MaxOut
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Here a few random build pictures.
You had me right up til the pic of the temp probes in water for primary fermentation, poo poo.
Very nice work on everything else, i'm almost sorry I badgered you in the classified section.
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Where do you suggest Im always open for suggestions?
wow again. the opposite side of the garage is freakin awesome too.
one question for you? how hot does that OSB get behind your brew kettles? seams like adding a less flammable material or a SS backsplash of some kind might be a good idea. better safe than sorry considering how nice your "garage" is.
Get a pipeline going and start fermenting one at a time.
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Where do you suggest Im always open for suggestions?
The_Dog_42 said:
The gel pack can control ambient temps, so it controls fermentation over multiple vessels. There are lots of ideas on how to handle it with a single vessel, but when dealing with multiple vessels, I like the idea of monitoring semi-ambient conditions. The gel pack provides a little slower response, so opening the door doesn't automatically make the compressor come on but it will respond to the heat dumped into the fridge by the fermentation cycles of all your vessels. Control the ambient and the vessels will follow. It'd be interesting to have a data logger monitor the temp of a vessel using this method, but I don't have the setup to do a comparison.
Oh and Maxout...PROST!
Tarheel4985 said:What insulation did you use on the temperature sensor cables? It looks like mesh/fiberglass but I'm curious where you sourced it. We are having some heat issues with our sensors and other wiring, so I'm looking for something to protect it from the heat.
What insulation did you use on the temperature sensor cables? It looks like mesh/fiberglass but I'm curious where you sourced it. We are having some heat issues with our sensors and other wiring, so I'm looking for something to protect it from the heat.
Can you tell us where you got the color coded rings for your hoses and a where you got the burner ignitors?
So one question:
When do you find time to brew?
im going to say what everyone is thinking.. To be doing your 4th brew on that is so totally wrong, and congratulations . Those of us who say that though, its just outta jealousy so dont take it seriously. Kudos for you to take the time to build it and understand it and not just drop the $$$ on a prebuilt system as a new brewer, At least it shows some understanding of what your system is doing, and why.
Its friggin awesome.
I find it weird that you are brewing only your 4th batch of beer on one of the raddest homebrew systems around. Good on ya!!
I'm on the 4th iteration of my system, and have yet to get anywhere near your level of stainlessness. I just built a new wooden brewstand out of timber I found at work.
Since your system and process is so pristine, you might want to make upgrading your fermenters the next step. I've found fermenting in corny kegs to be one of the best moves I've made. I won't go back to glass or buckets, but I may upgrade to a sanke fermenter eventually. Cheers.
The rings on the hoses are just colored zip ties. The igniters I got from a local HVAC supply company, I can give you their name and number if you like. They were the Honeywell Q3450 Intermittent Hot Surface Ignition With pilot. I couldn't find a "deal" on the igniters I think they were around $70.00 each. Work really well and light every time no matter what.
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