RIMS set up!

[slnies]

I've been building my own ver. of the Slnies RiMS set up and I can't wait to give it a try. I'm 90% on the plumbing and still have to wire it up, but I should have pics up soon! I plan on brewing with Sean this weekend, so I'm sure he'll post his critiques!

I am excited to see the new set up. For all of you who don't know, I have personal investment in Seabee Johns success. His vessels where here only tuesday for welding. His assembly time is short, so this makes things exciting.
On another note though. I have started the build on the size upgrade of my system. An electric boil kettle is my first project. It will sport a 5500 watt element, a built in immersion chiller, whirlpool port, false bottom for whole hops, and drainage out the bottom. The fittings are in. Now the rest shall begin. Pics will soon follow. I am in no hurry, as of yet, to complete, because I am currently investing in a kegging set up. S.

 

[slnies]

Sorry for the long awaited update. Seabee Johns system is a success. On that note I have pictures of the updated MLT All testes were promising. Just larger. My controls transfered seamlessly and I had only one leak, an overheated o-ring in the gate valve.

 

[slnies]

Here is the plumbing under the stand. The idea is to get everything contained and compact. The next step will be to cover the stand in maple and finish it with a marine varnish. This by the way is just to make it look really nice. That way my SWMBO will feel like it belongs to the rest of the house. Cheers everyone. S.

 

[jcdillin]

Wow, I love that design great job.

Just so I understand it a little better, you just have a mash tun and a boil kettle right? By using the heating element in the copper tube you eliminated the HLT?

 

[slnies]

Wow, I love that design great job.

Just so I understand it a little better, you just have a mash tun and a boil kettle right? By using the heating element in the copper tube you eliminated the HLT?

Not entirely, I still have a HLT, but it is mostly for ease. When I take it portable I do not use a HLT. The HLT is nice for the extra hot water, the sparge, and to premix entire batches of water with whatever for what ever recipe. But by no means is it a requirement. I used the first set up entirely with out a HLT, and it worked great. I am just getting lazy.

 

[jcdillin]

So when you use it standalone what method do you use? fly or batch sparge? I can see how you would heat the strike water but i'm not sure how the sparge water would be heated without a HLT.

sorry for all the questions, i'm still trying to wrap my brain around all this stuff.

 

[slnies]

So when you use it standalone what method do you use? fly or batch sparge? I can see how you would heat the strike water but i'm not sure how the sparge water would be heated without a HLT.

sorry for all the questions, i'm still trying to wrap my brain around all this stuff.

I batch sparge, and I heat the sparge water in the boil kettle. In my old system I would collect the wort in a seven gallon pale and then transfer it to the boil kettle after the last of the sparge water was added to the MLT. It works rather slick and the bucket is not required to be fermenter clean. I sanitize anyway, but really as long as it is clean and rinsed well, that is all that is required. S.

 

[allied35]

Awesome system, one question though. what is the tread size on the heating elements? i have been thinking about putting one together but didn't know what size the treads were. thanks for all the info!

 

[slnies]

Awesome system, one question though. what is the tread size on the heating elements? i have been thinking about putting one together but didn't know what size the treads were. thanks for all the info!

The threads on the element fit into a regular 1" pipe fitting. Nothing special. S

 

[allied35]

ok, that will be easier then i thought! thanks

 

[slnies]

New pic of the system with the BCS-460 set up on brew day. Works great. The BCS operates the rig on the left.

Also has some new features that are well worth it. I did a ramped a temperature increase over the span of seven days for a belgian blond that I brewed in this pic. The system was flawless. The control incredible. The beer is improved. After all the point is better beer. S.

 

[Seabee John]

New pic of the system with the BCS-460 set up on brew day. Works great. The BCS operates the rig on the left.

Also has some new features that are well worth it. I did a ramped a temperature increase over the span of seven days for a belgian blond that I brewed in this pic. The system was flawless. The control incredible. The beer is improved. After all the point is better beer. S.

who's that sexy man in the photo?

 

[nicksteck]

and i'm the freekin beer snob, go figure

 

[slnies]

and i'm the freekin beer snob, go figure

Well, if my system looked like yours I would be in the same category. According to John though, I am.

Hey Nick! Beer snob!!:rockin:

 

[slnies]

who's that sexy man in the photo?

I don't know!! I think it is some freak I met in the Navy. LOL.

 

[slnies]

Rims set up strikes again. I brewed a American IPA last saturday. The RIMS performed flawlessly. I have only had to tweek the BCS slightly to put the temps right on. It was only out a degree to begin with, but what the heck. That is all to report now.