HahnWerke
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First of all, a short introduction on my part!
I'm Rick, 28, and a home-brewer since about two years! Together with two friends we decided to start brewing our own beer on Valentine's day 2014 and have made fifteen different beers to date. A very enjoyable hobby!
From the very beginning we started with all-grain brewing, and also from the beginning, we thought of various ways to make the brewing process better. My background as an industrial designer and my job as a design engineer at a car restoration company gave me access to 3D modeling and a good selection of power tools, so we quickly had a few unique things in our brewing equipment inventory. Amongst them a 3D-printed thermometer holder and a laser cut stainless 'wrench' to fasten plastic fermentation container lids. The biggest project was a mash filter, that combined a stainless steel spring with a sturdy base to keep it on the bottom of the mashing tun.
Having quit the car restoration company and setting out on my own, I'm thinking of branching out into different markets. So why not beer brewing!
I understand if this is perhaps not the best forum to start this discussion (commercial activities and the like), but I'd like to see this more as a brainstorming session
I attached some pictures of the above mentioned equipment. I'd love to hear your ideas on products that aren't available, but should be!
I'm Rick, 28, and a home-brewer since about two years! Together with two friends we decided to start brewing our own beer on Valentine's day 2014 and have made fifteen different beers to date. A very enjoyable hobby!
From the very beginning we started with all-grain brewing, and also from the beginning, we thought of various ways to make the brewing process better. My background as an industrial designer and my job as a design engineer at a car restoration company gave me access to 3D modeling and a good selection of power tools, so we quickly had a few unique things in our brewing equipment inventory. Amongst them a 3D-printed thermometer holder and a laser cut stainless 'wrench' to fasten plastic fermentation container lids. The biggest project was a mash filter, that combined a stainless steel spring with a sturdy base to keep it on the bottom of the mashing tun.
Having quit the car restoration company and setting out on my own, I'm thinking of branching out into different markets. So why not beer brewing!
I understand if this is perhaps not the best forum to start this discussion (commercial activities and the like), but I'd like to see this more as a brainstorming session
I attached some pictures of the above mentioned equipment. I'd love to hear your ideas on products that aren't available, but should be!