JEnglish eBIAB Dual 2000W 120V Recirculating Build

[Woodbrews]

Once you get your pump, how do you plan to implement recirculation? I'm planning a similar build and am looking at ways to recirculate with BIAB. Also, it seems a short step from there to cooling with a plate chiller. Is that in your plans as well?

 

[jeffmeh]

Very nice and compact. Thanks.

 

[jeffmeh]

Incidentally, BUD does make mounting panels that fit. NBX-10985 is steel, NBX-10985-PL is ABS plastic. I like the plastic one which gives you plenty of holes for mounting. http://www.budind.com/view/Plastic+Boxes/Plastic+Internal+Panel

 

[JEnglish]

Once you get your pump, how do you plan to implement recirculation? I'm planning a similar build and am looking at ways to recirculate with BIAB. Also, it seems a short step from there to cooling with a plate chiller. Is that in your plans as well?

I am looking at putting a weldless bulkhead on the kettle lid and attaching a QD to it for recirculating the mash. Brewhardware.com is probably where I am going to get the pump, QD's, and weldless fitting from.

Since I will be using QD's on my pump/tubing, it will be easy to incorporate a plate chiller. I haven't decided if I want one yet, but I will see how long it takes me to chill my wort with the immersion chiller I have.

Link to the weldless bulkheads:
http://www.brewhardware.com/valves-69/59-weldless-bulkhead

If you don't plan on recirculating above 170 degrees, this can be handy:
http://www.brewhardware.com/accessories-62/114-mashtube

Here is the link to the pump kit I will probably buy:
http://www.brewhardware.com/pumps/160-addapump

 

[jeffmeh]

JEnglish, thanks for posting all the pics, particularly showing the box internals. It appears that my long-planned, hopefully to be realized in a few years, design can all fit in that panel, with some care taken to place the components to avoid vertical collisions.

Now, let's just finish these years of paying for two kids in college....

 

[JEnglish]

I changed the element housing. The pic is at the beginning of the thread.