Bucks Electric Brewery

[kickflip_mj]

I know, sorry if it came off wrong. I just thought it was funny.

It was pretty funny! I hated those damn things, never worked, bt then again i never programmed them.

 

[nhindian]

So... Want to come to the North Hills and build me one next?

 

[BrotherGrim]

From one ex-Navy Nuke to another, Great F'ing Job! I am building an all electric rig right now. All I have successfully completed to date is making a great big mess of my garage and spending a pile of money on pieces and parts, and I will not have a quarter of the system you have. I have to get off my duff and assemble.

USN ET2 USS Enterprise RC-23 1988-1993

 

[trimixdiver1]

Thank you!

 

[trimixdiver1]

Here is the fermenting side of the brewery

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[branman]

This deal keeps getting sweeter all the time! My hat is off to you sir...

 

[scooterunderwood]

They had those hand scanners at Equinix datacenters. I hated using them, you could feel the layers of nerd grease!

 

[JKoravos]

Nerd grease. Yuck.

 

[trimixdiver1]

Nerd grease. Yuck.

Yea and I am a Rush fan too!

 

[JKoravos]

Yea and I am a Rush fan too!

Good lord!

 

[trimixdiver1]

I'm also a Trekkie!!!

 

[trimixdiver1]

Ok, got some more work done on the brewery. Added a pressure xducer with solenoid so I can measure grain bed compaction in the MLT and then BK level and boil off rate. Also labeled the fermenter chillers, insulated the lines and put the coils in the last two fermenters. Also insulated the MLT and found a way to use a spray ball for sparging.

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[orangehero]

Are you sure that foam on your MLT will hold up to the temps?

 

[trimixdiver1]

Are you sure that foam on your MLT will hold up to the temps?

ItemInsulation Sheet
TypeFlexible
ColorBlack
For Use OnPipe
ItemInsulation Sheet
Length4 ft.
MaterialElastomeric
Material of ConstructionElastomeric
Sheet Size36" x 48"
Temp. Range-330 to 210 Degrees F
TypeFlexible
Width36"
Approx. ''R'' Factor4
Thickness1"
Agency ComplianceASTM C 177
StandardsASTM C 177
Wall Thickness1"
Package Quantity1


Yep

 

[mliptack]

What types of glycol chillers are those... They seem compact enough for my needs. I would like to ditch the AC unit I'm repurposing now.

 

[trimixdiver1]

They are process chillers from ebay. Search for multitemp II and multitemp III.

 

[Stephonovich]

First, Holy. F***. Well done, all around! If someone wanted to eventually get to a level like this, would you recommend starting with just an electric manual brewery, and then transitioning to automated, or is it too much of a hassle to merge half-way through?

Second, you mentioned on one post you're nuclear trained, and on another, that you're a ST. Which is it? Nuke ETC(SS), Plankowner USS MISSOURI (SSN 780).

Third, did you know an EM on the CHEYENNE named Miranda? Probably would have been a 2nd Class.

 

[trimixdiver1]

First, Holy. F***. Well done, all around! If someone wanted to eventually get to a level like this, would you recommend starting with just an electric manual brewery, and then transitioning to automated, or is it too much of a hassle to merge half-way through?



Second, you mentioned on one post you're nuclear trained, and on another, that you're a ST. Which is it? Nuke ETC(SS), Plankowner USS MISSOURI (SSN 780).



Third, did you know an EM on the CHEYENNE named Miranda? Probably would have been a 2nd Class.

Thanks, I went the whole way at once. You could do it in modules though, just plan for it. I'm an STS2/SS when I got out in 2000, I enlisted as a EM and went to the schools, but was offered to cross rate to a ST, the nuclear part also came from refueling and fuel repair when I worked for Westinghouse. I'm a Plankowner on Cheyenne. Sonar really struck a chord with me, and I liked going on liberty and fulfilling the shower tech stereotype.

I knew a Marenio. I was the 3rd ST to get to Cheyenne. The nuc's were there a whole year prior to Coners. But the name doesn't ring a bell.

 

[Stephonovich]

Thanks, I went the whole way at once. You could do it in modules though, just plan for it. I'm an STS2/SS when I got out in 2000, I enlisted as a EM and went to the schools, but was offered to cross rate to a ST, the nuclear part also came from refueling and fuel repair when I worked for Westinghouse. I'm a Plankowner on Cheyenne. Sonar really struck a chord with me, and I liked going on liberty and fulfilling the shower tech stereotype.

I knew a Marenio. I was the 3rd ST to get to Cheyenne. The nuc's were there a whole year prior to Coners. But the name doesn't ring a bell.

A coner who got a job at a nuke plant... crazy

You did well with the liberty idea, though. (Hateful) favorite memory: Getting off watch after pulling into PCAN, grumpily going to take a shower, because nukes weren't getting liberty until the next day. Sonar comes in to the head, and excitedly asks, "Can we clean the shower? We can't go on liberty until we're done cleaning the entire head." I yelled something about the injustice of it all, they yelled something about propay, I took my shower.

 

[terrapin421]

What a cool project... So by the looks of it those Process chillers can control the temperatures in both directions (heat or chill depending on season)? Also do you control the temperature directly on the unit (simply just hook up the inputs/outputs) or do you have some sort of secondary temperature readings within the conicals that help regulate the units?

 

[trimixdiver1]

What a cool project... So by the looks of it those Process chillers can control the temperatures in both directions (heat or chill depending on season)? Also do you control the temperature directly on the unit (simply just hook up the inputs/outputs) or do you have some sort of secondary temperature readings within the conicals that help regulate the units?

I control loop temp which is +/- 3 degrees. Then I adjust the loop temp using a probe in the fermenter.

 

[trimixdiver1]

Just got done with my CIP system using parts found in my spare part shed.

Pneumatic diaphragm pump, with a dishwasher water heater to keep the loop warm.

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[sandyeggoxj]

I am interested in the dishwasher water heater and how well it works. It must be inline. How much power does it take? Can it handle the high pressure and the chemicals? What CIP chemicals are you using?

 

[trimixdiver1]

I am interested in the dishwasher water heater and how well it works. It must be inline. How much power does it take? Can it handle the high pressure and the chemicals? What CIP chemicals are you using?

The heater is between the blue hose on the bottom of the pump. It's a 1.25" stainless tube with heating coil around it. Those blue hoses are silicone 1.25 to 1.0 radiator hoses. It's 1500w at 120v.

I'm using super cip and acid #5, but will be using PBW as a everyday cleaner.

 

[terrapin421]

Awesome -- and how noisy are those Process Chillers --- Was thinking about setting it up in my Apartment to regulate temperature so I don't have to keep the thermostat on all day but don't want to if it's pretty noisy.

Thanks

 

[trimixdiver1]

Awesome -- and how noisy are those Process Chillers --- Was thinking about setting it up in my Apartment to regulate temperature so I don't have to keep the thermostat on all day but don't want to if it's pretty noisy.



Thanks

Not noisy, sounds like a fan running.

 

[trimixdiver1]

Video of my CIP system, during wet checks.

http://youtu.be/IvQVrAvIB3Y

 

[SHvanBommel]

seriously this thing is rad, brother. Sad to say I was in Pitt last weekend burying my 100 year old Gramps.

Quick Question. I'm looking for a moisture/liquid sensor that threads into a 1/2npt ferrule for a hmmm... 15Gallon enclosed kettle (no cuts other than wash inlet, heating element, temp probe, and spot for this). I want to wire this probe to the SSR control line so when the wash level reaches below the probe the element is automagically turned off (for the sake of not burning elements out etc. Do you have any ideas? Again, I won't have access to the inside of the kettle except for a 2 inch opening so putting a nut on the inside won't work.

I was envisioning something similar to a temp probe if you need a point of reference.

 

[trimixdiver1]

Sorry to hear about your grandad.

Look at the LH35

There are similar cheaper ones on eBay

http://www.flowline.com/switchtek_lx3x.php#sthash.S2Mh8gJh.dpbs

 

[trimixdiver1]

Got the 300 gpd RO system running, also a 20g storage tank will make filling faster on brew day.
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