What's your brew space/hangout spot look like?

[hanuswalrus]

I brew at CHAOS brewclub, we built and maintain our own brewhouse. Four brewing bays, temperature controlled ferm room, lager fermentation fridge, lagering/cold-crashing fridge. Its shared space with all that implies, but its pretty sweet. Its a good option for us urbanites with limited space. As far as I know, we're the only club in the country with a brewhouse.

More photos and explanation here

That's pretty awesome @Pappers. I've heard of CHAOS. I'm a member of another club up north in Libertyville called NUBS. We're fairly new and we're organizing our first competition that will be in February.

 

[Pappers_]

That's pretty awesome @Pappers. I've heard of CHAOS. I'm a member of another club up north in Libertyville called NUBS. We're fairly new and we're organizing our first competition that will be in February.

If you want to come take a tour and see if it might be a solution to your brewing space needs, let me know.

For your competition, let me know about that, too, if you're looking for judges.

 

[Wash1]

Brew Room in Progress. Space is 10'X20', underneath the Sunroom, and opens into the crawl space. Used to have my wood shop there, but moved that into the garage. Just started the renovation, so I have a ways to go. Built the brew stand first (so I could get some beers in the kegs), now I start with the ventilation system. Then start by digging the floors down 8-10" as the ceiling height is only a little over 6'. Big job, but it should be worth it in the end.

 

[jddevinn]

My working, work in progress

 

[RedlegEd]

Speaking of...How do you like those gloves? They look like the heat proof gloves I almost bought on Amazon yesterday.

Love em! I believe not squeezing every last drop of wort from my grain bag is wasted beer, and these work great. Hang the bag and let it drip for about 15-20 minutes while the kettle gets to a boil, then squeeze it until it wimpers. Here are the gloves I bought on Amazon. Another really good purchase was this monster whisk. Makes stirring my mash mucho easier.

 

[Steve3730]

My laundry room doubles as my brewery and my workout stuff storage. Behind me is a washer dryer a slop sink and i do have floor drains in the room so it works well. Outside the door on my patio is my grill smoker and burner. Kegerator is in my dinning room (taproom).

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[unionrdr]

A lil slow getting started clearing out part of the man cave. Lots to move around before painting & assembling the new desk & rearranging things. Gotta get the boys up.

 

[Steve3730]

Love em! I believe not squeezing every last drop of wort from my grain bag is wasted beer, and these work great. Hang the bag and let it drip for about 15-20 minutes while the kettle gets to a boil, then squeeze it until it wimpers. Here are the gloves I bought on Amazon. Another really good purchase was this monster whisk. Makes stirring my mash mucho easier.

Isn't squeezing the grain bad?

 

[unionrdr]

Not so far to me, no. I put my grain bag in a SS colander on top of the BK/MT to drain. Then use the kettle lid to press the good stuff out. Then into the batch sparge @ 168F for 10 minutes. Repeat. Hard to believe I filled a paper grocery bag with stuff off the old computer hutch. no garbage, just BYO mags, notebooks, pencil tray stuff, etc. Got a lot of lil things to remove from part of the room to paint...

 

[lumpher]

My playspace

 

[gspot]

Here's mine. Actually brewing a batch of Bell's Two Hearted clone right now.

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[RedlegEd]

Isn't squeezing the grain bad?

Not so far to me, no. I put my grain bag in a SS colander on top of the BK/MT to drain. Then use the kettle lid to press the good stuff out. Then into the batch sparge @ 168F for 10 minutes. Repeat.

I agree with unionrdr... I haven't had any astringent or off flavors because I squeeze the bag. I think you'll find this has been discussed a few times in HBT, and I believe the general consensus is it doesn't hurt. then again, this is . Sorry.

 

[muels]

My playspace

What are those tap handles? Look like man parts!!

 

[CorporateHippie]

Here is a panorama of my small area. At least I have one to call my own.

 

[Terek]

been working my ass off to get this room done out in my 100 year old shop. I started framing walls last sat. This is the stage im at as of last night. Thats framing, sheetrock, mud, texture, paint, plumbing, wood flooring, shelves, and brew stand in 8 days. Just need sink plumbing and some tile work to finish it up.

Link to more picks threwout the process, if anyone wants to see.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=563469

 

[Rivenin]

here is mine currently... moving in a few months, so this will be changing. All the bottles, carboys and misc stuff is on a shelf to the right of where that picture is taken

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[jayway]

Got some work done on the ceiling yesterday so here is a current shot of the mess. This may deserve it's own thread?

 

[muels]

been working my ass off to get this room done out in my 100 year old shop. I started framing walls last sat. This is the stage im at as of last night. Thats framing, sheetrock, mud, texture, paint, plumbing, wood flooring, shelves, and brew stand in 8 days. Just need sink plumbing and some tile work to finish it up.

Did you make the hood or buy it?

Edit - never mind, found it in your thread!!

 

[brewcat]

These spaces all seem to be missing a comfy chair.

My brewspace is my patio with gear stored all over the place. I really should build some shelves so everything is in one place.

 

[unionrdr]

Speaking of comfy chairs, The wife looked at my latest progress in the man cave/brewery what with the new paint & wrap-around desk. Middle son loves it too. Anyway, she insists that I need a lamp & 2 comfy recliners in there! Even though she can't drink anymore, she still wants to come into the nice, comfy/quiet man cave to read while I do whatever I'm doing. So I'll be able to buy two recliners & a lamp/table combo of some sort. She also likes the idea of an larger HD monitor rigged to the computer for watching youtube, like Bonanza with my oldest son Fridays, besides Hulu or DVD's, etc. She even suggested a PS4! I do like the Mad Max game that just came out September 1st. So it seems I'll be allowed to finish the man cave/brewery the way I envisioned! BOOYAH!

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

Mine is just my kitchen...

Likewise. I have yet to find a dedicated spot for brewing.

 

[kaffeenjunkie]

Carved out a little spot in the basement for my brewery.

 

[ghohn]

Not one to brag but here's my 'space'. A laundry closet with a robust wire rack that allows me to brew ten gallons vertically, have a beer dispenser, 4 kegs and a co2 tank. Thank you, Asia View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1450245851.246161.jpg


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[Finlandbrews]

Let me know when you're in Chicago next and I'd be happy to show you around.

What is needed to join the club? My girlfriend is trying to get exchange program in Chicago and I'm searching for job there for next year. I would like to join a homebrewing club! Thanks

 

[Sailingeric]

Here is where I keep my brewing stuff and chest freezer for fermenting and storing beer. I have a 4 tap kegarator in the garage.

 

[specharka]

I live in a 1BR apartment, so space is a huge issue for me. Somehow I have managed to make it work without too many issues. Gotta stay organized to make the most of it.

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[passedpawn]

I put a pool in my brewery Doubles as my chilling water, and recreation during boils. It's an electric system, so it's pretty much just three keggles and my panel, left of the pic.

 

[unionrdr]

that's nice, man! cozy lil spot. My man cave/brewery is always near critical mass, but I finally managed to clear it out more. It's only like 10' X 12'. Got new curtains & some old lace sheers that match the snowball bushes out front. Darn nosey neighbors this week have been annoying.

 

[bobeer]

We just went under contract on a house that has the hard line in for a wet bar in the basement. Im super stoked to put my draft stuff in there and keep all my brewhouse stuff in a utility closet down the hall. The basement will house our peter vitalie pool table and it has a wood burning fireplace! I'll definitely post pics once we close on this place!
Everyone's brew spaces look awesome!

 

[unionrdr]

Finished a video today & uploaded about the history of the ol' man cave. This thread inspired me to put together a bunch of pics I've taken- & still have- in my lil space. The new camera does shoot some nice video & stereo sound files. At least I now have a video history of my spot...