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[banjolawyer]

The morebeer tippy dump has a chute. I like the idea, and I've thought about it several times, but I'm not too clear on it yet.. I think I'd want it very easily attachable/detachable... Something that is stored on a shelf or against a wall somewhere that would only be used when needed. I was thinking of something that hooks onto the frame somehow., and it might need the same sort of bolt and cotter pins I use to keep the kettle either in the upright or dump position.

 

[banjolawyer]

Hi John,

It is easiest to install the gasket when it and the lid are dry. Then spray it with sanitizer after that (or use your CIP to sanitize after the lid is on).

Cheers,

John

Quoted above is some feedback from Stout on the gasket issue. I'll give it a try next time I brew a full barrel, which I don't think is going to be the next time I brew.

What I have in mind for next time is filling up two kettles with mash (testing the recirculation and mashout this time), using the other three for water, having some buddies bring their kettles over and doing a 6 beer partigyle (3 batch sparge runoffs from each mash into six 15g boil kettles). Two high gravity, two low gravity, and two somewhere in between... figuring out the hops once the gravities are known I'm sure it will be fun. Won't need the conical though, and will just ferment in Sankes.

 

[brewman !]

Hey, Scott !

I've been lurking on your blog since you started posting.

Your design had a big influence on the brew sculpture I'm about to build.

I'm using an inline hot water heater to supply my strike and mash out water directly. No MLT.

I'm setting it up with 1 tippy mash tun and 2 boil kettles, so that I can be doing 2 boils at once.

I'm thinking that I can get the mash tun cleaned out and the second mash going before the 1st boil is done and then chill the first boil while the 2nd mash is recircing.

But depending on the boil times, I might be sparging into the 2nd kettle before the 1st boil kettle is done.

I thought about having 2 tippy mash tuns and 2 boil kettles but thought that was overkill. I think I can make due with 1 tippy MT and 2 boil kettles.

I'm setting up to brew small batches. I want to brew small batches of many different beers every year. 11 gallon vessels for 6 to 8 gallons into the fermenters. If I want to brew a big batch, I'll do 2 mashes and 2 boils back to back and dump them into the same fermenter. Its a bit more work, but I then get by with smaller equipment and more versatility.

I'm putting PID controllers and gas valves on all my burners.

I'm also putting a removable chute behind my tippy.

As soon as the 1st mash sparge is done, I want to put the boil kettle on auto pilot, dump the 1st mash, add the strike water, put the mash tun on auto pilot and add the crushed malt. Bing, bang, boom.

We'll see how it works in reality.

You and your setup were what convinced me I should be shooting for 2 batches per brewing session.

Thanks for taking the time to document what you did.