Starting my electric basement brewery!

[fhhobbies]

First brew on the new system went darn near perfect! Now the hard part, waiting for it to be ready to sample!


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[FoCobrewguy]

Was that a 10 gallon batch or 5?

 

[fhhobbies]

That one was 10gal


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[FoCobrewguy]

Got it the water levels on two of the pics looked really low that's what made me wonder.

 

[fhhobbies]

Did another 10 gal batch of an Irish Red. I posted a little video of the wort going into the boil kettle on my Facebook page if anyone wants to see it, nice color. Just search "barleycity" on Facebook and you should find it.


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[seckert]

Once i am retired from the Corps and am done moving all over the country I am going to have an electric brewery. I like how you have set yours up. the one thing i didnt see, maybe i missed it, how are you venting?

 

[kcmobrewer]

I like those fermentors. Where'd you get them?


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[fhhobbies]

Once i am retired from the Corps and am done moving all over the country I am going to have an electric brewery. I like how you have set yours up. the one thing i didnt see, maybe i missed it, how are you venting?

Thank you, I love this system so far, i spent some cash but i figured its for a great hobby that i will always love so why not do it right! Venting is done with a fan above the boil kettle right now blowing out the window, crude but its working well. I do have a 6" exhausted fan, i just havnt built that part of the brewery yet, that and my countertop/sink are the next things on my list, ill post pics and details when i get that done.

 

[fhhobbies]

I like those fermentors. Where'd you get them?


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I like them too, they have lots of head space for 5 gal batches and you can see the wort and yeast do its magic, i got them from a local brew shop and the only place ive seen them online is from Hillbilly Stills, great guys there, I've dealt with them b4. http://www.hillbillystills.com/32_liter_fermenter_p/fwlg.htm I just cover them with a black garbage bag with a hole cut in them for the airlock to keep the light out. I just ordered my first 1/2 barrel conical though, i am eventually going to have all stainless fermentors, all temp controlled.

 

[fhhobbies]

By the way here is the first pour on the Pale Ale! It was a hit with all! Drinking one now, cheers!

 

[fhhobbies]

Oops its sideways..... How does it not spill out!?

 

[fhhobbies]

My new 1/2bbl woot.


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[fhhobbies]

C02 transfer through my filters and into my kegs in series.


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[fhhobbies]

And the result of that one.... 7.7% Honey Brown, was a huge hit by everyone!


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[fhhobbies]

Been working on the exhaust good a bit too, I just need to add a nice support for the pipe as it's just wire right now. Also going to add a nice flange where the pipe goes through the wall. For the hood im going to use a 20" stainless bowl.


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[fhhobbies]

Right now I have a Falconer's Flight Imperial Ale in the conical, just added 4oz dry hops yesterday, can't wait for this one.


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[njs170]

Looks great! I am jealous! Wish I had the room to do something like this!

Where did you get the vinyl to cover your keezer?

 

[fhhobbies]

Ya im lucky my wife let me build in a portion of our basement! She doesn't even drink beer really but I'm fine with that... More for me


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[kcmobrewer]

Yeah that's awesome man I like it. I wanna do something very similar.

What's the sizes of all your vessels? If you don't mind sharing.


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[fhhobbies]

Thank you, I love it myself. My tanks are all 20gal units from Stout Tanks, the only thing I wish I got them to do would be to add the temp probe ports at the back instead of the front, other then that it works really well. I get 90% efficiency.

 

[kcmobrewer]

Damn you do half barrel in 20 gallon vessels? How much pre boil wort is that?


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[fhhobbies]

Usually around 18gal.

 

[kcmobrewer]

Dang lol. Do you come close to boiling over ever? Also how much wort is left in the kettle after draining? Not having a dip tube seems weird to me.

Sorry for all the questions but I was considering those exact tanks in those exact sizes. I wasn't incorrect in assuming those were stout vessels was I?


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[fhhobbies]

Yes i need to be careful of the boil over, my panel has a dial to control the element heat and i just work that a little until im out of the danger zone, full steam ahead after that. I also turn it down a bit during hop additions so it doesn't go over. Dont need a dip tube, it has a concave bottom and side outlet, after the whirlpool i let it sit for a bit and everything settles out to the bottom and takes up that space, not much wort is left.... Nothing you want in the fermenter anyway lol. Yes they are Stout Tanks. If you search barleycity (one word) on Facebook you will see my page where I have some short vids of my boils, along with other stuff.

 

[kcmobrewer]

Awesome! Thanks


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