I have been making the transition to an indoor electric brewery one piece at a time. I am using the Tower of Power and the RIMS rocket. I had my 240v outlet installed next to the back door of my walkout basement which gives me the option to transition outside for the boil. I like the flexibility I get with the TOP for this reason. Even after I get everything set up indoors, I have the option to brew outside when the weather is nice.
Now that I have all my gear and the 240v circuit, the next step was to get the ventilation piece setup. I picked up a Viking hood/fan box on Craigslist for $200 and finally got the courage to drill a 10" hole through my house to install it. I don't have it wired up yet but I documented the project in pics so I wanted to share. Drilling the hole ended up being the easy part but the ducting was a pain in the butt. The fan box has a 10 3/8" opening while the hood opening is 9". I wanted to use flex duct so that the externally mounted fan transitions as little vibration as possible to the hood. Using 10" flex duct, I had to slice one end to wrap it around the larger opening and then repair it with Venture tape. For the hood side, I fought with trying to attach the duct for a while before I realized that I didn't really need to. I attached the duct to the wall with gorilla tape which is actually pretty thick so it doubles up as a gasket. Now I just need to get it wired up and prey that the electric works! If not, I figure the hood alone is worth $200 and I'll have to replace the fan.
Now that I have all my gear and the 240v circuit, the next step was to get the ventilation piece setup. I picked up a Viking hood/fan box on Craigslist for $200 and finally got the courage to drill a 10" hole through my house to install it. I don't have it wired up yet but I documented the project in pics so I wanted to share. Drilling the hole ended up being the easy part but the ducting was a pain in the butt. The fan box has a 10 3/8" opening while the hood opening is 9". I wanted to use flex duct so that the externally mounted fan transitions as little vibration as possible to the hood. Using 10" flex duct, I had to slice one end to wrap it around the larger opening and then repair it with Venture tape. For the hood side, I fought with trying to attach the duct for a while before I realized that I didn't really need to. I attached the duct to the wall with gorilla tape which is actually pretty thick so it doubles up as a gasket. Now I just need to get it wired up and prey that the electric works! If not, I figure the hood alone is worth $200 and I'll have to replace the fan.
