firebird400
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Hello I posted some photos of my project in another thread but I guess this is the correct section.
I would love to know what you think of it.
I did some extract brewing many years ago and never got what I wanted from it so now its all guns blazing all-grain
I have been getting really good efficiency out of it.
My IPA with rye was at 93% and last nights schwarzbier was at 89%.
Its a 16 gal. plastic drum with 4 elements (soon to be 6) cooling spiral and filter built in, and an inner barrel made of stainless steel with motor driven blades.
A march pump draws fluid either from an open fitting in the bottom for recirculation or through the filter when transferring to a fermenter.
The digital controller can both be used to heat and cool within a 0.1 degree. I have one on a chest freezer as well and use it as a fermenting chamber/keggerator
The inner barrel is made of stainless steel and the drive is made from a wiper motor. It simply slides on to the drive axle and hooks on to the bearing holding crossbar.
A blade in the bottom lifts and turns the grain
I have made several large holes in the upper blade now and may even abandon that part of the design and go with using simple round bar to move the grain about.
I would love to know what you think of it.
I did some extract brewing many years ago and never got what I wanted from it so now its all guns blazing all-grain
I have been getting really good efficiency out of it.
My IPA with rye was at 93% and last nights schwarzbier was at 89%.
Its a 16 gal. plastic drum with 4 elements (soon to be 6) cooling spiral and filter built in, and an inner barrel made of stainless steel with motor driven blades.
A march pump draws fluid either from an open fitting in the bottom for recirculation or through the filter when transferring to a fermenter.
The digital controller can both be used to heat and cool within a 0.1 degree. I have one on a chest freezer as well and use it as a fermenting chamber/keggerator
The inner barrel is made of stainless steel and the drive is made from a wiper motor. It simply slides on to the drive axle and hooks on to the bearing holding crossbar.
A blade in the bottom lifts and turns the grain
I have made several large holes in the upper blade now and may even abandon that part of the design and go with using simple round bar to move the grain about.