D_Struct
Well-Known Member
While I'm still very early on in my process, I had a couple of questions for the peanut gallery in reference to some tweaks I'm thinking of making to my upcoming brewstand build.
I started off looking at some of the awesome builds on here, and I started to crave a fresh DIY project.
Then, I purchased the back-issue of the BYO Brutus 10 build.
While looking at that, I thought of some things that I might do, both to cut cost and to fit more with what I'd like out of a home brewery.
First off, I'm planning on steering away from the automated recirculation of the mash. I'd like to have the ability to recirculate in the future, but, for now, I'd like my hands on as much of the process as I can. I'm assuming I'll need to insulate the keggle mashtun to hold temperature, since I won't be heating it? Right now, I use a cooler, and it hold temperature great, but I want to move on to keggles and have it all together on the stand.
Second, should I hold to the build specs and use low pressure burners? Aside from propane use, what do I gain from going with those over standard burners?
I am actually thinking about moving away from pilot burners, and going with an electric starter for the burners. What are some appropriate starters and will work well with the banjo burners?
Since I'm going to cut back on automation, I won't be using temp. controllers, but I do want digital gauges that look similar the Love controllers. Any suggestions on those? I was thinking something that will wire into the main power and utilize the temp probes like the ones in the Brutus build.
I'll be picking up parts, over time, in order to spread the cost out a bit. So far, the only thing I've picked up is one keg. I've already ordered the weldless kits to converting this to my new BK. I suppose the process has begun!
I started off looking at some of the awesome builds on here, and I started to crave a fresh DIY project.
Then, I purchased the back-issue of the BYO Brutus 10 build.
While looking at that, I thought of some things that I might do, both to cut cost and to fit more with what I'd like out of a home brewery.
First off, I'm planning on steering away from the automated recirculation of the mash. I'd like to have the ability to recirculate in the future, but, for now, I'd like my hands on as much of the process as I can. I'm assuming I'll need to insulate the keggle mashtun to hold temperature, since I won't be heating it? Right now, I use a cooler, and it hold temperature great, but I want to move on to keggles and have it all together on the stand.
Second, should I hold to the build specs and use low pressure burners? Aside from propane use, what do I gain from going with those over standard burners?
I am actually thinking about moving away from pilot burners, and going with an electric starter for the burners. What are some appropriate starters and will work well with the banjo burners?
Since I'm going to cut back on automation, I won't be using temp. controllers, but I do want digital gauges that look similar the Love controllers. Any suggestions on those? I was thinking something that will wire into the main power and utilize the temp probes like the ones in the Brutus build.
I'll be picking up parts, over time, in order to spread the cost out a bit. So far, the only thing I've picked up is one keg. I've already ordered the weldless kits to converting this to my new BK. I suppose the process has begun!