Hey BrunDog, did you write the how-to in the new BYO mag?
I was wondering the same thing.
Hey BrunDog, did you write the how-to in the new BYO mag?
That's awesome! Congrats! It's quite a remarkable project and deserves the spotlight. I was really hoping they didn't just have someone write up a summary of this huge thread.I did!
You deserve a lot of credit! It’s an awesome addition to my basement brewery.I did!
Thank you so much! I've followed this thread for some time, but your article ties everything up with a pretty bow. Well done!I did!
You could get creative and pump the spray/discharge water through a radiator/fan as an liquid:air heat exchanger. It will create local heat but if you put that remote to your working space, it would work. You could use a grant (or bucket, etc.) which can overflow into a drain as you boil off the 10 gallons. That would only require a few gallons of water to start with.
Alternatively, you could pass the through a steam through a high flow liquid:air radiator directly I suppose!
Great write-up, both here and in BYO, Pete. Kudos!I did!
Looks like Bobby might be offering up a kit soon for this, his Instagram had a "prototype" in action. Would be great to buy it all in one stop.
Right. 360 gallons later....gph....
I'll pretty much buy one as soon as it is available Bobby. I bought the 18" RIMS tube with the welded cam lock fitting you sell last week and just used it yesterday for the first time and I am very impressed with the quality.Good eye! The picture is pretty close to the finished design but I'll post some pics of the final one very soon. The tee is more like an instrument tee, but the side port is closer to the top to leave m...
Great article BrunDog! BYO had asked me back in May to 'review for technical accuracy' and frankly I couldn't find very much to comment on (other than an extremely minor typo or two). Congrats!
Kal
Thanks. They were great... reached out and asked if I would be interested in writing up the project. Good people over there!
Awesome, please let us know when it's available!Good eye! The picture is pretty close to the finished design but I'll post some pics of the final one very soon. The tee is more like an instrument tee, but the side port is closer to the top to leave more space for the condensing. The bottom skips the TC flange, clamp and gasket and just has a 5/8" hose barb welded. Instead of a compression fitting as shown on the top, there will be a 90 degree shutoff valve with a push to connect fitting for the water supply. I'm planning to include some length of PE tubing and a female garden hose fitting on the far end. The sprayer tip is threaded in to a tube that is welded to the TC cap/adapter. The whole plan was to make it as compact and inexpensive as possible. I had great success running the 6gpm @ 40psi and reducing my normal power input of 60% down to 30%.
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... The tee is more like an instrument tee, but the side port is closer to the top to leave more space for the condensing. The bottom skips the TC flange, clamp and gasket and just has a 5/8" hose barb welded ...
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1.5" tc all around. 2-3 weeksBobby - Is this going to be a 1.5 or 2.0 TC body, or will size be an option? Also, what size will the kettle port be? I'd like to get ahead of things while I'm installing other items into my kettle pending release. Any idea on ETA?
Thx!
I posted these pictures over at kal's forum, but thought I should also post them here since BrunDog is the originator. I have to say, this thing works great! I'm very happy with how it turned out and can't thank BrunDog enough! I've brewed 5 batches with it, and have had no issues with off flavors. I brew in my basement without any ventilation and have had no problems so far. If anyone has any requests for other pictures, let me know!
I've been wondering about the same thing. I believe I'm going to add a stainless steel eyebolt to the underside of the lid, to hang the hop basket from. I use a Boilcoil, so I need to keep the basket centered anyway, and the weight will help seal the lid.How critical is having the lid sealed? I'm looking at my hop basket, and it looks like the hooks are about 0.050 inch (not quite ready to go the magnetic route). Would the air drawn in scavenge the steam adequately if the basket is 180 from the condenser?
How critical is having the lid sealed? I'm looking at my hop basket, and it looks like the hooks are about 0.050 inch (not quite ready to go the magnetic route). Would the air drawn in scavenge the steam adequately if the basket is 180 from the condenser?
I added a stainless steel eyebolt to the side of the pot and punctured a small hole in the mesh screen of my hop basket. It's close enough to the rim of my pot that it won't leak and I can detach it without scalding myself.I've been wondering about the same thing. I believe I'm going to add a stainless steel eyebolt to the underside of the lid, to hang the hop basket from. I use a Boilcoil, so I need to keep the basket centered anyway, and the weight will help seal the lid.
just curious is there an exact position for that spray adapter to be in proportion to the side T
That's how I set mine up and also why I'm customizing the tee to move the side port up as high as possible. I dont know if making the mixing chamber larger would matter much.Its not super critical, but I think the best would be high enough that the spray cone hits the wall just below the inlet. This way, the steam travels the shortest distance, the sprayer doesn't spray water back out the inlet, the pressure created from the jet is helping create vacuum, and the maximum volume for condensation is provided.
... I dont know if making the mixing chamber larger would matter much.
That's how I set mine up and also why I'm customizing the tee to move the side port up as high as possible. I dont know if making the mixing chamber larger would matter much.
That's how I set mine up and also why I'm customizing the tee to move the side port up as high as possible. I dont know if making the mixing chamber larger would matter much.
1.5" tc all around. 2-3 weeks
Yes closer to 2 weeks last I heard. No need to preorder. We are making 100 units for starters. I have 5 batches logged on it so far and I'll be using going forward. No DMS detected at all.OK, now we're....1-2 weeks?
Bobby, I'm your first customer for this. Can we pre-order it? I have just the setup and application for it. All I need to do is add a port to the top of my brew kettle and I'm good to go.
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