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Another recommendation for you. When I brew, I fill the HLT and also put the amount of needed strike water volume in my mash tun. I then begin recirculating my strike water through the pump, hoses, herms coil etc. I then check my strike water volume because I know it will have dropped and then...

Very good to hear that all went well on your first brew on the system.

Very nice. You will enjoy the zchiller, very good product. I didn't see where you were located but I have had to add a pre chiller in the summer due to warmer ground water. However, the zchillers can literally knock the wort down to pitching temps quickly.

Good idea, thank you

Same with counter flow chiller and any pick up tubes, whirlpool arm etc

I do as tungsten beer does. Run water from sparge, blow out with shop vac

Saints for the past several years.

I wasnt aware of the issue, however, I will add such for precautionary purposes. Thank you for the heads up.

Most of the builds that I have reviewed have whirlpool arms mounted at various heights and arm lengths. My primary focus was to place the lower half of the whirlpool arm at a height that would produce better circulation. Im not too concerned about clogging as long as no undissolved pellets get...

Yes, because of the way the garage was built I can still pull two vehicles into the garage if necessary. In reality, the opposite side of the garage from the brewery is only used for a vehicle if need be. Ive noticed others who have had similar issues with lack of garage space.

Yes, just for the pumps. The original pump cord is plugged into the purchased extension cords as recommended by the panel builder. Then, the opposite extension cord end was cut off and rewired with the plug ends supplied by the panel builder. I believe the first picture shows the plug end that...

Thank you, I wanted it mounted up and out of the way. I observed in Kal's build that he had done similar with his counter flow chiller.

As of date, I have made some modifications and additions as a result of the first brew on the system. I built and added a hop spider to help reduce the amount of debris that enters the fermentor, I plumbed in a pre-chiller using my previous immersion chiller as the ground water will start to...

I apologize if others were replying as I was posting this thread, I was having to submit and reply to my own thread because I was using up all the pic space allowed for each posting.

The next thing I wanted to do was install an exhaust system. After reading what CFM rate to try to achieve and not breaking the bank, I found an exhaust fan at Home Depot that was rated at 350 CFM. So it was purchased and installed. I originally installed a 3 1/2 by 10 inch exhaust connect...

Next I built out all the hoses to be used for the brewery as well as any "after thought" ideas such as additional fittings, pick up tubes, etc. I then thought it would be fitting to make my own mash paddle for the brewery out of a piece of oak. As the build was wrapping up, I decided to...

I then mounted the control panel and wired the chugger pumps. Instead of cutting off the plug ends to attach the plug ends for the panel and void the warranty, I bought two extension cords and cut the plug ends off and wired on the panel plugs. The pumps were then mounted onto a wood plat form...

Ive been meaning to post my build and story for awhile now, but after some final tweaks and requests from brew buddies, Ive finally arrived to posting such. My build is not unique and is similar to many that have been posted before me. But I figured my posting may benefit those who are...

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thank you for the response, email sent to them.