Brew Hut Raising Weekend - 4/25

[Otis The Drunk]

Looks like it's coming along Ed, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to try and contact you a few weeks ago. I was staying with a friend in Round Rock.

Next time I'm in the area I would like to share a beer or two with you.

 

[EdWort]

I wish I had a brew house .

Thought a basement is just as good here in the UP of Michigan! Pretty stable lagering temps durring winter , ofcourse, I could bury my fermenter outside in snow!

I wish I had a basement. My first house was in Utah. A small house, but new with an unfinished basement...my brewery. Oh I miss that basement.

Not too many basements in Texas, at least in the Hill Country. Here's why.

 

[comp]

seen alot of that in NC

 

[Calico Jack]

fingers crossed you hit some oil!

 

[Amiaji]

Any updates?

 

[EdWort]

No work on it last weekend due to the Oktoberfest.

 

[phissionkorps]

Not too many basements in Texas, at least in the Hill Country

I've lived in SE, far West, and now North Texas and I have never seen a basement except on really extravagant houses. I really wish we had them...I can understand not having them in the Houston area because of flooding, but no one in Lubbock had them, which made 0 sense because

 

[ThickHead]

No work on it last weekend due to the Oktoberfest.

Oktoberfest...MMMMMmmmmmm...

 

[98EXL]

I've lived in SE, far West, and now North Texas and I have never seen a basement except on really extravagant houses. I really wish we had them...I can understand not having them in the Houston area because of flooding, but no one in Lubbock had them, which made 0 sense because

I have a full 8ft cieling basement

 

[drunkatuw]

I'm not sure about the rest of the country, but in the midwest, basements are practically required. The basement walls go down below the frost line, otherwise your house would shift all over the place when the ground freezes and thaws. And in places like Texas and Louisiana it's very expensive to build a basement because if the basement floor is below the water table, then it's very expensive to keep the water out of the basement.

Having lived in the midwest my whole life, I can't imagine not having a basement.

 

[springer]

I need a basement and the garage they are mine they can have the rest of the house who needs a kitchen I have a bathroom a microwave ,TV and the bar

 

[Ecnerwal]

I've lived in SE, far West, and now North Texas and I have never seen a basement except on really extravagant houses. I really wish we had them...

Get out the mining tools (if you have rock like Ed does) and dig a storm cellar, which need not be under your house. If it happens to have a lot of room to store beer and wine, well, you might want those during a storm, right? And it's all about being safe - the beer storage is just a happy dividend.

 

[EdWort]

SWMBO has been watching eBay in Germany looking for a real German Biergarten lamp and came across this one that I won. It's going to be mounted on the wall between the door and window on the porch of the brewhaus.

Tucher is one of my favorite Weissbiers.

 

[eschatz]

sweet! I've never had Tucher. I'm sure it's going to look great. I love the colors!

 

[sjvicker]

I wish I had a brew house .

Thought a basement is just as good here in the UP of Michigan! Pretty stable lagering temps durring winter , ofcourse, I could bury my fermenter outside in snow!

With how drafty the Houghton houses are you could probably pull stable lagering temps anywhere in the house.

 

[IrregularPulse]

SWMBO has been watching eBay in Germany looking for a real German Biergarten lamp and came across this one that I won. It's going to be mounted on the wall between the door and window on the porch of the brewhaus.

Tucher is one of my favorite Weissbiers.

I saw this this past Saturday at Jungle Jim's in Cincinnati while picking out beers. I'd never heard of it. I'll have to pick up a couple bottles next time I'm down there. Or may in the spring. I get to go back in 2 weekends! Beer Heaven for us small town folks.

 

[Parker36]

That is damn cool. How much did it run you? Now it needs a brother for the other side.

 

[EdWort]

That is damn cool. How much did it run you? Now it needs a brother for the other side.

I got a pair of them for $83 (including shipping). We are still thinking about where to put the other one. It won't fit on the right side of the door.

Perhaps on a post in the Biergarten next door....Hmmmmm

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

we need more pics!!!! hows the progress coming along?

 

[BigKahuna]

Too Bad making Beer Porn doesn't pay like the other kind of porn.....Ed Could stop working and brew full time.

 

[EdWort]

we need more pics!!!! hows the progress coming along?

Slowing down. The electric install dried up the funds for a while. This weekend is the Dixie Cup in Houston, so I'll be judging in the second round and enjoying some brew with fellow Beer Knurds.

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

Sweet! Have fun. As far as the brew hut raising in general, awesome project!

 

[foto202]

damn.....just read through most of the 59 pages...phew....

awesome work!!

Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[EdWort]

I'd like to get back to work on it. I'm ready to frame out the cold room, but SWMBO has me using my newly honed carpentry talents on a barn addition for hay storage.

All this is so we can move hay that is currently stored in a stall. Once that is done, we'll renovate the stall for this guy.

His name is Barley.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Beautiful horse. looks like more of a worker than a rider.

 

[EdWort]

Beautiful horse. looks like more of a worker than a rider.

Yep, he's a draft cross, but will make a great trail rider and perhaps beer wagon puller. :cross: He's 4 years old, but a gentle giant with a great disposition.

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

Next time I'm in Austin, I might have to swing by and check out the setup... Depending on when I'm there, I'd be willing to help setup the "guts" of the Brew Haus...

 

[dcunitedfan]

I just came across this thread today. Enjoying watching things come together. I hadn't previously thought about constructing a brewhaus, but it did get me thinking Looking forward to future developments!

 

[micro108]

Hey Ed!

Just a quick note to say how great everything looks. Thanks for taking the time to post pictures and comments. This has been a lot of fun to watch take shape.

 

[Gumbys_Brew]

can't wait to see the finished product. i wish i had the space to build one myself

 

[BrewBeemer]

Time, space, money plus the War Department not approving a shed in her yard about sums it up the few negatives preventing building one in her yard. I do have one area that a shed would fit.
I'm already marked as a sinner by one midwestern bible thumping transplant neighbor that moved in a couple years ago. Wait until brew day with a bunch of BMW bike club members show up. I had 34 bikes all of the 70's era once for a lunch and bier tasting before they moved in. Heck my dad at 80 was still riding bike before passing away. These bible thumping neighbors didn't like his 46 500 Matchless thumper, retard timing then crack the throttle for a "soft pop" to kill the motor every sunday when he came for his weekly hot dinner. No noisy Harleys allowed that brand is totally banned after a group of 6 vs 23 Harleys bucked the center island and did burnouts. I respect my neighbors.

 

[kappclark]

Nice horsie EdWort..

If you like horses, check out https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f20/yankee-ingenuity-viii-oct-12th-13th-78584/index7.html for pics of some horsie rides at our last get together way up here in Obama country..

 

[EdWort]

Nice horsie EdWort..

If you like horses, check out https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f20/yankee-ingenuity-viii-oct-12th-13th-78584/index7.html for pics of some horsie rides at our last get together way up here in Obama country..

Nice horsies! One looked like a little Barley! Looks like a great time!

 

[Gonefishing]

Wow Ed, I'm impressed! Just discovered and read this entire thread tonight... incredible work!

 

[Kauai_Kahuna]

Yep, he's a draft cross, but will make a great trail rider and perhaps beer wagon puller. :cross:

I vote for "beer wagon puller", Polls closed. Now get back to brewing, building and brewing. Otherwise your honey do list will continue to grow and we will be deprived of some great brewing porn. A lot of us live vicariously off of your projects Ed, don't let us go into withdraw.
BTW, yet again thanks for sharing with us.

 

[Saccharomyces]

Finally crawled this thread after we chatted last weekend. Nice!

SWMBO will be out of the house all day next Saturday. Drop me a PM if you could use a hand.

 

[EdWort]

I finally finished all my outdoor Honey-Do's on the barn for SWMBO, so last night I started framing out the Cold Room. It's going to be big enough to put 20 cornies on the right when you walk in and the eight kegs to dispense on the left with some shelving for bottled beer and other items that need to be kept refrigerated.

I need to buy a 30" pre-hung door and once that is in, I can begin insulating. This pic may look like things are not plumb as I photo merged two pics to get the shot due to close quarters.

Now that the weather is cooled off and I have electricity, the inside work can be done in the evenings.

 

[BigKahuna]

I photo merged two pics to get the shot due to close quarters.

Brewer, Carpenter, Computer Teck Nerd, Photographer, Has a horse.....I hope my wife never meets you! :cross:

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

Finally Ed is beginning to fill this thread with more beer porn!

 

[LakeErieBrew]

I just discovered this thread, and subsequently read the whole thing.

WOW! Freakin' awesome!

This new beer hobby is quickly going to turn into a new carpentry hobby. I NEED a brew hut!