip tube has been elongated to help support the HERMS coil:
The BK dip tube has been butted as close the the side wall of the keggle in hopes of taking advantage of the centrifugal force from the whirlpool:
Otherwise, we just need to pick up some copper for the HERMS coil, bend a few more lengths of tubing for the final plumbing, fix up the sight glasses for both HLT and BK, affix our Brewmometers to each vessel and mount/plumb the burners; should be up and running in the next week.
Super pumped to be near the end of the build. We're so ready to brew with this thing!
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/got-wood-189818/
but was unable to change the post title to reflect the addition of...PICTURES!!
From the last post, we've started to hard plumb the lines for the brewery:
My buddy is a carpenter and did much of the work responsible for the framework we're building on. We thought about heat spill from the burners and possible charring issues. I'm hoping that our spacing - fore and aft - should negate any potential fire hazards.
All fittings are Swagelok, we're using Sandvik tubing and full port FNPT ball valves from Ohio Valve Co.
Tubing is 1/2" OD and all bends were made with a hand tube bender (1-1/2" R). The process is quite simple, three inlets from each vessel into one pump, two outlets to the HERMS coil and BK whirlpool.
We're going to interrupt the BK return line to the pump with a tee and valve to accommodate a Shirron plate chiller. We are using just one Falsie in the Mash Tun; the HLT and BK have just been plumbed with dip tubes.
The HLT dip tube has been elongated to help support the HERMS coil:
The BK dip tube has been butted as close the the side wall of the keggle in hopes of taking advantage of the centrifugal force from the whirlpool:
Otherwise, we just need to pick up some copper for the HERMS coil, bend a few more lengths of tubing for the final plumbing, fix up the sight glasses for both HLT and BK, affix our Brewmometers to each vessel and mount/plumb the burners; should be up and running in the next week.
Super pumped to be near the end of the build. We're so ready to brew with this thing!
But, our measured FG was right on the money! Beer tasted pretty good going into the bottle, should be ready 2-3 weeks. 
