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Brewing rig schematic

Discussion in 'Brew Stands' started by rgcalsaverini, Sep 15, 2012.

 

  1. #1
    rgcalsaverini

    Member

    Posted Sep 15, 2012
    Hey folks! I wanted to get some professional opinions on my new rig schematic, so here it is.
    Oh, and I forgot to translate it from Portuguese to English, my bad. It should not be a problem though, and by the way bomba = pump, água = water and TC is a plate heat exchanger

    The full schematic:
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    Getting the strike water ready:
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    Dough-in:
    [​IMG]

    Recirculating mash and HLT trough heat exchanger to keep mash temp:
    [​IMG]

    Vorlauf (it shouldn't be necessary, but I want to be able to do it):
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    Fly sparging:
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    Whirlpooling:
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    Dumping the hot break:
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    Chilling the wort and sending it to the fermenter:
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    Sorry for the huge amount of images!

    So, any insights?
     
  2. #2
    day_trippr

    We live in interesting times...

    Posted Sep 16, 2012
    25 valves?

    I sure hope this isn't a five gallon system :drunk:

    Cheers!
     
  3. #3
    rgcalsaverini

    Member

    Posted Sep 16, 2012
    Yeah, I know! hehehe
    Its actually 35 gal, and since I want it fully automated via computer, I'm not sure if I could remove any =(
    You would do it any differently?
     
  4. #4
    day_trippr

    We live in interesting times...

    Posted Sep 17, 2012
    Latitude is given for a 1bbl or larger system ;)

    If you're going for total automation anyway, you might look into using a common transfer manifold or two and plumbing everything into that/those. I've seen some pretty cool systems using that technique and it strikes me that many fewer valves and a lot less piping were involved...

    Cheers!
     
  5. #5
    rgcalsaverini

    Member

    Posted Sep 17, 2012
    Humm, sounds interesting! But I have no idea of what you are talking about, do you have a thread / schematic to share?

    Thanks :)
     
  6. #6
    rgcalsaverini

    Member

    Posted Sep 18, 2012
    This is the model. There were a few corrections and adaptions made to the schematic, and most likely there's still a lot of mistakes.
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