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08-06-2009, 02:37 AM
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Beer Herder
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Countertop Brutus 20
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SWMBO caught me setting up to brew an Amarillo IPA tonight. Realized I hadn't posted any pics of my rig running. Kettle is 6 gal, 120V 2KW, bucket on bottom contains pump and counterflow chiller, and MLT on top, of course. Control box has PID and switches for kettle and pump.
Last edited by jkarp; 05-22-2010 at 02:12 PM.
Reason: Home server died. Reposting images.
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08-06-2009, 04:58 AM
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Go Blues!
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That's awesome, j
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08-06-2009, 06:33 AM
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Lets Brewering With Enjoy
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Pure unadulterated sickness 
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08-06-2009, 12:40 PM
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I'm interested in knowing more about your system. It appears you are using a 5 gallon mash tun? From what I've read about the Brutus 20, it has extraction efficiency issues... do you keep all your beers below 1.055 or have you found a way to solve this?
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08-06-2009, 01:24 PM
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It's a state of mind
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Looks to me like you're sporting a Beer Dyed t-shirt from Crazy Shirts. Tell me I'm wrong! Awesome btw. |
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08-06-2009, 02:40 PM
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Beer Herder
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baja_Brewer
I'm interested in knowing more about your system. It appears you are using a 5 gallon mash tun? From what I've read about the Brutus 20, it has extraction efficiency issues... do you keep all your beers below 1.055 or have you found a way to solve this?
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There's nothing to solve really. The Brutus 20 efficiency issues are over-hyped. I've done 1.100 beers and still gotten 75%. This is consistent with Lonnie's (the father of Brutus) results too. Yes, it's a 5 gal tun. System is set up for 4 gallon batches max. I normally do 3.5 gal runs. |
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08-06-2009, 02:41 PM
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Beer Herder
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Elizabeth, CO
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Originally Posted by whutever
Looks to me like you're sporting a Beer Dyed t-shirt from Crazy Shirts. Tell me I'm wrong! Awesome btw. |
Kona Brewing Longboard Lager, baby! |
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08-06-2009, 02:44 PM
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Senior Member
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Man that is a cool looking setup. Forgive me if it is somewhere else, but have you posted build specs on that setup?
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08-06-2009, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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That is awesome!!!! Could you please do a more detailed write up of components, cost and the whole shebang! I linked to this from my portable brewery thread because I think this is wicked awesome. 
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/please-vote-quest-ultimate-portable-brewery-127359/
:EDIT: I put together my version of this system in that thread. Mine is a bit over-the-top with the stainless and whatnot but you can check it out.
Last edited by Boerderij_Kabouter; 08-06-2009 at 05:07 PM.
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08-06-2009, 02:55 PM
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Cowboys EAC
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Honolulu, HI
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That's a GREAT countertop system. Kudos!!
I tried the B20 method before, and my efficiency was only a little lower than normal. I don't get great efficiency with a double batch sparge, so it wouldn't really make much difference to me. I was in the middle of building a single-tier system then, so I just stuck with the 3 keg setup. I think the 2 vessel method is definately valid and saves some space, as you have effectively shown.
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