DubbelDach
Well-Known Member
So I am building a new house. My wife is finished with her residency in July, and begins her real doctor job in October. So we're moving from Harrisburg to Lancaster and are going all-in on a new dream house.
Needless to say, I'm taking the opportunity to build in some options that are conducive to brewing! Not really DIYing since the builder is all over these, but this is the most appropriate forum.
Now of course, the first option I wanted was a 3-car garage. I would have walled off one bay and dedicated it as the brew haus. However, we fell in love with this neighborhood, the design, the location, etc... While it would have been nice, I am OK with not having it. So here's the house as of yesterday:
Now, just to the right of the front door and to the left of the garage door is Feature #1:
Hot and cold hose bib. No more running inside for hot water. Will make startup (less gas to heat mash/sparge/etc) and cleanup a breeze. Also, to the top right of the garage will be a double floodlight to light up the whole driveway for night brews.
Inside of the garage, is a bumped back area. It's 8.5 feet wide, perfect for my brew table to fit in:
Now one of the changes we did was to bump it 2 feet further into the living space. So it made the future study (present toddler playroom) shorter, but the garage longer. However, on the back of the house, we bumped the living room and study out 5 feet for a cathedral ceiling, so we really didn't lose any living space. Also notice the garage floor is sunk down two feet. We have an 11 foot ceiling in the garage, so brewery storage will go vertical as well. Basement and first floor have 9 foot ceilings.
Needless to say, I'm taking the opportunity to build in some options that are conducive to brewing! Not really DIYing since the builder is all over these, but this is the most appropriate forum.
Now of course, the first option I wanted was a 3-car garage. I would have walled off one bay and dedicated it as the brew haus. However, we fell in love with this neighborhood, the design, the location, etc... While it would have been nice, I am OK with not having it. So here's the house as of yesterday:
Now, just to the right of the front door and to the left of the garage door is Feature #1:
Hot and cold hose bib. No more running inside for hot water. Will make startup (less gas to heat mash/sparge/etc) and cleanup a breeze. Also, to the top right of the garage will be a double floodlight to light up the whole driveway for night brews.
Inside of the garage, is a bumped back area. It's 8.5 feet wide, perfect for my brew table to fit in:
Now one of the changes we did was to bump it 2 feet further into the living space. So it made the future study (present toddler playroom) shorter, but the garage longer. However, on the back of the house, we bumped the living room and study out 5 feet for a cathedral ceiling, so we really didn't lose any living space. Also notice the garage floor is sunk down two feet. We have an 11 foot ceiling in the garage, so brewery storage will go vertical as well. Basement and first floor have 9 foot ceilings.