7-26-09 BrewDay

So since my pipeline has been dry of beer for a few weeks now I decided to get off my butt and brew a batch. It was a good time to test all the new BT features and my new solenoid valve setup.

The worst thing was that about halfway through the mash I dropped and broke my only hydrometer and my test jar and we don't have any LHBS. Soo this is going to be called the Flying Blind Amber Ale.

I was brewing 11 gallons of house amber ale.


Here are some shots of the system all set up.

Partway through the mash



Here you can see the wort at the beginning of the recirculation.



And then here it is towards the end



And the final result

My backup high tech volume measurement tool.



Recirculating



First sparge



Boil

Why it's a bad idea to use hot glue on your LCD on a summer day in Miami.

That's a great looking set-up. Very sweet.

Bummer on the hydrometer. Maybe time to put a $30 refractometer on the shopping list. Not quite as accurate, but they will take a more abuse than a hydrometer.

Thanks

Yeah i've been eyeing them, this hydro lasted almost 2 years so I guess it did pretty good.

It's setups like this that scare away newbies! Seems like you could use some shade out there in Miami, gotta be warm. Very nice brew rig!

heh heh, thanks!

Yeah after it hit the 3 hour mark I was starting to get a bit warm. I wish I had a covered patio to brew on.

At least I had the pool to jump in between steps

Very nice, very nice. Glad to see you actually getting to use the BT's ever increasing features!

How did the volume calcs seem to work for you?

very nice setup.

I love brew porn, and you've got some serious hardware! Any idea what your total build cost was?

cyberbackpacker said:

Very nice, very nice. Glad to see you actually getting to use the BT's ever increasing features!

How did the volume calcs seem to work for you?

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Thanks

Figures I would be the one of the designers of the creation and I barely get to brew with it.

The volume calcs were off because I had messed up the calibrations and the heat does cause some issues. But I think we can subtract the volume added by the heat.

Lil' Sparky said:

I love brew porn, and you've got some serious hardware! Any idea what your total build cost was?

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Not a clue, i've been gathering parts over the last year and a half so I barely remember purchasing half the stuff.

Well, that's a safe answer for the missus anyway.

Very nice setup, man there is a lot of tubing there.

Thanks

Yeah it sure gets away from you after a while.