KPSquared
Well-Known Member
Wow, these midnight shifts are freakin productive for me. . . I've just spent the last couple hours researching and reading about a billion threads on this forum.
I'm very new to home brewing so I have lots to learn but after my first batch ever (Fat Tire clone partial mash) I know that I'm hooked for life. After doing the partial mash, I knew I would rather be doing AG right away so I started trying to decide on a set-up. I looked at 3 tier gravity systems, single tier systems, drooled over Kal's electric heaven, went back and forth between round and rectangle cooler mash tuns, RIMS, HERMS, pumps, and all manner of magic.
All of that reading and excitement culminated in a stroke of divine inspiration (you know. . .Beer is proof that God loves us, and all that. . .)
First I saw this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/biab-brew-stand-hoist-pump-310459/
and read through this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/mikes-e-keggle-99931/
and this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/designing-ekeggle-biab-recirculating-system-input-258708/
and quite a few others. . . and have decided to commit to a plan.
Winch Stand BIAB Recirculating e-Keggle.
The BIAB method just makes sense to me, I have a great indoor space for brewing but it's small so the electric is a better choice, I already have the keggle, it just needs some modifications, and I have access to a lot of steel and can weld/fabricate to a reasonable end.
I'm so stoked about how all this is going to come together, I just had to share. . . no coolers, no extra kettles, no gas fires . . . just 240 volts, 5500 watts and some good old fashioned ingenuity.
I'll start a build thread once I get everything figured!
I'm very new to home brewing so I have lots to learn but after my first batch ever (Fat Tire clone partial mash) I know that I'm hooked for life. After doing the partial mash, I knew I would rather be doing AG right away so I started trying to decide on a set-up. I looked at 3 tier gravity systems, single tier systems, drooled over Kal's electric heaven, went back and forth between round and rectangle cooler mash tuns, RIMS, HERMS, pumps, and all manner of magic.
All of that reading and excitement culminated in a stroke of divine inspiration (you know. . .Beer is proof that God loves us, and all that. . .)
First I saw this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/biab-brew-stand-hoist-pump-310459/
and read through this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/mikes-e-keggle-99931/
and this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/designing-ekeggle-biab-recirculating-system-input-258708/
and quite a few others. . . and have decided to commit to a plan.
Winch Stand BIAB Recirculating e-Keggle.
The BIAB method just makes sense to me, I have a great indoor space for brewing but it's small so the electric is a better choice, I already have the keggle, it just needs some modifications, and I have access to a lot of steel and can weld/fabricate to a reasonable end.
I'm so stoked about how all this is going to come together, I just had to share. . . no coolers, no extra kettles, no gas fires . . . just 240 volts, 5500 watts and some good old fashioned ingenuity.
I'll start a build thread once I get everything figured!