Basement Brewery Build - Brewery 3.0

[jamorgan3777]

Okay, like many of the others that have been captured in the annuls of HBT, I wanted to post my build. The reasons are many, but mainly, to keep me on task (dont want to keep people waiting for posts) and because I have learned so much from so many that I want to be part of the pay it forward crowd.





Here is the space. Its a ~7'x10' space behind the bathroom in our basement. It used to be a store room, but I got rid of all that crap and made room for a brewery. I have been in the garage for the past 4+ years and used gas (V1.0) and induction (V2.0). Now I am bringing full PSD controlled electric into the basement. Other motivations are a dedicated cleanup space, hot and cold running water, and year round brewing ability.

The back wall has hot and cold water access as well as a drain. I just added 240V service.

The idea is to have a bench along the stud wall at the far left end (facing) will be a wine fridge with fermenter. The temperature in the basement is pretty well controlled, so that will come later. In the center will be the brew pot and hood. I do all BIAB so I plan to incorporate a lift for the grain bag. On the right will be the stainless 24"x24" sink with pre-rinse faucet. I will run the system off the induction burner until I get all the construction completed then I plan to upgrade to PID control.

I have some convenience features I plan to put in as well. A pot filler faucet that will double as a supply line for the plate chiller, and I want to do a sort of stencil on the concrete wall. I need a name for the brewery and then need to come up with a logo.

So, I hope to have many posts and updates along the way. I will share here early and often.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Good luck... from my own experience building three basement breweries (in the midst of No. 3)- it can be a frustrating process at times, but ultimately very worth it!

 

[Vandulus]

My wife wants my brewing out of the kitchen. I'm hoping to convince her to give me a dedicated space in the basement instead. Good luck on your project!

 

[jamorgan3777]

So I got the soffit framed up and the side wall started. I will eventually have a door to the area, but for now am leaving it open.

Built into the soffit will be a hood of sorts. More like a recess into the soffit with the blower mounted directly into it. I will line the interior of the recess with some sort of water proof material (tile, sheet metal, flexseal are all options). I also plan to mount the switch for the blower into the soffit.

There will be 4 can lights mounted in there as well. The soffit is 24" deep and matches the depth of the bench that I plan to build.

Next up wiring and plumbing.

 

[jamorgan3777]

I'm horrible at updating. Will try to post some pictures this evening.

I am also horrible at drywall as you will see in the pictures.

Rough Plumbing = Done
Electrical = Done
Hood and Venting = Mostly done, need finish trim and calking
Drywall = Mostly done, need to finish coat back wall and sand things smooth


Up next:
Paint
Install Sink
Build and install bench
Hook up components
Try a test Brew!

 

[jamorgan3777]

Like I said above, rough plumbing and electrical are done. Working on the drywall.

I hemmed and hawed about what to cover the walls with. I ended up going with standard green board. I plan to do a couple coats of Kilz with a couple coats of standard latex paint. I dont plan to get that much water on the walls anyway. I thought about tiling and even considered putting on vinyl tile and I may do that for a backsplash of sorts.

I forgot to get pictures of the hood. Ill try to get some of those tonight.
Overall area


Stubs for sink. I plan to make a cover for this area rather than try and drywall around it.


Stub for Pot Filler

 

[WI_Wino]

Fiberglass reinforced panels come in 4x8' and are easy to slap up with construction adhesive. Not the most beautiful finish in the world but is water proof.

 

[itsnotrequired]

Fiberglass reinforced panels come in 4x8' and are easy to slap up with construction adhesive. Not the most beautiful finish in the world but is water proof.

this is what i did. previous home owner had some drywall up in the basement brew area and rather than screw around with patching holes, taping, sanding, painting, etc., i filled in the one panel joint, rough sanded it and glued frp over everything.it was a bit of a chore putting it up by myself (the frp panels are pretty floppy) but with a helper, no worries. the stuff isn't heavy, just tough to handle alone.