Brew House Design

[lehr]

Plans are looking like a whole lot of nothing at this time. I'm guessing this is going to get put in the "dream" pile for awhile. Between work and the projects other people think are more important its on hold indefinately. If I can't do it right, I guess why bother doing it at all.

Let me help you out I'll drive up and pick that cabin up then you can start out with a clean slate.

Thank me later Pat

 

[red82mtu]

Let me help you out I'll drive up and pick that cabin up then you can start out with a clean slate.

Thank me later Pat

A can of gas could do the same trick.

If i could afford to start with a clean slate, I would love to, but again if we all had the money and the time we'd all be happy.

 

[Cold_Steel]

Yeah come on sleep is way over rated.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Red,

I suggest modeling it in Sketchup. It makes layout and conceptualization MUCH easier.

Here is a layout of my plans for my brewery...

Full basement:

The brewery:

Top view:

By taking an extra hour or two to model it out, you can be sure your workflow will be easy and the space will be well used. Many components can be taken directly from the 3D warehouse and used without any work at all!

 

[lehr]

Sniffer of donkeys that looks like crap I wouldnt do it.
Pat

 

[leboeuf]

Sniffer of donkeys that looks like crap I wouldnt do it.
Pat

Lol.....

+1 on sketchup. I'm did my full kitchen in it; it's ridiculously nice for freeware!

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Another suggestion red82mtu or for anyone attempting to design layouts for brewspaces/bars/etc... the low-tech old school method.

Get graph paper and layout the floor plan to scale and marking where door openings, windows are as well.

Then use another piece of graph paper and cut out pieces of paper to scale to represent the items you wish to have in the room (brewrig, fermchambers, chairs, work benches, etc.).

Then you can take all of your pieces and place them on top of the graph paper with the floor plan. Move, add things in, take things out, slide things, rearrange, over and over ad nauseam.

Then you can figure out what can fit, how to best arrange things, etc. etc.

It really is useful.

 

[Tiber_Brew]

It's been almost 5 years since I left Tech and I do miss that place. Even more to i miss the KBC and having good local beer.

I'm an '07 Tech grad from Harbor Springs. I got a job here in Houghton at GE Aviation. Kinda switched places, didn't we?

EDIT: any updates on the project? Is this still on hiatus?

 

[dRaPP]

Do I see a stripper pole in there? wait, is that TWO stripper poles!? Nice planning ahead! Jokes aside, thats a pretty awesome layout. I like the work shop in the back and the huge ferm chamber/room (I assume thats what the empty room is)

 

[red82mtu]

I'm an '07 Tech grad from Harbor Springs. I got a job here in Houghton at GE Aviation. Kinda switches places, didn't we?

EDIT: any updates on the project? Is this still on hiatus?

Well 8 months ago before I got laid off I would have agreed that we switched places. Now that I'm living downstate in a rental house, no so much.



Its a bad picture, but the 5 acres, house, barn, and would be brewhouse is for sale.

 

[dudasaj]

My plan was some sort of vent hood over the brew area up front, and to have some type of utility sink running to a french drain.

As far as water I had kinda thought that running an RV hose from the faucet on the side of the house to a cheap filter housing on the brew house would work since its less than 50' just to keep things simple.

Just add a instant electric hot water heater and your set

 

[Tiber_Brew]

Well 8 months ago before I got laid off I would have agreed that we switched places. Now that I'm living downstate in a rental house, no so much.

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Its a bad picture, but the 5 acres, house, barn, and would be brewhouse is for sale.

Sorry to hear about your job. Who were you working for? CCC?

 

[red82mtu]

Sorry to hear about your job. Who were you working for? CCC?

A small consulting firm that deals in medium and high voltage design with an office in downtown Petoskey.

They just posted an ad for my old position this morning on Monster.com 8 1/2 months after laying me off.

 

[Tiber_Brew]

A small consulting firm that deals in medium and high voltage design with an office in downtown Petoskey.

They just posted an ad for my old position this morning on Monster.com 8 1/2 months after laying me off.

Ah, that sucks. Have you re-applied for it? Or are there some hard feelings?

What was the company? I thought I knew all both of the companies in P-town that hired engineers, but I wasn't aware of a consulting firm.