JetSmooth
Well-Known Member
Fresh off the MS Visio design board:
(not to scale)
After being snowed in and running out of beer, I have decided to pick up my old hobby and begin stocking the cellar and never be stuck in that situation again.
I surveyed my leftover equipment to find a 4 gallon kettle (too small for FV AG batches), 5 gallon glass carboy (should do for now) and my trusty red bottle capper. I wrestled with myself over getting back into extract brewing or going all grain. I figured what the heck?
jkarp's Countertop Brutus build inspired me but I don't have the coin to drop on the pump or electrics at the moment, so I've been working on a gravity fed scheme that can incorporate them eventually. Storage is also key as I only have the space under the stairs available for the setup and product.
I have a 32qt aluminum tamale steamer for a BK on order and have a friend who's father's construction company folded, leaving him with some brand new coolers for the MLT. He's also skilled at copper soldering and we'll be following Bobby_M's counterflow chiller tutorial and mounting it in one of three Lowes buckets. (Can't stand the HD orange)
I hope to have this all in place by the end of March, when my wife is out of town. My friend will also be joining on the inagural brew.
I realize this is a rough sketch and I will update as things start to fall into place. But can anyone see anything glaringly wrong with this?
(not to scale)
After being snowed in and running out of beer, I have decided to pick up my old hobby and begin stocking the cellar and never be stuck in that situation again.
I surveyed my leftover equipment to find a 4 gallon kettle (too small for FV AG batches), 5 gallon glass carboy (should do for now) and my trusty red bottle capper. I wrestled with myself over getting back into extract brewing or going all grain. I figured what the heck?
jkarp's Countertop Brutus build inspired me but I don't have the coin to drop on the pump or electrics at the moment, so I've been working on a gravity fed scheme that can incorporate them eventually. Storage is also key as I only have the space under the stairs available for the setup and product.
I have a 32qt aluminum tamale steamer for a BK on order and have a friend who's father's construction company folded, leaving him with some brand new coolers for the MLT. He's also skilled at copper soldering and we'll be following Bobby_M's counterflow chiller tutorial and mounting it in one of three Lowes buckets. (Can't stand the HD orange)
I hope to have this all in place by the end of March, when my wife is out of town. My friend will also be joining on the inagural brew.
I realize this is a rough sketch and I will update as things start to fall into place. But can anyone see anything glaringly wrong with this?