Show us your electric brewing rig

[shroomzofdoom]

Nice rig!

How do you like the Blich FB?

I am still a bit new to this--so sorry for my ignorance...

What is the vertical pipe with the yellow wire on the left hand side of your pic? Not sure if I can totally 'read' your setup from the pics.

Edit--Oh wait--is that actually a heatstick?

 

[daugenet]

So what is the statue??? i can see a reflection of some little guy

 

[airbalancer]

How do you like the Blich FB?

It works great although I'm using it in the boil kettle to filter the hops.

What is the vertical pipe with the yellow wire on the left hand side of your pic?

It's a 240 volt 5500 watt heatstick.

Mike

 

[Gabrew]

Hey Mike,

Any closup pics of how you installed/wired the elements to the kettle (the one without the heatstick)

Thanks

 

[willatkinson]

So what is the statue??? i can see a reflection of some little guy

I was wondering that too. Vishnu?

 

[kal]

It works great although I'm using it in the boil kettle to filter the hops.

Whole hops only (not pellet) I would assume?

Kal

 

[ScubaSteve]

I was wondering that too. Vishnu?

I think it's Stretch Armstrong.....or possibly one of those Hulk Hogan dolls....

 

[airbalancer]

how you installed/wired the elements to the kettle

It's your basic weldless setup, stainless nut on the inside and a couple silicone washers on the outside. A pvc coupler filled with liquid plastic covering the connections.

Whole hops only (not pellet) I would assume?

Yea I only use whole hops. Just easier for me.

Mike

 

[silver97232]

My brewery is fairly simple/cheap, but I'm more than happy.

My HLT is a (New) rubbermaid 20 gallon trash can, food safe. with a 5500W element, sight glass made from vinyl tubing, the thermometer gives off an alarm when I'm at temp. A cheap pump from HF keeps the water moving to ensure an accurate temp reading.

MLT is basic converted false bottom keg, If I need to do step mashing I have a heatstick.

BK has 3800W element, works great for 5 and 10 gallon batches, originally had the 5500W in it and was too much.

 

[BrewBeemer]

Slick rig CodeRage. LCC.

 

[storm_rider_1]

Here is a few pics of mine, its hard to get a good shot of the whole setup cause my room is only 6 feet wide.

MLT

HLT

BK

Control panel

I hit a button and switch a couple hoses around and the rest is all computer controlled, hoping to upgrade to touch screen soon.

 

[kal]

Here is a few pics of mine, its hard to get a good shot of the whole setup cause my room is only 6 feet wide.

Nice setup!

If I can offer one comment with the risk that I understand that I may be called an 'electrical code' nazi ))...

Having two electrical outlets and an unsealed control box between your boil kettle and the vent hood is just asking for condensation/electrical safety issues...

You may be aware of this and choose to go ahead, but I just wanted to point that out to others...

Kal

 

[storm_rider_1]

Nice setup!

If I can offer one comment with the risk that I understand that I may be called an 'electrical code' nazi ))...

Having two electrical outlets and an unsealed control box between your boil kettle and the vent hood is just asking for condensation/electrical safety issues...

You may be aware of this and choose to go ahead, but I just wanted to point that out to others...

Kal

I didnt even really think about that, I had my bro in law, who is an electrician, wire it all up for me. He was obviously thinking about all the beer i was going to pay him with, instead of safety that day. I was planning to Sheetrock that wall pretty soon i might have to move a few things around. I haven't had any issues with condensation or moisture yet, but better safe than sorry.

 

[p-nut]

This is my little setup.

 

[shroomzofdoom]

This is my little setup.

Nice 'little' setup!

What's going on inside that Honeywell? Or is it just a box? And what kind of control SW are you using?

 

[p-nut]

The Honeywell "box" is a xl15c plant controller used in hvac building automation. It has 8 analog inputs, 8 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs, and 6 analog outputs. I can run the brewery, fermenting fridge, and the kegerator with that one controller. You can get free software to program it but I am using a web interface to program it. This is all stuff I got from work. I can actually access it from anywhere and turn it on. It's nice to start heating the water before I get home. I just fill it up and turn the pump on to make sure everthing is flowing nicely and then turn everything back off.

 

[CoalCracker]

Here is mine, sorry for the bad pictures.. Narrow basement.

These were taken tonight while doing my first double brew day.. hit all my numbers.

 

[HDIr0n]

Here is mine

IMAG0083 by HDIr0n, on Flickr

 

[shroomzofdoom]

I can actually access it from anywhere and turn it on. It's nice to start heating the water before I get home. I just fill it up and turn the pump on to make sure everthing is flowing nicely and then turn everything back off.

Remote start brewing....sweet. Thanks for explaining that!

 

[shroomzofdoom]

Here is mine, sorry for the bad pictures.. Narrow basement.....
These were taken tonight while doing my first double brew day.. hit all my numbers.

CoalCracker, Can you give us more details on your setup....or a build link if you have one? Curious how you are handling this with only two vessels? I may not be fully understanding your setup.

Thanks!

 

[Jmurm]

How do i load a picture on this beast?

 

[ocluke]

How do i load a picture on this beast?

The site requires you to pay for that feature (Premium Member).

 

[renevdb]

The site requires you to pay for that feature (Premium Member).

You can use any photo site ala Flickr or Picasa and just insert the link.

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Stand built now. Now to build in the electrical wiring...

 

[klyph]

That looks beast captain, good work.

 

[Jmurm]

All I wish for Xmas is a premium membership I will try out picasa

 

[wildwest450]

Here's what you do with zero electrical knowledge. A simple, electric setup controlled with ranco's. The control box is a 4 wire setup I bought online.

 

[passedpawn]

Here's what you do with zero electrical knowledge. A simple, electric setup controlled with ranco's. The control box is a 4 wire setup I bought online.

Buh-LING!

 

[Layne]

What Passedpawn said!

 

[BrewBeemer]

Here's what you do with zero electrical knowledge. A simple, electric setup controlled with ranco's. The control box is a 4 wire setup I bought online.

That double duplex recept is screamning for a SS trim plate.

 

[wildwest450]

That double duplex recept is screamning for a SS trim plate.

Oh snap, good call! Runs off to spend $30 on a stupid cover plate.

 

[BrewBeemer]

Oh snap, good call! Runs off to spend $30 on a stupid cover plate.

Just one of many examples available;http://www.ajitiles.com/store/produ...d=133&osCsid=69df4d7576f2c293eae80f583f886086

SS DDP plate for $4.50

 

[wildwest450]

Just one of many examples available;http://www.ajitiles.com/store/produ...d=133&osCsid=69df4d7576f2c293eae80f583f886086

SS DDP plate for $4.50

Bling on a budget, that's me.

 

[Hoodweisen]

awesome zip tie usage the call sign of a true electrician

 

[Layne]

Here's mine.

 

[ZooKeeper]

Here's mine.

Going to need more details, because that setup looks flipping awesome.

 

[passedpawn]

Going to need more details, because that setup looks flipping awesome.

The first detail you need to know is that, although often overlooked, "Bling" starts with a silent letter: $

Man it does look good.

 

[BrewBeemer]

The first detail you need to know is that, although often overlooked, "Bling" starts with a silent letter: $





----------Man it does look good.

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Does not, I hate having both sides of my wallet touching each other without some green padding between them.

 

[Layne]

Passedpawn is correct!

We are in the final stages. Almost complete. We brewed a 5 gallon test batch last saturday.
The Custom SS stand was built by my neighbor, he's a fabricator among other things.
20 gallon Blichmann boil kettle, 15 gallon mash tun, and at the bottom, a 15 gallon HLT
The BK and the HLT are both set up with 5500w elements, so they can be swapped out for larger or smaller batches. The RIMS is 4500w. It's all fed by a 50a ground fault receptical.
The temp sensors are from Derrin at Brewers hardware as is the RIMS tube and tri clamp fittings.
It's all controlled by a BCS, but can be controlled manually with the 'switches' box.
The electronics were built by Boerderij Kabouter. Thanks buddy!
Also many thanks to Kal, and his exelent Electric Brewery website for the element mounting ideas, and much more.

 

[BrewBeemer]

Layne, that's too nice to brew with just look at it no touching without adding fingerprints and lip marks kissing it. Congrats.