Overall, here is what I would like my brewery to be. It will include a HLT, MLT, and BK in either a 3 tier gravity fed or single tier with pumps; although I could do a Brutus as well. My plan is to use 15 gal pots or keggles so that I can brew either 10 gal batches or partigyle 5 gal batches. There will be an IC (possibly integrated) built with a submersible pump to run ice water through the coil.
I am not sure about brewing indoors or out as Cleveland can be pretty frigid. Also, I am usure about the amount of steam released if indoors without a hood directly over the kettle.
Due to the cost associated with building a brewery, I am going to be building it in stages as my income allows. The first step is a fermentation cabinet for which I already have a side-by-side fridge (although the center wall cannot be removed). Second will be my BK, followed by the IC, MLT, and paddle.
My plan is to use my current kettle (22qt stock pot) on my stove as my HLT until I am ready to build my sculpture. I will also be using dry yeast until I am more comfortable with my process. At that point I will consider a stir plate, starters, and yeast propogation. Similarly I am going to wait to consider grain mill, refractometer, oxygenation system, conicals, kegging, and a keezer. The one caveat is that I may get some cornies to secondary/lager with in the ferm cabinet.
I am looking for advice and opinions on these first few elements of my brewery (listed below) as well as the order in which I intend to build them. Also, I would like to know if there is anything else that I should consider building initally.
Fermentation cabinet
2 temp controllers, one for each chamber
2 120mm fans to move air between chambers
1 heating element (heat bulb or similar)
Faceplate
Interior door lining
Shelving
BK
Vessel - leaning toward keggle
Temp controller and probe
Heating element - 120V?
Outlet valve
Diverter plate?
IC
Copper coil
Fittings
Submersible pump
Bucket and tubing for recirc
MLT
Round or square
steel braid vs manifold
Paddle
Thank you for your help/consideration.
I am not sure about brewing indoors or out as Cleveland can be pretty frigid. Also, I am usure about the amount of steam released if indoors without a hood directly over the kettle.
Due to the cost associated with building a brewery, I am going to be building it in stages as my income allows. The first step is a fermentation cabinet for which I already have a side-by-side fridge (although the center wall cannot be removed). Second will be my BK, followed by the IC, MLT, and paddle.
My plan is to use my current kettle (22qt stock pot) on my stove as my HLT until I am ready to build my sculpture. I will also be using dry yeast until I am more comfortable with my process. At that point I will consider a stir plate, starters, and yeast propogation. Similarly I am going to wait to consider grain mill, refractometer, oxygenation system, conicals, kegging, and a keezer. The one caveat is that I may get some cornies to secondary/lager with in the ferm cabinet.
I am looking for advice and opinions on these first few elements of my brewery (listed below) as well as the order in which I intend to build them. Also, I would like to know if there is anything else that I should consider building initally.
Fermentation cabinet
2 temp controllers, one for each chamber
2 120mm fans to move air between chambers
1 heating element (heat bulb or similar)
Faceplate
Interior door lining
Shelving
BK
Vessel - leaning toward keggle
Temp controller and probe
Heating element - 120V?
Outlet valve
Diverter plate?
IC
Copper coil
Fittings
Submersible pump
Bucket and tubing for recirc
MLT
Round or square
steel braid vs manifold
Paddle
Thank you for your help/consideration.