Planning new brewery room

[kpr121]

Oh and I think I'm going to replace the pex piping with hard copper lines to complement the hood. Also have plans for a copper HLT kettle filler so I don't have to worry about connecting hoses during startup.

 

[kpr121]

Got the vent hood and duct work mocked up View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1421115934.832454.jpg

 

[Carlscan26]

I think a strip of copper trim across the middle would look good. Maybe use some copper headed nails too?

 

[kpr121]

I think a strip of copper trim across the middle would look good. Maybe use some copper headed nails too?

That's a great idea... Wonder if a craft store like michaels would be best to get that? I also have some leftover foil I could maybe fold it up into a strip and then attach with the copper nails.

 

[kpr121]

Dry plumbed the, er, plumbing. HLT filler with cam lock, under sink filter, and pre chiller port for chilling / cleaning water. Fun will be soldering tomorrow nightView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1422583647.909152.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1422583659.539089.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1422583667.919414.jpg

 

[kpr121]

Took half day at work so I could come home and get some things done around the house. soldered (not the prettiest part of the brewstand that's for sure) and no leaks!

Flushed all the crap out and now filling the HLT for tomor brew day.

 

[Carlscan26]

Great update. In my experience it's super hard to make clean solder joints unless you're experienced. Which I'm not

What'd you end up doing with the hood?

 

[kpr121]

Thanks, yea I'm not too worried about the soldering, as long as it doesn't leak. Haven't done anything with the hood, fell into the trap of having everything be functional. So filling the pipeline gets automatically pushed to the top of the priority list.

I did buy some copper nails and plan to fold up the remaining flashing and nailing it on. Then wood trim around the top and bottom, stained same color as brew stand (gun stock)

 

[Menhir]

I've been enjoying the progress you've been making. I'll be building my own basement brewery soon and find it interesting how others approach the project.

 

[kpr121]

Thanks for the compliments! It's been fun getting all of this stuff put together. Here's a couple additional pictures: closeup of the HLT filler, closeup of the pre-filter water supply (picked a good height for filling/rinsing kegs), and one progress shot of my chest keezer/ferment chamber combo box (gotta come up with a better name than that).

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[TxBigHops]

Really nice work! Can't wait to see more.

 

[kpr121]

Wall where the keezer will be and adjacent wall where taps will be View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1423789246.239088.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1423789257.031396.jpg