SilverZero
Well-Known Member
In the beginning, there was propane. Then I added an element and an SSR-V controller to my kettle. Some time later came the electric keggle, pump, and a lot of valves.
Finally, the time has come to rebuild my brewery. I'm moving into a new house so I'm going basically from the ground up. I've got three stainless kettles on the way, a shopping list of fittings ready to order, and a box full of components to put into my control panel.
Today, I start planning, measuring . . . and drilling!
Step 1: Unpack, decide on the best layout, and math out the spacing. I ended up going through a few variations before landing on basically the same layout Kal and everybody else uses.
Measuring the horizontal spacing:
I measured in 25mm from each edge to account for the weatherstripping on the inside of the door panel, then marked off 40mm more from the right edge for the door latch. I divided the remaining space into 5 columns at 53mm with 10mm between each column.
Next comes the vertical spacing:
Same 25mm from the top and bottom edges, then divided into 6 rows at 46mm each, except for the third row down which is 54mm (PIDs require a bit more space). 12mm spacing between each row.
The preview:
That fourth PID on the right is just a placeholder until my timer arrives tomorrow. I had three TA4s but I decided to get a TD4 for the boil controller, for the manual mode.
I'm heading out to the shop to mark my centers and start drilling this afternoon.
Finally, the time has come to rebuild my brewery. I'm moving into a new house so I'm going basically from the ground up. I've got three stainless kettles on the way, a shopping list of fittings ready to order, and a box full of components to put into my control panel.
Today, I start planning, measuring . . . and drilling!
Step 1: Unpack, decide on the best layout, and math out the spacing. I ended up going through a few variations before landing on basically the same layout Kal and everybody else uses.
Measuring the horizontal spacing:
I measured in 25mm from each edge to account for the weatherstripping on the inside of the door panel, then marked off 40mm more from the right edge for the door latch. I divided the remaining space into 5 columns at 53mm with 10mm between each column.
Next comes the vertical spacing:
Same 25mm from the top and bottom edges, then divided into 6 rows at 46mm each, except for the third row down which is 54mm (PIDs require a bit more space). 12mm spacing between each row.
The preview:
That fourth PID on the right is just a placeholder until my timer arrives tomorrow. I had three TA4s but I decided to get a TD4 for the boil controller, for the manual mode.
I'm heading out to the shop to mark my centers and start drilling this afternoon.