Jday086
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I started home brewing on a whim in July, I had never brewed before and hadn't even read all that much about it. I wanted to get a kegerator, so with the help of a buddy, I got one setup at the end of June, and couldn't find kegs of anything I liked. I live in Utah, so out of state is my only option and that sucks. So I spent the 4th perusing different ways of getting kegs and came up short on what I could get and where. Anyway, fast forward to now. I found some equipment locally and got a steal of a deal on it to boot. That brings us to July 7th I started my first batch and first all grain brew. I'm currently at 12 bathes, brewing just about every weekend, and admittedly drinking like a beer loving fish, but the amount of time brewing is starting to wear on SWMBO, she agreed on one weekend a month....So I finally built this guy, nothing pretty, but super functional.
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I don't have the finished pictures but will get some and add them tonight.
It's large enough inside for 5 standard buckets to fit comfortably and still have room to move things around if needed. This size might be overkill, but I always hate needing something bigger afterwards. I tested it out over the last two weeks and it performed well, held all 4 batches to temp and no dips or spikes. And i can get to cold crash temps easily if needed, so that's nice. I still need to add a fan to circulate air and some sort of heat source. Any advice on the heat?
The only downside is, now my one brew day is a lot longer but I get at least 4 batches done depending on my ambition.
View attachment IMG_3083.jpg
I don't have the finished pictures but will get some and add them tonight.
It's large enough inside for 5 standard buckets to fit comfortably and still have room to move things around if needed. This size might be overkill, but I always hate needing something bigger afterwards. I tested it out over the last two weeks and it performed well, held all 4 batches to temp and no dips or spikes. And i can get to cold crash temps easily if needed, so that's nice. I still need to add a fan to circulate air and some sort of heat source. Any advice on the heat?
The only downside is, now my one brew day is a lot longer but I get at least 4 batches done depending on my ambition.