How's my brewery

[jeskate]

1st time on a site like this. Almost done automating my brewery and wanted to post some pics

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[ol-hazza]

Im guessing you take brewing quite seriously!!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

a bit too fancy for my taste (ironic as that may be), but as long as you're happy with it, then so am I!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

what kind of MPG you get with that thing anyhow?ipe:

 

[kh54s10]

I never saw anything quite like that. Does it require 90 octane gasoline??

 

[normonster]

Looks awesome. Love to have som explanation as to what the various components are. What are those black rubber filter housing looking things?

Damn cool man.

 

[jeskate]

Black things are pneumatic actuators for diaphragm valves. Below is a pic of the heat exchanger. Made it all myself

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[Jaybird]

WOW!!!! I think you get the award for best first post!

Well done!

Cheers
Jay

 

[normonster]

So is it a 1 BBL? I think I see three vessels, so I'm assuming it's a traditional BK, MT, HLT setup. They're off set though, so are you gravity feeding at some point?

How are you dealing with what must be a ton of spent grain in terms of removal from MT?

Are you also building fermenters? Are you planning a cold room or some other form of temperature control?

That is a sweet build. You must be an engineer or machinist or something. Good stuff!

 

[jeskate]

So it brews about 20-25 gallons a batch. All stainless construction. It is electrically heated with a burner for the kettle so it can be either. Has 12 air operated valves all of which are pharmaceutical grade. Electrical panel is 24x32 and mounted on a pivot to the stainless frame. Whole system weighs about 1500lbs or so. Heat exchanger can heat or cool so it works as a mash heater as well as a wort cooler. Calculations say it should cool down to 70 f in 6 minutes. Flow rates are 12 gal/min with sanitary gear pump. Mash run is double walled with insulation between to hold temps. I always explain it as ridiculous.

 

[jeskate]

Mash run gravity feeds to kettle. The mash run pivots and dumps into a trash can

 

[jeskate]

I will try and do a more thorough write up and explanation soon. Thanks for the comments.

 

[VApatriot]

Sweet ride! Looks like 3/4 of the engine on the Serenety

 

[Inkleg]

I always explain it as ridiculous.

We like ridiculous around here. Nice build and welcome.

 

[1977Brewer]

Does it have an electric starter or is it kick start?


Flipping gorgeous rig man.

 

[Dixon9717]

Does it have a flux capacitor from a Delorean time machine?

 

[jeskate]

Can't find one on eBay yet.

 

[jason1973]

Black things are pneumatic actuators for diaphragm valves. Below is a pic of the heat exchanger. Made it all myself

nice can heat cool and terminator can take out entire police department with it

 

[worianxun]

Im guessing you take brewing quite seriously!

 

[Homercidal]

NASA called. They want their Shuttle Engine back.

 

[b-boy]

That is bad ass. Even if it didn't brew beer it would still be bad ass.

Is it carbuerated, or fuel injected? Is that a trubo charger in picture #3?

 

[jason1973]

how many rounds per minute?

 

[chewse]

Wow! Thats quite the rig. Definitely has a "future time warp" look to it. I'm hoping it produces as great a beer as it looks. I would love to see it in operation as you brew. Maybe you can post a youtube of your brew day?

 

[JohnSand]

I keep my gear simple.
But I think yours wins first prize.

 

[hunter_le five]

Looks like a nice, simple, basic beginners setup. It'll do you fine for now. But once you get a few batches under your belt, you'll probably start to think about upgrading. Google "brew in a bag" when you're ready to make the next step.

 

[BGBC]

Is this the "real" brewing machine I've heard people speak of around here?

 

[jason1973]

you realy need to up your game, from that mickey mouse unit, i have a extra MR. Beer I can trade you for it.

 

[orangehero]

Welcome!

Let me be the first of many to tell you, you're gonna regret not going 50 gallon. I mean for the same amount of work you can have twice as much beer.

What's a sanitary gear pump? You mean a rotary lobe pump?

 

[jeskate]

I have had the system running manually for 5 years and love the volume. I can run double batches off the mt as it is 48gallon. Sanitary gear pump is similar to lobe pump but with helical gears. Made by unibloc.

 

[losMythos]

Damn that's ridiculous...Nice work. Can it read your mind and brew the beer your imagining If so i want one.