Amazing design in both the bar and brewery.What is the sculpture you have there?
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Amazing design in both the bar and brewery.What is the sculpture you have there?
It is a MoreBeer 3 tier.... 5 gallon batch size (10 gallon pots). Hooked it to natural gas. Bought it about 15 years ago. Worth every penny over the years.
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Where did you get the wood for the side of your bar? Almost looks like driftwood. Thats kind of what i would like to make mine out of.
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FYI: That's a 3 burner Blichmann Top Tier system with 26 gal more beer kettles.
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That is pure sex
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Here are a few from my brew day last weekend.
My ghetto 3 tier
Some ingredients
I transferred this little pale ale while I waited for the boil
My ghetto 3 tier
Some ingredients
I transferred this little pale ale while I waited for the boil
Seems kind of dangerous mounting it at a 90 degree angle like that!
Lol, nice one! Not sure what I did wrong on the upload
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my brewing "rig" is basic, burner on cinder blocks.
Here's my fermenting space, many carboys of wine and beer to keep everyone company
Bottled beer storage (yes the entire closet is devoted to beer!)
whoa! Love it, mate
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Thanks =)
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Well my main order from LD Carlson should be at the house tomorrow. My wife said it was dropped off at the Winery today. So, most everything I need <cough cough> to start should be here tomorrow. LD Carlson was out of Super Agata Bench Cappers, the caps I wanted and one or two other bits. So I ordered them through Brewmasters, but they were OOS on the Agata too, so that order will ship once they get that in. Which sort of sucks as they are shipping most of the ingredients, for my first beer batch.
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My "rig". Storage in the "Man Alcove" of my garage; brew space on my deck; fermenting area (and additional storage) in the basement; keezer in the "Man Alcove".
It's ghetto, but it produces beer. Drinkable beer. That I like to drink!
It's ghetto, but it produces beer. Drinkable beer. That I like to drink!
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Well part one of the kit arrived from LD Carlson.
Rest will be here tomorrow from brewmasters.
Rest will be here tomorrow from brewmasters.
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here is some of my crap... it's changed over the years. but this is how it sits now...
my old electric setup
kegerator
my old keezer, now is the fermentation chamber
Simple, but it works for me!
Damn. I have severe beer-porn envy. Nice stuff!!
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It is barn-board....My father-in-law had a 100+ year old barn that was basically at the end of its life and so I salvaged some of the better boards to use on the bar.
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Not all the posts are installed, but meet the fermenter family. I'm looking for one more sibling...
I've fermented in carboys, sanke kegs, and I own a 14.5 gallon blichmann conical... These 10 gallon kegs are the shiz for fermenting. The next best thing is the system I developed for sanke kegs.
The conical SUCKS in my opinion. I am selling it... I hope I can score one more of these 10 gals at some point in the near future.
I've fermented in carboys, sanke kegs, and I own a 14.5 gallon blichmann conical... These 10 gallon kegs are the shiz for fermenting. The next best thing is the system I developed for sanke kegs.
The conical SUCKS in my opinion. I am selling it... I hope I can score one more of these 10 gals at some point in the near future.
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Do ferment and serve from the kegs?
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Nope... I ferment only.
The reason I love them is because they're so versatile and easy to use, clean...etc.
The conical was a PITA. It couldn't be moved to fill. It added unwanted exposure to oxygen...it was huge and difficult to temp control...etc.
With this, I can ferment probably up to 8 gallons/ea, but I generally do about 5.5 to 6.5
Once it's done fermenting in a controlled room, I can throw it into the fridge to cold crash. Or it can be added in the fridge to lager...
Once it's done, I use a jumper (liquid to liquid connection) and force transfer to a clean serving keg that has been purged of oxygen.
So I might split the batch up into a single 5 or two of my 3 gal kegs.
Or if I do 8 gallons, I can fill a 5 and a 3 gallon keg. I also have three 1 gallon kegs... So 5 and a 1...etc.
It's also perfect for sour mashes... Fill it, deplete the oxygen and warm it up. No worries for it going south under those conditions.
My brewery is like a transformer Burger King... Modify it to have it your way, :rockin:
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I ferment in kegs also, but do smaller batches (4 gallons in 5 gallon low profile kegs). But how do you know when you're getting close to a full keg with out over filling and having the gas tube submerged in beer (hence preventing beer backing up into your gas lines)?
I love being able to do a closed transfer...so worry-free.
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Well when filling the fermenter, I have a sight gauge in my BK as well as the keg is open during this time.
When I transfer from the fermenter to a serving keg, and I'm splitting batches up between say two 3 gal or a 5 and a 3, there are a few methods....
1) weight... Physically weigh the keg, set it to zero. Then fill it... 3 gallons should equal about (8lbx3gal) 24lb
Or
2) and this is generally what I do... I cold crash my fermenter before I rack it over. Condensation builds up on the side of serving keg. I can physically see the line in the keg as it moves up.
Or
3) you can fill until you get blow off from the PRV, normally I shake starsan in the keg to sanitize. It creates a lot of foam that never comes out. When it starts to blow out, I know I'm getting close to full...
Hope that helps
When I transfer from the fermenter to a serving keg, and I'm splitting batches up between say two 3 gal or a 5 and a 3, there are a few methods....
1) weight... Physically weigh the keg, set it to zero. Then fill it... 3 gallons should equal about (8lbx3gal) 24lb
Or
2) and this is generally what I do... I cold crash my fermenter before I rack it over. Condensation builds up on the side of serving keg. I can physically see the line in the keg as it moves up.
Or
3) you can fill until you get blow off from the PRV, normally I shake starsan in the keg to sanitize. It creates a lot of foam that never comes out. When it starts to blow out, I know I'm getting close to full...
Hope that helps
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Great ideas. Thanks!
Peruvian802
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Do you unscrew the PRVs and put airlocks in bungs in the hole or just put a hose on the outlet sans post?
insanim8er
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No, I built spunding valves. They're pressure valves that allow you to read the PSI and adjust it.
You can see it in this photo (If you click the link in my sig you can see more info of the idea of the system. It just uses different kegs)
So I can have it wide open to blow out all pressure, or I can adjust it to release all pressure up to whatever PSI I want it to maintain at...
It simply connects to a gas ball lock that connects to the in post. So there is no modification of the keg what-so-ever.
This allows benefits (read the forum about fermenting under pressure) You can also seal it 100% when you're at the proper gravity level. That will then carbonate your beer naturally. Saves you time and money on CO2 (assuming you keg)
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No, I built spunding valves. They're pressure valves that allow you to read the PSI and adjust it.
You can see it in this photo (If you click the link in my sig you can see more info of the idea of the system. It just uses different kegs)
So I can have it wide open to blow out all pressure, or I can adjust it to release all pressure up to whatever PSI I want it to maintain at...
It simply connects to a gas ball lock that connects to the in post. So there is no modification of the keg what-so-ever.
This allows benefits (read the forum about fermenting under pressure) You can also seal it 100% when you're at the proper gravity level. That will then carbonate your beer naturally. Saves you time and money on CO2 (assuming you keg)
So cool
No, I built spunding valves. They're pressure valves that allow you to read the PSI and adjust it.
You can see it in this photo (If you click the link in my sig you can see more info of the idea of the system. It just uses different kegs)
So I can have it wide open to blow out all pressure, or I can adjust it to release all pressure up to whatever PSI I want it to maintain at...
It simply connects to a gas ball lock that connects to the in post. So there is no modification of the keg what-so-ever.
This allows benefits (read the forum about fermenting under pressure) You can also seal it 100% when you're at the proper gravity level. That will then carbonate your beer naturally. Saves you time and money on CO2 (assuming you keg)
Yeah. Great idea! Very pro-like.
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Here's my e-setup with an electric brewery panel and 14gal fermenter. Cramped brewing space in the shed buts it's all I'm allowed!
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Nice set up. And the Barley Crusher grain mill works great for me on top of the blue buckets Lowe's sells. It fits the Lowe's bucket tighter than the orange Home Depot ones. Otherwise it's a great grain crusher for the money.
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It is the control panel for my setup. I made it using Kal's website (http://www.theelectricbrewery.com). I highly recommend everything about the site, lots of good free info.
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Thanks!
My 3-tier (and smoker in the background) and the end result 
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Awesome thanks
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