lol, hi marc, I'll brew a low carb beer for you so you won't get any fatter
hah! so any tally on the total cost so far? i've somewhat put the car stuff on the back burner and want to start brewing!
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hah! so any tally on the total cost so far? i've somewhat put the car stuff on the back burner and want to start brewing!
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Ooooh, I'm not sure I want to think about that
I guess technically since I built a five gallon AND a ten gallon system my total is inflated. As handy as you are, you should be able to put together a decent 5 gallon all grain system together for under $500.
You can get it down to dirt cheap if you want to use the stovetop method:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-stovetop-all-grain-brewing-pics-90132/
Basically all you need for the brewing part is a couple pots and a mesh bag. You'll still need to buy the stuff for fermenting and bottling, but that's pretty cheap.
I recommend buying the wife a ten gallon pot for christmas
Research Brew in a bag, cooler mash tuns, keggles, and just have a look around this site. If you know anyone who brews, I'm sure they'll be a huge help. Shoot me an email if you have any specific questions.
It can be daunting since there are a million different ways to do it, and everybody uses weird lingo that takes a while to learn. Here's a good place to start:
http://www.howtobrew.com/intro.html
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Did some testing on the revised 10 gallon system
Overview
Did a comparison of commercial ESB's to our home brewed version
This is the Hot Liquor Tank with 25' HERMS coil, 4500W element, TC probe, and analog thermometer. It has a bottom drain and a water supply valve on top with a garden hose fitting. Sightglass from Bobby M.
This is the mash tun with a Jaybird 15" hinged false bottom above a bottom drain, analog thermometer, Bobby M sight glass, and return port with silicone hose to float above the grainbed.
Here is the boil kettle. Shown is the diptube that will probably get shortened, Bobby M sight glass, and the 50' immersion chiller that used to be my HEX coil. Not shown is the 5500W heating element
Overview
Did a comparison of commercial ESB's to our home brewed version
This is the Hot Liquor Tank with 25' HERMS coil, 4500W element, TC probe, and analog thermometer. It has a bottom drain and a water supply valve on top with a garden hose fitting. Sightglass from Bobby M.
This is the mash tun with a Jaybird 15" hinged false bottom above a bottom drain, analog thermometer, Bobby M sight glass, and return port with silicone hose to float above the grainbed.
Here is the boil kettle. Shown is the diptube that will probably get shortened, Bobby M sight glass, and the 50' immersion chiller that used to be my HEX coil. Not shown is the 5500W heating element
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klyph
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A few more shots of the front, the bottom drains, and pump
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Here's something else I'm pretty stoked about, I had a custom steam hood made out of stainless. Avert your eyes if you're bling intolerant.
It interferes with the sight glass mount, so I'll have to cut a slot for that.
What do you think, see any resemblance?
It interferes with the sight glass mount, so I'll have to cut a slot for that.
What do you think, see any resemblance?
![Craft A Brew - Safale S-04 Dry Yeast - Fermentis - English Ale Dry Yeast - For English and American Ales and Hard Apple Ciders - Ingredients for Home Brewing - Beer Making Supplies - [1 Pack]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41fVGNh6JfL._SL500_.jpg)
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First brewday on the upgraded version.
DEATH METAL VESSELS 2.0
Filling the HLT
Heating the strike water while recirculating.
Mashing while circulating. I think I was beat boxing in this picture, not sure why I'm making that face.
We pushed the mash tun to it's limits while brewing the Bourbon Vanilla Porter. 37 lb grain bill at over a quart per pound.
Running off the first runnings into the Boil Kettle
The steam hood worked like a champion. Once we got a good boil rolling, it drafted without the need for a booster fan.
Boiling on manual mode at 60% 5500w elements kick out serious heat.
Chilling the boiled wort.
Didn't get a picture of racking to the fermentor/aerating/pitching, but you know what that looks like.
DEATH METAL VESSELS 2.0
Filling the HLT
Heating the strike water while recirculating.
Mashing while circulating. I think I was beat boxing in this picture, not sure why I'm making that face.
We pushed the mash tun to it's limits while brewing the Bourbon Vanilla Porter. 37 lb grain bill at over a quart per pound.
Running off the first runnings into the Boil Kettle
The steam hood worked like a champion. Once we got a good boil rolling, it drafted without the need for a booster fan.
Boiling on manual mode at 60% 5500w elements kick out serious heat.
Chilling the boiled wort.
Didn't get a picture of racking to the fermentor/aerating/pitching, but you know what that looks like.
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klyph
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Thanks! I put a lot of work into it, and ripped off ideas from a lot of people here.
mountainman13
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Cool setup!
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Ripping off is the most sincere form of flattery. I plan on "flattering" a lot of your ideas when I get my system going.
feel like a moron, but are you batch sparging? dont see a second pump 
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Yep, I've never fly sparged a single batch, yet I own 3 pumps. Maybe I should give it a go, but I'm pretty happy with 75% efficiency.
i thought i was crazy for a second
i use to batch sparge but i would hate to go back- i use a super fancy sparge manifold... a piece of aluminum foil over my mash :cross: after the rest, recirc for 10 min, crystal clear wort, sparge for 20 min and works like a charm- thats just me though whatever works for you :rockin:awesome build by the way
I know this is an old post but I have to say one thing. YOU GUYS ARE TAKING ALL MY MONEY. I started off looking at the keezer built, of course I like the coffin one. Then I found this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/backyard-brewpub-126041/, on building a bad ass brew pub, now I see this one for building a brewing system. If I click on one more link I'm going to have to get a second job to pay for it all. But you know what? I'll have a bad arse setup when I'm done, from start to finish. :rockin:
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