Wildwest's brew lean-to (my almost dream build)

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wildwest450 said:
Sorry boys, that isn't going to happen. She already has almost half of the garage. Plus she's a beer nut/lover and knows how much this room means to me.

On a brighter note, I had a brainstorm. I picked this up today for $150, and have big plans for it, although it will not be going in the brewshed. This monster is almost 6 feet long! Details later.;)

:eek::eek:
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If you just used it for kegs, how many?

JetSmooth said:
Photobucket is blocked at work. So I am using my imagination and picturing you with a 6 foot pitchfork. Tell me I'm close. :D
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hmmmm, well since you can't see it I'll just say it looks like he picked it up at an er... "Adult" toy store. Yeah that's it :p
 
Brewery door is done. And yes, I just might leave it like this. The important side is finished.

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Wildwest,

What an awesome build!

I am starting a similar size brewery inside my barn/shop. I am curious what the dimensions of your build are? Have you posted a floor plan? Could you?

Thanks!
 
nicadrick said:
Wildwest,

What an awesome build!

I am starting a similar size brewery inside my barn/shop. I am curious what the dimensions of your build are? Have you posted a floor plan? Could you?
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Thanks. I never drew up a "plan", so I whipped this up for you. It's a little rough, but gives an idea how I used my space. It's to scale, but you have to subtract your wall thickness, so it's a little tighter than it looks. Of course my walls are 9" thick.:mug:

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Oh my, this build just got a whole lot sweeter! I have no words for how nice these pots are. Electric brewing here I come!


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klyph said:
Did you buy those elements pre-wired, and where did you get them?
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Sorry, because of the lack of civility on this board when it comes to electricity, I will not discuss any part of the electrical setup.
 
wildwest450 said:
Oh my, this build just got a whole lot sweeter! I have no words for how nice these pots are. Electric brewing here I come!
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My oh my, between your avatar and that picture, I can't decide which to look at. Too much sexiness for my brain to compute at one time. What size are those? (the blichmans ;))
 
Looking forward to seeing the rig build. You will love the electric system, even if it will kill you and everyone you know, twice. I know that I love mine; it makes brewing even more of a joy.
 
lol... I agree if you intend to do a "down and dirty" electric setup best leave it off these pages. However, if you are doing a full out e-build and want to do it right, this place is amazingly helpful and good natured. However, as illustrated by The_Pol, if you think your shat doesn't stink and do a bunch of stuff wrong, then the board will go ape.

Looking awesome!
 
Boerderij_Kabouter said:
lol... I agree if you intend to do a "down and dirty" electric setup best leave it off these pages. However, if you are doing a full out e-build and want to do it right, this place is amazingly helpful and good natured. However, as illustrated by The_Pol, if you think your shat doesn't stink and do a bunch of stuff wrong, then the board will go ape.

Looking awesome!
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It's by no means down and dirty, and I didn't build it. It's a very simple functional design. And I politely disagree with the "good nature" of people here WHEN it comes to electricity. There are a lot of so called experts on here that are inflexible when it comes to e-builds. Hell, I was getting ripped when I posted pics of my electrical panel, and it wasn't even finished. And yes, there are many helpful people, and i'm appreciative of that. :mug:
 
This build keeps getting better!
This is completely OT, but what kind of wood are your floors? They look really nice in your blingmann shot.
 
leboeuf said:
This build keeps getting better!
This is completely OT, but what kind of wood are your floors? They look really nice in your blingmann shot.
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Thanks. Their good ole home grown poplar. A little soft for a hardwood, but beautiful, especially if you like the naturally distressed look.
 
Boil test. I went with a uld 4500 watt element in the bk, and it looks to be more than enough. This is at half throttle, although hard to see, it's a good rolling boil with 9 gallons of water. Electricity rules, notice i'm boiling on a PLASTIC table, with the help of silicone trivets.


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Thats looking good! so will you be documenting the first brew day in the new brew-shanty?? it looks like you are quite close. fantastic build and equipment you have there!!!
 
Thank's everyone. Hopefully i'll be brewing in a week or two, my stainless brew table and sink are on the way. I'm going to do a starter wort for my first batch, so it will be usable even when I screw something up. I may try to video it with my laptop, but have never done anything like that before.





IrregularPulse said:
How long to get to boil and from what temp? I've been looking at 5500W, but 4500W sounds like it may be plenty.
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From 90f to a good rolling boil in just over 30 minutes, which will be a lot faster with first running temps. That's plenty fast considering the time it will take to sparge and drain the mt. I have a 5500 in the hlt and it's wicked fast. I'm actually glad I was talked out of the 5500 in the bk, it's more than enough for 6 and 12 gallon batches.
 

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