CannibalAJ
Well-Known Member
Greetings
As always, I like to put my design issues before the HBT committee to see if its been done before and to learn from others "adventures" (I refuse to call them mistakes because that would be something was done wrong... An Adventure is just that! A new exciting experience!!)
So here's the problem, the boss (you know what i mean) doesn't like the smell of my brewing but likes the homebrew. For the most part I brew when she isn't home, out doors or somewhere else. I've begun compiling the equipment for a countertop brutus and would like to brew in the basement, but I require ventilation to not fill the house with brew smell.
How much CFM do you think is required? I can just buy a range hood for $80 from a home improvement store that has 190 CFM. Or I can build a hood for double the cost with 3X the cfm using an inline fan and some plywood and/or foam board insulation.
Does anyone have any experience? I am a cheap a$$ and am leaning towards the range hood but I refuse to pay the money then have to upgrade after 1 brew and a cranky fiance.
As always, I like to put my design issues before the HBT committee to see if its been done before and to learn from others "adventures" (I refuse to call them mistakes because that would be something was done wrong... An Adventure is just that! A new exciting experience!!)
So here's the problem, the boss (you know what i mean) doesn't like the smell of my brewing but likes the homebrew. For the most part I brew when she isn't home, out doors or somewhere else. I've begun compiling the equipment for a countertop brutus and would like to brew in the basement, but I require ventilation to not fill the house with brew smell.
How much CFM do you think is required? I can just buy a range hood for $80 from a home improvement store that has 190 CFM. Or I can build a hood for double the cost with 3X the cfm using an inline fan and some plywood and/or foam board insulation.
Does anyone have any experience? I am a cheap a$$ and am leaning towards the range hood but I refuse to pay the money then have to upgrade after 1 brew and a cranky fiance.