Gaptooth Brewhouse is ready for action!

[BrewBeemer]

A Magum PI flashback? Higgins love the background shoots.

 

[pickles]

New acrylic control panel with maple background. I cut the pieces out with a laser and sandwiched the two together. The wording is also laser etched and then in-filled with orange paint. I installed RGB LED's that change color depending on the position the switch is in; red = off, blue = manual, and green is Auto/Brewtroller. It's kinda hard to see the LCD in the picture, but its displaying the Brewtroller splash screen. I still have to install the power lamp in the upper right corner. The picture doesn't do the maple justice.

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[ChrisMichels]

New acrylic control panel with maple background. I cut the pieces out with a laser and sandwiched the two together. The wording is also laser etched and then in-filled with orange paint. I installed RGB LED's that change color depending on the position the switch is in; red = off, blue = manual, and green is Auto/Brewtroller. It's kinda hard to see the LCD in the picture, but its displaying the Brewtroller splash screen. I still have to install the power lamp in the upper right corner. The picture doesn't do the maple justice.

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That looks really good.

 

[pickles]

Thanks

 

[CaptKaos]

And your budget was somewhere in the realm of NASA's?

Very impressive. I want too! Do you mind me asking how much time and $$$$ to pull this off?

 

[pickles]

I've been working on it for almost two years and it actually has some improvements over what is in the other photos of the rig. I would guess I have a few hundred hours in it, starting with CAD drawings all the way through fabrication. I diy'ed almost everything so I only have around a $1k in it. Thanks for the accolades!

 

[Ohio-Ed]

Pickles -
The new panel looks fantastic. I'm a woodworker (hobbyist) and love wood. I have thought many times that I'd like to incorporate wood in my rig, but was always concerned about cleaning up sticky wet wort. I think your incorporation of the acrylic is genius!!

Ed

 

[pickles]

The wood wasn't my first choice but I'm glad I went with it. I sprayed on 5 coats of spar varnish and let it cure 2 weeks before assembly.

 

[pickles]

I thought I'd give an update on the wooden control panel face. I've used is half a dozen times, a few in the rain, and its held up beautifully. The spar varnish is super durable.

 

[TriangleIL]

I would love to see a picture of your false bottom pickles...

 

[Moby]

I would love to see a picture of your false bottom pickles...

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[jimyson]

Dude, I need to see this thing in action.

 

[pickles]

Its actually getting overhauled as we speak. I'm adding a bottom draining BK, Brewtroller BX1 board, and a better 1-wire temp set up. I've also added Brewhemoth Conical thats temp controller by a FermTroller. Everything will be CIP when its finished in about a month.I'll post back when its done.

 

[jimyson]

Oh man, I'm jealous. You part of SODZ? Been thinking about joining.


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[pickles]

Nah clubs aren't my thing. Also I barely have time to finish this thing and brew let alone go to meetings.


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[jimyson]

Yeah, understood. Well, I'm over in Westerville, so let me know if you are ever up for a couple pints during a brew day. I'm always looking to talk more about the process in which people use to better what I am doing.