Braumeister NEXTGEN Build

[doon]

Yeah I was trying to work out if he was talking to original or clone users.

 

[Tony]

Thinking of getting one of these to make into a domed lid.

Cut out the pots lid and screw this on, put a bit of 3 or 4 inch SS pipe in the top as a short chimney and it should increase my power efficiency

http://www.kitchenwaredirect.com.au/Bakewa...xing-Bowl-17-0L

 

[Maheel]

Mate this thread is more for tight arses who build copies of the origional.

There are a couple other threads more technically inclined somewhere i think

Hey tony i am as tight as the frogs ars# mate
i have an idea i am toying with instead of going 3V... 1V just seems easy to work with
i am doing a bit of mocking up in the shed but was unsure of malt pipe workings.

my questions could be to either genuine or "clone" users i guess

i will go look on u-tube to see how the brau's work

 

[SJW]

Hey tony i am as tight as the frogs ars# mate
i have an idea i am toying with instead of going 3V... 1V just seems easy to work with
i am doing a bit of mocking up in the shed but was unsure of malt pipe workings.

my questions could be to either genuine or "clone" users i guess

i will go look on u-tube to see how the brau's work

Dont bother looking on YouTube. There is one twit on there from the US who has made loads of videos of his BM, and even for a yank this guy is dumb as ****.
This ******** has no idea how the brew process works and therefore has a very limited understanding of how the BM works.
I might record my next brew day, and post it just to show how easy and versitile these things are.

steve

 

[doon]

Would that be good old yambor44?

I was going to film my brewing but just didn't seem like I could make it interesting enough. The brew day is so simple there is nothing to film really

 

[Maheel]

question for the brau-brewers

#1 when you load the malt pipe what sort of head space is in the pipe when the malt is dry

#2 once "wet" is the malt pipe always "full" exerting pressure on the filters

or do you put pressure on the malt prior to wetting with a screw down / adjustable top filter ?

thanks
Maheel

can you give me some ideas about ^^ thanks

but i now see you bring the water up to temp then load the malt pipe... so i guess just #2 ?

 

[doon]

Yep water up to temp then malt pipe in and dough in. The filter has about 2 inches of movement up and down middle rod when pump starts flowing it moves up until it hits cross bar

 

[Maheel]

this is a very crap drawing of the idea i am toying with mocking up in the shed

vessel is about 50L looking to 25L brews
electric heating 2200w CB elemnt and boosted by my handheld immersion heater thing

the malt pipe would be a 20L stock pot attached the tube
filters in top and bottom (splatter guard type?)


fluid travels up the central pipe and comes out the tube via cuts or drilled holes
pumps out through filter back into pump and back into malt pipe

central pipe disconnects at base via a coupling i am mucking about with but need to test on pump under a little pressure
the whole malt pipe and tube would then lift out for the boil
(i assume the grain puts the malt pipe under a little pressure ?)



thoughts ? bad idea?

 

[Tony]

Maheel..... the falsies in the malt tube dont "pressurise" the mash... they just hold the grain in there. All the wort is pumped up from the bottom, through the base falsie, the grain and then the top falsie, and overflows to be sucked back up and returned back the the malt tube again.

The malt tube in a Brau unit actually clamps down and seals on the base.

With your drawing, i can guarantee you the wort will take the path of least resistance back th the pump inlet, and that wont be up through the mash, which is what you want.

 

[matho]

Like anything i build brew related, its going to take some time, but its starting to take form:

I dont think i will use the pot, im going to get a SS vessel custom made with a solid 3 or 5mm thick base that wont warp once a few holes get drilled in it. I dont like the looks of the base of this pot..... looks weak.

I have done some thinking about temperature control on this beast. I want the ultimate in flexability and programability, so im thinking of getting an Allen Bradley Micrologix 1100 (has ethernet ) and a couple expansion modules, one for PT100 inputs, and one for analogue outputs.

Due to the fact that i will be running dual heating elements with one in the malt tube, and one outside the malt tube, im thinking of measuring the temperature in the malt tube and outside seperately, and controling the elements seperately with dual SSR's driven by the PLC.

Code and program wise, the flaxability is endless. I can set up program files for all my different types of beers and mash schedules, and just run the one i want on the day.

Anyway... now to get hold of the PLC and heat elements.

cheers

shiny stainless steel.

I like

looks good mate

 

[SJW]

Would that be good old yambor44?

I was going to film my brewing but just didn't seem like I could make it interesting enough. The brew day is so simple there is nothing to film really

Yes Doon, you are 100% correct there, it would be a sure cure for insomnia, but when I was looking to by a BM all I could find was that twit making an *** of himself. Not a real good add for BM.

 

[Cocko]

Like anything i build brew related, its going to take some time, but its starting to take form:

So what, are you doing a 98L build Tony?

The 'Brewmonster'

Cheers

 

[doon]

Yeah I don't think I watched more then 2 minutes of his videos!

 

[Maheel]

thanks Tony

just to clarify

the bottom of the malt pipe needs to seal against the bottom while in use, then once lifted it needs to drain?

 

[Tony]

So what, are you doing a 98L build Tony?

The 'Brewmonster'

Cheers

Yep :super:

I shall name it....... the Bulls Head Braumonster.

Shall it consist of nothing but Stainless Steel (except where electrics and pumps etc are needed )

Shall it look of awsomeness

Shall it brew beer that will turn Charlie Sheen into a virgin with a single sip

i have the pannel mounted and started some SS plumbing with the pump..... just in planning stage ATM.

cheers

 

[Tony]

I tell ya....... i smell cutting compound and hot Stainless Steel.

I have SS swarf stuck in my thongs

my bloods up........ time to start hunting more parts

 

[Cocko]

Yep :super:

I shall name it....... the Bulls Head Braumonster.

Shall it consist of nothing but Stainless Steel (except where electrics and pumps etc are needed )

Shall it look of awsomeness

Shall it brew beer that will turn Charlie Sheen into a virgin with a single sip

i have the pannel mounted and started some SS plumbing with the pump..... just in planning stage ATM.

cheers

Shall this be absolutely brutal!

Please keep posting as it updates mate!

the Bulls Head Braumonster is a lurking....

 

[Tony]

I have also ordered some big SS mixing bowls to make a $20 dome top......... Its gunna be AWSOME!

 

[iralosavic]

Hole saws ahoy! What a hobby home brewing is. We get to design, fabricate and build our own equipment and then use it to turn water into beer. I sometimes wonder which stage is the most enjoyable...

 

[Cocko]

Hole saws ahoy! What a hobby home brewing is. We get to design, fabricate and build our own equipment and then use it to turn water into beer. I sometimes wonder which stage is the most enjoyable...

I agree mate.

The fabrication is so much fun, then you use the equipment and the reward in doing so is awesome...

AND you get BEER!

Its farking rad.