Another Basement Brewery Build

dresselbrew said:

Sorry if I missed it earlier but I'm curious what outlets and plugs you used for your heating elements. I'm building now and don't like the big bulky options I see others using.

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schematix said:

I used the Blichmann Boil Coils and the cords that were supplied with those.

The receptacles are Leviton 2620 (http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ProductDetail.jsp?partnumber=2620&section=40369&minisite=10251)

The realty of 240V is that it is bulky due to the required separation, although i don't find the Blichmann plugs or Leviton receptacles to be overkill.

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schematix said:

This is quite the gray area. I am in reality venting either through the washer stack pipe, or the air admittance valve i put on the sink drain. This "works" but an inspector might disagree that its kosher. Washer stand pipes have special exceptions with their venting since they deal with "gray" water and are naturally open to the atmosphere. A new house would likely have venting included, but this house was built in '73, before such standards were common and when they still used aluminum wire (f me).

There is a p-trap beneath the floor. After that i assume that then connects to the main drain line and is thus vented through one of the other drains.

So far no issues with drainage or sewer gas.

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jammin said:

Where are you getting the make-up air in this space? Code states that make up air opening must be not less that ventilation opening. Can you detail this it bc at fist glance you appear to be in violation.

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jahlinux said:

I’ve been brewing with it for a few months and it works awesome!

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Woodbrews said:

I just did my first brew with the same condenser assembly. I'm curious - have you measured how much it changed your boil-off rate, and how have you adjusted your starting volumes? Thanks!

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