weremichael
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Greetings,
Due to the harsh winters here in Wyoming, I am contemplating building a brewery in my basement. Currently it is unfinished, so it is kind of a blank slate. I don't know if I should be using either my existing natural gas or switching over to an electric setup. I am curious if there are some of you that have gone through the pains of researching the advantage/disadvantage of these two setups. Which setup is more economical (initial setup/long term)?
My preliminary ideas about each setup:
Natural Gas:
I know that I would need a commercial style hood for the natural gas setup. It looks like I could get a used one off of Craigslist for about $500 from down in Denver. I am thinking about also installing a stainless commercial sink that I could easily get kegs, mash tun, boil kettle etc. in and out of. Is going with used kitchen equipment a good option? Any other good beta on how to setup a basement natural gas brewery?
Electric:
I really don't know much about electric breweries other than a random visit to the electric forum. I know I would need a 220 plug to run an electrical brewery. Could I get away with just using a regular hood (for moisture) if I went electric?
So any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Michael
Due to the harsh winters here in Wyoming, I am contemplating building a brewery in my basement. Currently it is unfinished, so it is kind of a blank slate. I don't know if I should be using either my existing natural gas or switching over to an electric setup. I am curious if there are some of you that have gone through the pains of researching the advantage/disadvantage of these two setups. Which setup is more economical (initial setup/long term)?
My preliminary ideas about each setup:
Natural Gas:
I know that I would need a commercial style hood for the natural gas setup. It looks like I could get a used one off of Craigslist for about $500 from down in Denver. I am thinking about also installing a stainless commercial sink that I could easily get kegs, mash tun, boil kettle etc. in and out of. Is going with used kitchen equipment a good option? Any other good beta on how to setup a basement natural gas brewery?
Electric:
I really don't know much about electric breweries other than a random visit to the electric forum. I know I would need a 220 plug to run an electrical brewery. Could I get away with just using a regular hood (for moisture) if I went electric?
So any advice would be greatly appreciated.
-Michael