Hoppo's E-Brewery Build

[Hoppopotomus]

Nice! Thanks man! The other branch of repocast used to be 3 miles from my house here in Ortonville, but they moved that site up to Flint.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

It's been a while since I last posted any updates on this thread. I have been bogged down with several other brewing projects, so I'll bring you up to speed. I finished my motorized grain mill and grain storage bin (first pic), so now all of the "furniture" components of the brewery are complete. The second pic. is with all components in their final resting place (bin, mill, brewing table, sink, ferm chambers, exhaust hood, etc.). All rough plumbing and rough electrical are complete. Now I am moving onto drywall, cement board, and tile. When we built the house, I installed a 200 amp / 40 breaker electrical panel, but now that the rest of my basement is complete, I used up every last circuit in the panel. Thankfully, my father in law is an electrician and Menards was running a special on 100 amp. / 20 breaker panels and 100 amp. breakers, so we are installing the subpanel this weekend. I am also ordering the rest of my fittings from Bobby at brewhardware, so that I can finishe the keggle conversions right after drywall is complete. I'll try to be better about keeping the thread updated.

 

[TrainSafe]

You are going to love that pre-rinse nozzle on your sink. I just added one to my sink and it might be my favorite part of my setup. I find myself using it for other tasks, like this week my kid needed to take an empty peanut butter jar to school. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get the PB out in the kitchen sink. I took it down to the brewery and had it clean in about 20 seconds. It makes everything go so easy, even cleaning corneys. Best investment ever.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Yeah, I'm excited to have found it. It was another one of my many CL finds. It was brand new, still in it's original packaging. The guy had it posted for $125 and I think I offered $80 and got it for $90ish. When I got home I did a web search on the exact make and model and it retails for over $500. Similar with my pot filling faucet over my HLT.

As soon as I get the drywall and cement board up, my plumber is coming back out to install an ejector pump for the drain system of the sink. The supply lines are in and just need to install the supply valves, again once drywall is done. It will be nice to have a fully operations sink down there!

 

[Hoppopotomus]

I stalled out on the brewery build for a while, but should start making progress this week! The subpanel and all of the rough electrical is installed and ready for drywall, as is the rough plumbing. I'm having a high efficiency boiler system installed next Tuesday for the radiant hydronics floor heating in my basement. Since this unit and all of it's components (pumps, manifold, etc.) hang on the wall opposite to the brewing station, I need to get the drywall up asap. I'm picking up all of the drywall for the entire room and cement board for behind the brewing table tomorrow at Menards. My primary goal is to get the drywall hung, taped, and finished on the wall where the boiler is going to be installed by the end of the weekend. I will then finish off the drywall on the brewery side of the room throughout next week. I'll post pics. along the way.

 

[jEld]

Have fun with that! Let me know if you need a hand!

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Thanks Jason. I should be good though. I'm renting the flat bed truck at Menards to haul it home. I made my last patient for 10 a.m. tomorrow, so I can run home, change clothes, and get up to Davison. Once I have the truck loaded I have 75 min. to get it back to them without an upcharge on the rental. Since it's a 25 min. drive each way, I only have 25 minutes to get the sh*t unloaded at my house. I'm hoping the ground freezes a little more, so I can drive around to the back of the house and back right up to the walkout. I then have to return their truck and get home in time to pick the kids up from school. I appreciate the offer, but you'll still be working when I'm scrambling. Let's get together for a beer sometime anyways......4 fresh kegs just made their way into my keezer!

 

[BigHefty]

That Menards is 5 min from my house. Too bad you weren't doing it in the evening, I coulda/woulda helped too.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Thanks man.... I appreciate the offer, but I'm leaving work right now and heading in that direction. I only have a small window of opportunity to get this done, so I'm flying solo. I'm not exactly thrilled about unloading and carrying 18 sheets of drywall and 4 sheets of Durarock by myself, but I'll survive. Hell, the rest of my basement took 90+ sheets of drywall to finish and I carried and hung 90% of it on my own, so I'm sure I can handle it.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Alright guys.....boiler is being installed tomorrow for the radiant floor heating throughout the finished side of the basement. I got all of the interior partitioning walls insulated between the finished and unfinished sides of the basement. I also got all of the cement board hung behind the brewing station as well as 90% of the drywall hung in the mechanical and brewing rooms. I was on my next to the last piece of drywall yesterday and was running out of steam. Basically, I got careless and cut the inner tip of my left finger off....along with a portion of the nail with a utility knife.
Needless to say, it stopped me in my tracks and I didn't finish the last 2 pieces. Since it severed the inner tip clean off, stitches were not an option, so I just have to wait for it to heal. What a PITA! What really sucks is that I'm a manual physical therapist, so I use my hands all day long for massage, spinal adjustments, joint mobilization, etc., etc., so work is going to be brutal for a few days. It's tender as hell! Unfortunately, I can't take time off because I own my own PT practices and am short staffed at one of my offices with a schedule full of patients. The joys of being self employed.

I'll post some pics of my progress later tonight......ignore the blood stains on the walls.

 

[Garyr2973]

Oh I feel your pain. I've been there done that. I had my finger hanging over the side of a T-square while cutting a piece of drywall and WHACK!!! Tip came right off. Just like you said, nail and all. It's amazing how sharp those little blades are!

 

[Hoppopotomus]

That's exactly what happened to me. My fingertip was hanging over the edge of the t-square. Normally I lay the drwall flat or work off of saw horses, but I was scoring them with drywall leaning up against the wall vertically due to tight space down there. I was scoring from the bottom upward and took the tip clean off. Oh well.....it builds character.....right?

 

[Garyr2973]

They should put a warning on those things. My "accident" happened in 2001 and my finger is still lop sided (the drywall was straight as an arrow though). Your right, it builds character and I bet you never have it happen again. Every time I touch that square I move my fingers to the middle.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

You're right.....I'm sure I'll be extra cautious in the future. I think I'm going to go home tonight and hang the last 2 sheets of drywall. Hopefully I don't lose another fingertip. I want to get moving on the taping and trim work, so I can get my tile set behind the brewing station. Today has been brutal at work. :smack:

 

[Hoppopotomus]

A couple of updated pics.....subpanel installed to accommodate the brewery, high efficiency boiler system installed to heat the basement floors, and cement board and most of the drywall up. I'm going to hang the last 2 pieces of drywall today and move onto the finish. Hopefully I can keep my remaining digits intact.

 

[WAORGANY]

A couple of updated pics.....subpanel installed to accommodate the brewery, high efficiency boiler system installed to heat the basement floors, and cement board and most of the drywall up. I'm going to hang the last 2 pieces of drywall today and move onto the finish. Hopefully I can keep my remaining digits intact.

Amazing simply amazing!

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Thanks. I did manage to hang the last 2 sheets of drywall to the right of the brewing station without any further injuries. This weekend I want to rip the log trim pieces to trim out the front and sides of the ventilation hood, then get them knifed. If time permits, I may start priming the drywall.

I'm taking a poll......with all things considered such as red cedar logs, knotty pine paneling, polished travertine stone tile, tumbled travertine stone tile, and a sh*t load of stainless steel in the brewery what color I should paint the room. I'm open to any and all suggestions......help me out!

 

[nhwrecker]

Hey Hoppo,
what did you use for the board behind your keggles? Doesn't look regular sheet rock there - keep up the good work and detailed posts.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

It's 1/2" thick 3' x 5' Durarock cement board. This stuff:

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...arock+1/2"&storeId=10051&superSkuId=202938933

I always use cement board as my foundation to tile on. I just don't trust the structural integrity of tiling directly over drywall, especially in an area that will be prone to moisture. I did use moisture and mold resistant sheet rock on either side of the cement board though.

 

[GTaylor]

As far as paint, I would say something neutral that will not draw the eyes away from the brewery. You've made it too nice to have the wall color overshadow it.

 

[TrainSafe]

^^^^^^^^^^
This

 

[Hoppopotomus]

I haven't settled on a color yet, but am taking into consideration feedback that I receive. I am however going to totally cheat on the drywall. I have decided that I am not going to mud and tape whatsoever, since it is one of my least favorite things to do. I am going to trim all inside and outside corners with knotty pine boards and then use the the same thin knotty pine planking that I used to cover all of the components to hide all of the drywall seams. I'm going for a dimensional look and at the same time will be able to avoid mudding and taping the drywall all together. Should look cool and save a sh*t load of headaches. More feedback on colors?

 

[Gridlocked]

I have a room in my basement that is a dark gray/green/blue mix and I really like it. But, it would make your room seem quite a bit smaller and darker. You could go with a blue/gray, green? What kind of lighting are you going with? I recently changed the fluorescent bulbs in my garage brewery to be more of a true white - like natural light and that totally changed the feel of the space. So, I would say that paint and lighting should probably be considered together?

 

[Gridlocked]

More feedback on colors?

you could go pastel with inspirational wording! something liiiikkkkeee...

or this?

http://www.amazon.com/Justin-Bieber-kisses-sayings-quotes/dp/B005U8DI9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355761139&sr=8-3&keywords=Justin+bieber+wallpaper

 

[rvklein]

Dude, you need to get a jacketed kettle and use that boiler to run it!

 

[Hoppopotomus]

you could go pastel with inspirational wording! something liiiikkkkeee...

or this?

http://www.amazon.com/Justin-Bieber-kisses-sayings-quotes/dp/B005U8DI9M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355761139&sr=8-3&keywords=Justin+bieber+wallpaper

Although my daughter would go ape sh*t for it, I'm afraid I would have to kick my own a$$! I was thinking to myself....."how does Ted come up with these goofy a$$ ideas?"......, but then it hit me. You're a closet Bieber lover......, so gay.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

Dude, you need to get a jacketed kettle and use that boiler to run it!

I know....don't think it hasn't crossed my mind. I'm taking it one step at a time though. Our neighborhood is due to be converted from LP to natural gas sometime over the next 2-3 years. The boiler is convertable b/w natural gas and propane, but my big azz water heater is not. I'm going to use the boiler not only for heating, but for all domestic hot water purposes at that time as well. Maybe at that time, I'll pick my mechanical guy's brain about setting me up for it using the boiler for a jacketed kettle, but in the meantime.....I'm sticking to old school.

 

[Hoppopotomus]

I got the rest of the Brewery drywalled and about 80% of the back splash tiled behind the brew station before I ran out of pre-mixed mortar.....what a pain in the a$$. I thought I had plenty, but didn't. Just got a fresh bucket from HD and will knock the rest of this tile out later today. I also found a heavy duty porceline tile that looks much like the polished travertine stone for the floor of the brewery. Although I love the look of the travertine, I prefer the density and durability of the porceline c/t the stone for the floor application. I also decided to cover the entire back wall on both sides of the brewing station with knotty pine paneling instead of paint. Hope it turns out. Here are a couple of pics of the progress......more later.

 

[Oldskooler]

Looking great. Thanks

 

[BeerguyNC61]

Awesome updates as usual!!