Pimping the Rig

[Brewpastor]

I'm sure I've seen film of Pink Floyd playing something like that on stage back in about 1970...

The percussion section of the local orchestra is a little shallow of late...

 

[arturo7]

Please pardon my steady stream of questions about the conical. My garage gets sun all afternoon. I am trying to find a cooling solution that doesn't require another fridge.

Here comes another:

The cooling jacket on the conical, is it a reservoir, similar to the kettles, or is it a network of tubing?

Thanks again.

 

[Brewpastor]

It is a reservoir, a simple jacket. Some place on here I have a thread about how it was made. Zymurgy is suppose to run an article. I will see if I can find it for you.

 

[Brewpastor]

http://https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/temperature-controlled-fermentation-81596/

That is one thread

 

[Brewpastor]

And here is the other:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/zymurgy-article-review-help-76042/

 

[riderkb]

When the first picture came up, I sat there staring at the computer, waiting for the music to begin. What is the right music to go with a rig like that?

Someday, tourists will flock to your garage to see that thing. People will plan their vacations with you in mind. The roads between Wall Drug and Corrales, NW will need to be widened.

 

[arturo7]

Got it.

Just a ticky tack thought. Are you running straight glycol or a glycol water mix? Glycol can handle the cold but it is not a good thermal conductor. If you thin it out with water, maybe 40-60, you will get much better heat transfer and thus use less power at a given temperature.

 

[ClaudiusB]

Congratulations, perfect setup.

Someday, tourists will flock to your garage to see that thing. People will plan their vacations with you in mind. The roads between Wall Drug and Corrales, NW will need to be widened.

One of the must see spots in New Mexico for me.

Cheers,
ClaudiusB

 

[Brewpastor]

Got it.

Just a ticky tack thought. Are you running straight glycol or a glycol water mix? Glycol can handle the cold but it is not a good thermal conductor. If you thin it out with water, maybe 40-60, you will get much better heat transfer and thus use less power at a given temperature.

I run a water mix. Not ticky tacky at all. Thanks.

 

[alpo]

holy f'ing $hit

 

[jcdillin]

Very well done, as always an amazing system!

 

[SurfBrew]

How many gallons does it brew?

 

[Brewpastor]

The capacity if probably in the 40 gallon range. The Kettle is 60 gallons, the MLT is 40 gallons and the HLT is 30 gallons. The fermenter is 24 gallons. My batches are generally in the 15 - 20 gallon range.

 

[SurfBrew]

Very cool.....thanks

 

[rsmith179]

Would you by any chance be able to elaborate on the inline thermocouple? Remember what/where you got those parts from? I'm looking into getting a Brutus 10 rig going, but can't figure out how to get an inline temperature reading.

I guess my biggest issue is how long the thermocouple is. Did you find a pretty short one to put inline? Any idea where you got the parts needed for this? I'm thinking about going the BrewTroller route instead of Love Temp Controllers, but nothing is definite at this point.

 

[StMarcos]

When boiling with steam, do you really think that it makes much of a difference (maillard/darkening etc) over direct fire? Especially in light of the fact that most of the heat would be dissipated through the outer jacket and not into the wort? As I understand it, the benefit of steam comes mainly from its ability to dissipate evenly around the vessel. If you have to use electricity then I can see that an immersion element might be too high of a watt density, but really isn't direct fire gas esp with a clad bottom a low enough watt density to practically eliminate unwanted scorching/darkening? Sorry that is a run on I think. Nice setup, looks very space probe-y!

 

[msheraw]

We could really use your advice on how to make our conical jacketed. I have a 27 gallon blichmann and I am putting a glycol coil around the bottom. I don't always make full batches.

Check out our website and you can see so far that the coil is close to the cone but not against it.

www.mybrewonline.com

One of the hurdles I have is how to make the coil uniformly touch the cone. I thought of using shrink tape but I am open for suggestions.

BTW, awesome job on the steam jacketing. Very nice.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Mr. Pastor you may need a therapist to help you with your addiction! That Sir is the best system I've seen to date. You said welding your conical. I've been loking at make a few like Yuri did a while back. Did you buy components and do the build? The only place I've found components is Toledo Spinning. Where did you get your conical components? Thanks for posting your awesome set-up. :rockin:

 

[Brewpastor]

I got the hoppers from Toledo Spinning. There is going to be an article about it in the upcoming Zymurgy. If you don't get it I can get you a copy of what I wrote.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Thanks, I didn't know about their ability to seal. My only concern. Their lid was my question. I'm sure I can figure out the sealing issues I've read. Maybe I can make a few extra to pay for my own. I just got a 2 yr mambership to AHA so I should see the article in the magazine. Thanks for the offer. Thought I should be a member anyway, so just did it.

 

[rik]

I got the hoppers from Toledo Spinning. There is going to be an article about it in the upcoming Zymurgy. If you don't get it I can get you a copy of what I wrote.

That's awesome stuff!!! Got any photos of the inside???

 

[mordantly]

my first reaction was increased blood flow. then complete awe at the level of sexiness (all stainless) you got here. then on to the dedication of half a garage to your brewery. then all the million man-hours seeking, aquiring, building involved. this really dwarfs my keggle setup. if i mail you a poster size photo, will you autograph it?