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[Zwickel]

Cheers zwickel, have you seen the "Bitburger" flag in the background before?

of course have I noticed it. There is no porn pic I would look up that intensively like I do at your brewery

 

[schooey]

Coming from a German dude, that's a BIG statement...

 

[BOG]

Easily the best looking setup I've seen on the Forum.

It's art!



BOG

 

[Pumpy]

I've been following this thread for a while, and I just saw the post of the plumbing.... FU*K (pardon my french) that is one hot looking brewery. *green with envy*

Yes Johnathon ,

You have done an excellent job great micro or for making fresh wort kits otherwise if it for home use is you fermentation fridges and keg fridge as big

I get a bored with 40 litre batches you going to have a hell of a lot of beer

Pumpy

 

[Jono_w]

Yes Johnathon ,

You have done an excellent job great micro or for making fresh wort kits otherwise if it for home use is you fermentation fridges and keg fridge as big

I get a bored with 40 litre batches you going to have a hell of a lot of beer

Pumpy

Cheers Pumpy,

It is a lot of beer, as many of us on this forum I have aspirations to produce commercially. Whether or not I could ever get this machine approved food grade is the question. Otherwise half batches will be the go and have the mates around more often. :lol:
The fermenters are not complete yet but they will be big enough. B)

Jonathon

 

[BEC26]

sigh . . . . . :lol:

Here am I trying to get away from Coopers kits and maybe to an urn with gravity feed . . . .maybe.

Got to find space, things blah blah blah hehehe

Who said porn was good???

Yours enviously
Bruce :beer: :lol:

 

[raven19]

Incredibly schmick setup. Not much else can be said...

 

[chappo1970]

Bump!!! Need an update NOW!

This thread is wayyyy better than porn!! It's beer porn!

Jonathon by the way F%CKING AWESOME mate! Wow super impressed. Gobsmacked with the detail. Bet your sick and tired of the polishing it's taken to make that baby sparkle?

 

[alowen474]

Awesome setup,
Quick one on your false bottom.
I have heard at a couple of places if you go perforated sheet, you want 25% opening with a gap under 1mm.
This sheet quoted was about $300 for a 1m square.

 

[Jono_w]

Hey Chappo,
Well i have been hoping to get a heap done in the control cabinet and give an update but things are a bit slow, due mainly to good weather and just seems wrong to spend too much time in the shed. Also working on the mixer for the Mash Tun.
To be honest I haven't had to polish much yet as most of the stainless used is brushed.

beerforal:
$300!!! That is crazy.
I have some perforated stainless sheet i was given but the holes are a little big around 4mm. My ultimate would be to get it laser cut with slots and leave a small ring around the circumference uncut. I'm yet to price this..

Thanks Fellas.
Jonathon

 

[alowen474]

The current trend for micros is the laser cut v wire like the stuff they put in drains at supermarkets and schools now. Very cool, but a bit pricey.
The <1mm perf sheet in ss is dear, but the sheet is 75% intact.
These are the stats I was told to get the sparge to work most efficiently. If you have larger holes you obviously get more coming through initially and the 25% open was to restrict the flow to help reduce channelling through the grain bed.

My thoughts anyway. Your kit is awesome. Its great to see you go to that effort and you'll get a lifetime of joy out of that puppy.

Cheers

 

[hockadays]

It's coming along nicely, what about a yeast brink? Other wise you'll need to brew a 20l batch first just to get enough yeast to pitch. Unless you use dry of course but with a setup like this liquid yeast would have to be a must wouldn't it? Your obviously searching fo perfection. You could always steal a full slurry off another homebrewer maybe.

 

[chappo1970]

...just seems wrong to spend too much time in the shed...
Jonathon

Wash your mouth out and say your sorry!... I live in my man cave (only to hide from the wife and kids :lol: ). I guess you don't have that problem yet? Lucky lucky bugger!

Alright if you don't have anything new to show at least post more pics... pppleeeaaassseeeeee... I need the beer porn fix my friend, ya just got help me!!!

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[boingk]

I'm gobsmacked. Speechless. In awe. Confounded. Enlightened. Amazed.

Whoa man - boingk

 

[technocat]

I have been slowly getting my brew gear together this is what I am trying to buildView attachment 24710

This what I have so far plus the electricsView attachment 24713 and electronicsView attachment 24711 The next job is making the stand fitting the burners and associated plumbimg, wiring it up and I am in business. A lot of work and not for the faint hearted. Note on the original there are two temperature gauges on the HLT and the MLT probably to give a better idea of overall temps in the vessels. I might add these later if need be.

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Cheers

 

[pmolou]

Yes Johnathon ,

You have done an excellent job great micro or for making fresh wort kits otherwise if it for home use is you fermentation fridges and keg fridge as big

I get a bored with 40 litre batches you going to have a hell of a lot of beer

Pumpy

you should make fresh wort kits, hell i know i'd buy em from someone who can make a set-up like that! :beerbang:

 

[schooey]

you should make fresh wort kits, hell i know i'd buy em from someone who can make a set-up like that! :beerbang:

See that's the thing; Really good gear doesn't necessarily mean really good beer.

Not taking anything away from Johnathon. I love his setup and I'm a little green with envy. I can appreciate his passion for tinkering with things mechanacil and the level of perfection he has strived for in it. Not taking anything away from his ability to brew either, never tasted any of his beers, but I'm sure they're great.

My point is, some of the best beers I've been fortunate enough to taste at comps, given to me or I've got from case swaps have been made on the most basic of setups. My own setup is fairly automated from the norm, and I know I've made some crap beers on it...

Anyway.. just my $0.02

 

[Jono_w]

See that's the thing; Really good gear doesn't necessarily mean really good beer.

Not taking anything away from Johnathon. I love his setup and I'm a little green with envy. I can appreciate his passion for tinkering with things mechanacil and the level of perfection he has strived for in it. Not taking anything away from his ability to brew either, never tasted any of his beers, but I'm sure they're great.

My point is, some of the best beers I've been fortunate enough to taste at comps, given to me or I've got from case swaps have been made on the most basic of setups. My own setup is fairly automated from the norm, and I know I've made some crap beers on it...

Anyway.. just my $0.02

Fair enough Schooey.
Lets hope i do make a good one or two and then replicating those recipes should be made a lot easier being fairly automated.

 

[Jono_w]

Chappo, I'm on it mate ill get a few more photo's up soon to feed your fetish.

hockadays, yeah i think ill have to look into the yeast situation!

boingk, cheers mate.

beerforal, yeah i like the idea of a laser cut falsie, have to design one up and get a quote, thanks for that bit of info very handy.

Beernut, nice mate.

pmolou, fresh wort kits could well be a possibility...

 

[schooey]

Fair enough Schooey.
Lets hope i do make a good one or two and then replicating those recipes should be made a lot easier being fairly automated.

That's an excellent point, Johnathon, with so many variables it's great to get some shifting towards constants