Birth Of A New Brewery

[FNQ Bunyip]

Thanks Dom..

might just get around too the cold gal . the burners do get up too full steam on start up and the frame lost the gal under the boiler after a few runs , whats a bit of rust anyway , hit it with a wire brush every now and then and all is ok.. its 3mm rhs so it will take a few years befor surface rust gets too the point of weakening it..

cheers

 

[FNQ Bunyip]

whoooo Back brewing Ag after soooooo loooong.....

Gave the new rig its maiden run yesty arvo , very happy with it all , a few little things too sort out but nothing will stop it now...

Did some sort of an ale 10kg of grain ended up with 42lt of 1056 wort in the fermenter . Didn't measure anything really , about 40g of Northern Brewer and 40g of DSaaz ... Its just a keg filler and test run ...

Might need to open my mill a couple of thou , very slow sparg at the end , but this could also be getting used to the pump as I think I went a bit quick to start with so that probably packed the grain down...


Need to put heat shield in my frame , the nasa under the HLT jumped a few flames out and broke the glass in my mash master thermometer but its still accurate
.. will cut these this week and post a pic..

and need to build my ally hopper for the mill , after lots of stuffing around I have sorted out all the angles with cardboard templates so can now cut the real one..


Now off too find my porter recipe for this arvo...


Cheers

 

[Ross]

Congrats Ned.... :super:

Will be interesting to see if you find any differences from BIAB.

cheers Ross

 

[FNQ Bunyip]

Ross its been that long and sooo much mega swill has passed my lips I think I'll have too re educate my pallet .. LOL

Thanks buddy ...

cheers

 

[FNQ Bunyip]

and #2 is underway , Pachyderm Porter ... Big on flavor, big on punch....

Oh this is fun ... boy have I missed the smells of a brew day..


cheers

 

[Tony]

Lookin good Ned.... :super:

i am very envious....Mate you will be pumpin it out ...

I hope to be following in your footsteps soon...



Well done

sqyre..

hehe..... just read this................. you certanly did mate.

FNQB.......... the system looks great. PRacticle, functional and i bet you will enjoy every second of it.

have fun

cheers

 

[FNQ Bunyip]

Thanks Tony , Stands like yours , pumpys and other s have been a great source of inspiration over the 18 months or so since I brewed my first BIAB's . I have been buying bits and putting away till it was time too move on .. I did 40 odd BIABs and think that its a great way too get into AG , however I allways wanted a BREWERY and Biab just dosent have the brewporn factor of a rig...

I could of copied some of the great ideas here and plumbing set ups but I'm more of a hands on type and want too work out what my system needs and how it works instead of just following a setup ..

Having now knocked out 80lt in 2 brews I can say that there are things that need tweeking and a few minor changes here and there, but I'm over the moon with the brews so far . 60lt fermenting, (The old brew box from the start of this thread is still cooling.) and 20 lts No chill ...

And want too brew again today , will have too go to town and buy fermenters and cubes early ... Soooo I can spend the arvo with my new love ....LOL

Time too go ...
Cheers