After my failed attempt to sell off the Brutus I asked the wife if I could trick the system out the way I had always intended. Somehow I got her approval . With another child on the way I had intended to go back to using my simple and reliable cooler, pot, blichmann burner setup for my brewdays which are very likely to get a bit more limited once the new baby arrives. After I couldnt sell the unit though I got to thinking that if Im not going to be able to brew as often I may as well enjoy my brew sessions as much as possible using the equipment I really wanted to use. So here I am with a new thread documenting what I have done to the old Brutus.
For those of you who havent seen the unit before I purchsed the stand and electronics second hand from another brewer who essentially gutted the unit when I took possesion. He took his pumps, therminator chiller, hoses, kettles, keggles, disconnects, etc etc. Heres a few shots of the unit when I first got it: