Home brewpubs/ brewing lairs

I wanna see some pics of your home pubs or brewing areas for some inspiration and ideas for my next big project!

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Brew rig and one side of garage, the other side is my work bench a beer fridge. Did the floors and all the cabinetry work myself. It's not perfect but it turned out decent and I'm happy with the beers I make in there.

Nice, what kind of floor coating is that? I was thinking i want to paint my shop floor black

Thanks, It's the epoxy kits for garages you get from hardware stores. I did the regular and the clear coat so it's easy to clean. You could probably paint your floor black then use the clear coat kits to protect it.

It ain't much, but it's surprising what you can find to put a brewery/man cave together...
This is a shot of the old printer stand I got from Staples years ago, now my fermenter stand. Irish red on the right, Dry stout on the left. I store all my little odds & ends in the fermenter stand's shelves.

Here's a shot of the whole room. The black bottling table is from Walmart. Empty bottle storage to the left of it & the comp hutch left of that. I need to install a wood plank floor yet though. The chromed steel wire shelf is from Home Depot, as are the dunnage containers. One for grains, the other for dry stuff, like dextrose, DME, etc.

Came here because I thought it said "liars" not lairs.

Bring me a lyr!

Haha. Uniondr.-i like the wood floor idea, im gonna convert my shop into a home brewpub, ive already got a good start on it, but im gathering ideas for making it right over the top lol. Everything ive built is a golden stained wood so im thinking black floor( concrete) with area rugs and a dark grey wall would go well with the wood accents

I'm working toward something like that myself. I have an archway leading into the room I'm sure a pair of French doors will fit nicely too. The old shaker drop leaf table I got in here's a little too big though. Need a smaller table & a couple chairs. We have honey oak around the house, so I'll be sticking with lighter colors. Good thing I finally got a Home Depot credit card.

Lets not even talk about credit cards lol. between my builds so far and upgrading all my equipment ive developed quite the debt

I just got done paying off my best buy card from buying my wife a nice laptop last year. Gotta get the kitchen fixed now. Then I can finally start on the man cave/brewery again...

Yeah its gonna always be an ongoing project i think lol

(L-R) My cellar fridge, my kegerator, my storage rack for all of my brewing toys and my food-safe garbage cans of bulk 2-Row. Right across from the fridges is the brewrig

Upgraded from a cooler mashtun and carboys to my ultimate set up. Was quick to build, but took years to pull the trigger.

Sub'd for when I get to work on mine in a month or so.

@ banners-that is frickin incredible, exactly where i hope to be one day. I just made the switch ag a few months ago so im rocking the cooler and 10 gal kettle for now, but ss fermenters are on the list as well as a 20 gal 3 burner system. I can dream for now lol......

No one warned me about this hobby lol

jstringer1983 said:

No one warned me about this hobby lol

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Yeah, they lure you in with "Hey! you just need a big pot and a cooler. Or better yet, a big pot and a mesh bag! Good beer for cheap!!" And then the parade of shiny stainless haunts your dreams.

Haha exactly

BannersBasementBrewery said:

Upgraded from a cooler mashtun and carboys to my ultimate set up. Was quick to build, but took years to pull the trigger.

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That is amazing! Very nice work.

jstringer1983 said:

No one warned me about this hobby lol

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I was warned, but it didn't do any good!

BannersBasementBrewery said:

Upgraded from a cooler mashtun and carboys to my ultimate set up. Was quick to build, but took years to pull the trigger.

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That's Fancy! ipe:

jstringer1983 said:

@ banners-that is frickin incredible, exactly where i hope to be one day. I just made the switch ag a few months ago so im rocking the cooler and 10 gal kettle for now, but ss fermenters are on the list as well as a 20 gal 3 burner system. I can dream for now lol......

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Thanks man. It turned out 10x better than I had planned.

Thanks

Hello said:

Came here because I thought it said "liars" not lairs.

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The liars come after too much time in the lairs.

GHBWNY said:

The liars come after too much time in the lairs.

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Or too many beers and the stories get bigger and bigger!

jstringer1983 said:

No one warned me about this hobby lol

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I wasn't warned, I alway go big or go home! Lol. Ask SWMBO, that when I get into to a new hobby I go all in. Glad this is so fun and rewarding that the personal satisfaction has been tenfold.

BannersBasementBrewery said:

Upgraded from a cooler mashtun and carboys to my ultimate set up. Was quick to build, but took years to pull the trigger.

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Next is the bar in front of it so you can serve your beers to friends and family?

Yep. I am currently in the process of building a wet bar with 4 taps.

Here's mine. I can't actually brew in this space but I keep all my brewhouse equipment here and I ferment just to the right of the stuff on the other wall. It's a nice 64 degrees down there most of the year. It's got a walk-out and a basin sink. If it wasn't a rental I'd be making bigger adjustments but it'll do until we decide to buy again.

Heres what ive made so far, gonna get some area rugs and paint the wall nd floor soon hopefully

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I need a room that size. My man cave/brewery is reaching critical mass!
Just add my shaker drop-leaf table to this older pic...

Nice, looks like you have a mini brewer like me lol, hes my dedicated grain miller. Hows that electric setup work for you? Thats my goal in the next few years.

Havnt brewed on it yet but wanted to share. I got my grain bills in today so the clock is tickin. 15 gal ss bk. 10gal cooler tun. Conical fernenters. Single pump setup. All camlok fittings. Plate chiller. Propane fired for now. Only one faucet installed for now. Custom brew table with power. Plus storage for my pot and reflux stills (love me some whiskey every now and then Only A few more faucets to install plus my stout faucet and nitro setup. Hook up my lagering/fermentation fridge. Oh and to buy another half dozen kegs. This puppy will be one keg right after another

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Oh how i would love a keggerator that big. Is that a fridge or upright freezer?

Upright freezer. I can fit 12 5gal cornys 100 bucks on CL. Althought i junked my last one by hitting the cooling coil when drilling for the co2 lines. So it really cost more like 250...

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Upright freezer. I can fit 12 5gal cornys 100 bucks on CL. Althought i junked my last one by hitting the cooling coil when drilling for the co2 lines. So it really cost more like 250...

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I love when people tell the truth about how much things cost. Kudos. I've done the exact same thing only with minifridges....

Here is My set up, not much but does the trick..

They were all straight in my pictures, sorry for crappy rotation problems.. Didnt notice until upload

Here is my setup, this is in the wife and i's soon to be bedroom.

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