Home Brewery

[rwinzing]

So I have been working on my home brewery and I am finally about to take it on it’s maiden voyage. I have been brewing for ten years and went from stove top to a complete three tier setup. I got divorced and brewing was put on the back burner until recently. I live in a large farm house and I have a spare room so I have converted it to my brewery. I am very excited so I thought I would share with some like minded people. Cheers!

 

[HausBrauerei_Harvey]

oh man, amazing setup!

 

[beernutz]

Sorry about the divorce but dang that is a nice setup. Do you use the whiteboard behind your kettles to give lectures in your brew room?

 

[madscientist451]

Nice set up, looking forward to following the blog.....

 

[rwinzing]

Sorry about the divorce but dang that is a nice setup. Do you use the whiteboard behind your kettles to give lectures in your brew room?

Ha! No it use to be an office! Life is good

 

[cyberbackpacker]

Looks great.

I am curious though, what is up with the pot the sanitary fitting on top of the one kettle?

 

[rwinzing]

Looks great.

I am curious though, what is up with the pot the sanitary fitting on top of the one kettle?

I use it for sparge water. It is a quick disconnect

 

[muledogus]

Damn. I want to be single again! Awesome setup.

 

[johnstod]

Damn. I want to be single again! Awesome setup.

Haha yeah swmbo would murder me if I spent that much on brewing kit

 

[spddmn6]

That is a nice setup. Don't tell my wife that I am thinking of trading her in for one too.

 

[ZmannR2]

OMG!!! SO JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!

 

[rwinzing]

Thanks guys!

 

[schematix]

Congrats on the divorce. Looks like you made out ok with all the brewing equipment (or at least enough money to buy it!)

Have you tested the SS BrewTech refrigeration unit yet? I've considered something like that plus a large conical in order to free up the floor space of an existing 15 cu ft chest freezer. It's not exactly cheap though so if you have any thoughts i'd like to hear.

 

[rwinzing]

Congrats on the divorce. Looks like you made out ok with all the brewing equipment (or at least enough money to buy it!)

Have you tested the SS BrewTech refrigeration unit yet? I've considered something like that plus a large conical in order to free up the floor space of an existing 15 cu ft chest freezer. It's not exactly cheap though so if you have any thoughts i'd like to hear.

I have only done a water test. I will be using it this weekend for the first time. I turned on the unit and it took the glycol down to 38 degrees in about ten minutes. I put hot water in one of the fermenters 120 degrees. The unit kicked on and took it to 68 degrees in about twenty minutes. It did everything I wanted.

I will post a further review after this weekend.

 

[schematix]

Fantastic. How loud is it? Is the recirculating liquid glycol, or water? Do you have the stainless coil inside the fermenter?

 

[rwinzing]

Fantastic. How loud is it? Is the recirculating liquid glycol, or water? Do you have the stainless coil inside the fermenter?

Yes, the fermenters have the stainless coils inside. The compressor is about as loud as a fridge. The pumps are very quiet. You use 1 gallon liquid glycol and two gallons of distilled water. Said should change once a year.

You can use it on four fermenters at a time. It was pricy but it is pretty slick. I am not a DIY guy. I know there are posts about people making these I have no desire to do that. I am looking forward to doing some lagers

 

[muledogus]

I have only done a water test. I will be using it this weekend for the first time. I turned on the unit and it took the glycol down to 38 degrees in about ten minutes. I put hot water in one of the fermenters 120 degrees. The unit kicked on and took it to 68 degrees in about twenty minutes. It did everything I wanted.

I will post a further review after this weekend.

Take the time to just enjoy your brew day but if you get around to taking any pics/videos of the process, I'd love to see them!

 

[schematix]

Not everything is better DIY... the chiller seems like one of those things better to buy than try to make.

 

[Pkrd]

Damn. I want to be single again!

Turn one of your rooms into a brewery and you will be!