Sardoth
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I scored. Out back behind my shop there was a brand new steel building that I was renting to a framing crew. Long story short, they left and I had an un-rentable space... so I'm converting it into a building dedicated to making yeast poop alcohol. If you don't mind I'd like some help and feedback on this total refit. I'm even buying new equipment to make this complete. :rockin:
So this is what I've got going. The building will finish out inside at 18'X16'. 288 sq ft for the calculator challenged. The walls are steel, but rigid foam insulation with OSB will insulate it. I will be pouring a concrete floor, bringing power, water, and electricity into it. This is a photo of the current state it is in:
I did a quick sketch on the building and I'll walk you through it. Starting on the left, a 5' chest freezer for lagering and storage. Next my 3' converted fridge. It's all set up for 5 kegs in the fridge area and 1 fermentation bucket in the freezer. Next is a laundry tub washout, followed by a 3'x3' shower pan in the corner to wash out kegs and big stuff. From the shower, a small knee wall and the long brewing rig. Totally making it all new, so I'll worry on that in a month or two. Lastly, in the corner will be a narrow slotted shelf system to hold all my kegs. I've got 12 kegs, some ball lock, some pin lock, depending on if I need CO2 or nitrogen I won't get it confused. From that corner is a dedicated rack to hold buckets during fermentation. After that is a rolling rack that holds my grains. The front wall has a 5' section of base and wall cabinets to store equipment. The door finishes the outside on the room. There are no windows. HEATING will be done with a few oil heaters with thermostats. AC will be a portable rolling AC unit. We are under 300 sq ft, so it won't be too bad... besides I live in the Appalachian mountains and we don't get too many scorchers, and I can always buy a second unit or focus on the two fridges for fermentation. I'll toss a big comfy chair in the center and guy a stainless steel table for the rooms center.
What else can I mention... Not planning to spend the extra money to go all electric right now, this will cost enough. So propane for my burners, but there will be a 500 CFM vent fan to suck out all the vapors, and I'll put up a bug screen on the door to keep some fresh air coming in and bugs out. Floor drain. Check I'm doing one of those. No windows in this building at all...
Any questions? How's the overall plan? And most importantly... what did I miss?
Cheers!
So this is what I've got going. The building will finish out inside at 18'X16'. 288 sq ft for the calculator challenged. The walls are steel, but rigid foam insulation with OSB will insulate it. I will be pouring a concrete floor, bringing power, water, and electricity into it. This is a photo of the current state it is in:
I did a quick sketch on the building and I'll walk you through it. Starting on the left, a 5' chest freezer for lagering and storage. Next my 3' converted fridge. It's all set up for 5 kegs in the fridge area and 1 fermentation bucket in the freezer. Next is a laundry tub washout, followed by a 3'x3' shower pan in the corner to wash out kegs and big stuff. From the shower, a small knee wall and the long brewing rig. Totally making it all new, so I'll worry on that in a month or two. Lastly, in the corner will be a narrow slotted shelf system to hold all my kegs. I've got 12 kegs, some ball lock, some pin lock, depending on if I need CO2 or nitrogen I won't get it confused. From that corner is a dedicated rack to hold buckets during fermentation. After that is a rolling rack that holds my grains. The front wall has a 5' section of base and wall cabinets to store equipment. The door finishes the outside on the room. There are no windows. HEATING will be done with a few oil heaters with thermostats. AC will be a portable rolling AC unit. We are under 300 sq ft, so it won't be too bad... besides I live in the Appalachian mountains and we don't get too many scorchers, and I can always buy a second unit or focus on the two fridges for fermentation. I'll toss a big comfy chair in the center and guy a stainless steel table for the rooms center.
What else can I mention... Not planning to spend the extra money to go all electric right now, this will cost enough. So propane for my burners, but there will be a 500 CFM vent fan to suck out all the vapors, and I'll put up a bug screen on the door to keep some fresh air coming in and bugs out. Floor drain. Check I'm doing one of those. No windows in this building at all...
Any questions? How's the overall plan? And most importantly... what did I miss?
Cheers!