Can this be done? Im pretty sure it can, but if anyone has any idea/experience in the matter would love to hear from you!
I'm looking at about 35sq/m in total for the brew-house, fermentation space, storage, cleaning, bottling etc. Yeah, its a tiny area, but doable. See attached floor plan.
What need help on is the following please
What size brewery should I create? (Keep in mind this is a small step into what will hopefully be a larger enterprise in the future. Im thinking min 250L brew-length. )
What system should I build? (Thinking a HERMS would be good, but maybe no feasible at a larger size and will depend on utility power. IE no 3-phase for larger element. Id look at using 32 jet Mongolians on NG)
How much storage/cold storage area? (If doing 240L a week thats roughly 10 kegs or 30 slabs. Assuming I can sell that many Id need to store at least that amount for 2 weeks while conditioning. Slabs are roughly 40cm L x 20cm H x 30cm W)
Where should stuff like gas fittings and water go? (My house is on the right of the plans, an has plumbing to the top right hand corner, so thatd be the best place for brew house I assume)
How do I control fermentation temperature? (I assume I can use some sort of controllers that read off temp probes in the fermenters and feed back to control a pump that pumps either hot or cold liquor through the jacketing?)
Any thoughts on how I can get this approved for my garage? (Have spoken to some guys at the health department and have given me rough guidance)
General Layout of the Brewery (Where should I store grains, mill, gops, chemicals etc. Should fermentors be close to bottling station or brew-house?)
Any other tips/advise/contacts etc? Im more than happy to shout out a few beers for ideas/suggestions as this is a hefty project and Im feeling a little overwhelmed on some aspects. If anyone is looking at doing something similar Im happy to chat about what Ive found out so far about applications etc.
Below is a list of the parts Im looking to use, ones in red Ive not sourced an accurate price on
I'm looking at about 35sq/m in total for the brew-house, fermentation space, storage, cleaning, bottling etc. Yeah, its a tiny area, but doable. See attached floor plan.
What need help on is the following please
What size brewery should I create? (Keep in mind this is a small step into what will hopefully be a larger enterprise in the future. Im thinking min 250L brew-length. )
What system should I build? (Thinking a HERMS would be good, but maybe no feasible at a larger size and will depend on utility power. IE no 3-phase for larger element. Id look at using 32 jet Mongolians on NG)
How much storage/cold storage area? (If doing 240L a week thats roughly 10 kegs or 30 slabs. Assuming I can sell that many Id need to store at least that amount for 2 weeks while conditioning. Slabs are roughly 40cm L x 20cm H x 30cm W)
Where should stuff like gas fittings and water go? (My house is on the right of the plans, an has plumbing to the top right hand corner, so thatd be the best place for brew house I assume)
How do I control fermentation temperature? (I assume I can use some sort of controllers that read off temp probes in the fermenters and feed back to control a pump that pumps either hot or cold liquor through the jacketing?)
Any thoughts on how I can get this approved for my garage? (Have spoken to some guys at the health department and have given me rough guidance)
General Layout of the Brewery (Where should I store grains, mill, gops, chemicals etc. Should fermentors be close to bottling station or brew-house?)
Any other tips/advise/contacts etc? Im more than happy to shout out a few beers for ideas/suggestions as this is a hefty project and Im feeling a little overwhelmed on some aspects. If anyone is looking at doing something similar Im happy to chat about what Ive found out so far about applications etc.
Below is a list of the parts Im looking to use, ones in red Ive not sourced an accurate price on