Beautiful System!
Anxious to hear how the IPA went.
Anxious to hear how the IPA went.
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Kegging the ipa tomorrow. Should be drinkable by mid point next week but tasting note worthy by weekend after this.
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That vent hood is beautiful! I would really like to make one like it. What did you use to create your drip channel? Also, what did you line the inside with? It reminds me of aluminum air duct tape but looks like it is all one piece. I was considering making one of wood and using FRP on the inside, but I'm not sure how it would handle the heat.
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The drip channel were long pieces of very thin lightweight aluminum angles that I found at Home Depot. They had a lip on them that keeps the moisture back. Found it in the section where aluminum sheeting was at. Maybe 1/16in thickness ? Used adhesive to connect them to the wood. The inside is lined with aluminum airduct tape. It all works great.
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50amp control box arrived. Tested it out with a water trial yesterday. Such an awesome piece of equipment !
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Yes it is! I love mine! It will spoil you in a hurry. Once you are used to it you will have extra downtime in your brew day. It also turns your system into a great sous vide cooker!
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Never realized what sous vide was till a few months ago or I'd have done it on my old system for the last few years. Amazing stuff !
What fan? What did you use to line the hood and what are you using for the drip edge? How's it holding up?
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It's a Vortex Powerfan. Same one used here: http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/ventilation?page=4
I lined the hood with simple aluminum duct tape. It works great. The drip edges were pieces of roofing edge flashing (very very thin) that I found at Home Depot. Very cheap and work great. Cut them to size and used an adhesive to fix them to the edges of the hood.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbrande...of-Edge-Flashing-15539/202092675?N=5yc1vZaqp7
Cool thanks I think I'm going the same route. I thought about using galvanized steel on the inside but yours is much easier to work with and think would be cheaper.
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New upright freezer to house one of the conical. Using the black box to control it. Happy to finally get one of these. Plenty of room for a conical and a carboy. Or 3 carboys without conical. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1424396858.835445.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1424396877.567860.jpg
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brewery porn! I love your setup!
Excellent job! Enjoyed the progress photos!
Enjoy cranking out the liquid gold (brown and amber too)!
John
Enjoy cranking out the liquid gold (brown and amber too)!
John
