I am wondering if I could get some feedback on some ideas I have been kicking around. I want to first say THANK YOU on behalf of all of us lurkers. I have yet to really post anything because I have not had a problem that I could not figure out on my own with a good ‘ole:
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That being said I am buying a house here in a few months. It is my Mother-in-law's house (she is moving out of state) so that gives me the rare opportunity of about 6 months to plan my perfect “Man Cave/Brewery” set up with exact specifications of the basement.
Here is what I am tossing around.
I want to use 4 separate aquariums built into the wall at eye level behind the bar for my fermentation.
Here is my list of my top two things I need to over come and possible solutions
1 Obviously, the light.
-Transparent UV film on the outside
-There is already no sunlight that comes into the basement, only a couple small windows on the other side of the room.
-Doors that will slide over the glass when I don’t need the ego boost from friends and family (Think roller doors, like from an old wooded desk, that roll up into the wall or
over the opening)
2 Glue/Epoxies, I would need to modify them. Seal the top, drainage underneath etc. To do this is going to introduce possible plastic/glue/epoxy etc
- Right now I got nothing for this, just a lot of trial and error over the next few months.
- Possibly modifying the design to incorporate just a window on a sterile metal container.
I understand their are a lot of logistical issues here...but please don't tell me this is not going to work. It WILL work, I just have not figured it out yet.
Google: MY PROBLEM site:http://www.homebrewtalk.com
Or other means.
That being said I am buying a house here in a few months. It is my Mother-in-law's house (she is moving out of state) so that gives me the rare opportunity of about 6 months to plan my perfect “Man Cave/Brewery” set up with exact specifications of the basement.
Here is what I am tossing around.
I want to use 4 separate aquariums built into the wall at eye level behind the bar for my fermentation.
Here is my list of my top two things I need to over come and possible solutions
1 Obviously, the light.
-Transparent UV film on the outside
-There is already no sunlight that comes into the basement, only a couple small windows on the other side of the room.
-Doors that will slide over the glass when I don’t need the ego boost from friends and family (Think roller doors, like from an old wooded desk, that roll up into the wall or
over the opening)
2 Glue/Epoxies, I would need to modify them. Seal the top, drainage underneath etc. To do this is going to introduce possible plastic/glue/epoxy etc
- Right now I got nothing for this, just a lot of trial and error over the next few months.
- Possibly modifying the design to incorporate just a window on a sterile metal container.
I understand their are a lot of logistical issues here...but please don't tell me this is not going to work. It WILL work, I just have not figured it out yet.