Don Burke's New Brewery

[donburke]

Hey donburke - I am still keen to know where your LHBS is if you're in Leichhardt. Not to avoid him, to buy, just as I am near there during the week.

the closest shop to leichhardt is the country brewer in hurlstone park, they only recently opened

this is not the LHBS that referred me to the tradesman

 

[geoffd]

the closest shop to leichhardt is the country brewer in hurlstone park, they only recently opened

this is not the LHBS that referred me to the tradesman

Hi Don
Well done on resisting the hype, It cant be easy with all the peer pressure going. Cover your own arse & post when you are confident what you write does not leave you open to any defamation etc, I'm sure any local who has a vested interest can PM you to discuss the issue without exposing yourself to a law suit or making public statements. I admire the composure & restraint you are showing in a tricky situation.
Cheers

 

[donburke]

well its out with the old and in with the new,

in less than a week my family referred tradesman has built my brewstand,

i spent an hour with this gentleman tonight, tidying up my pots and drilling the holes for thermometers etc

still need the burners fitted, and the wheels fitted, but it looks great and shiny

i'm still waiting on approval from admin to post my experiences with the previous tradesman, but i can tell you that the frame pictured below was not built in peakhurst, nor was this tradesman referred by any brewshop in peakhurst



will post some better pictures when i pick it up

 

[keifer33]

That looks o so nice.

Kudos on not getting angry and posting too much information.

 

[Cocko]

Amazing mate!

Looks like you have a stand for life there....

Glad the plans have come back around and you are back on track, by the seems of things.


Can you get more photos around the left hand side, maybe with the calendar in the back ground a bit more in focus?

Seriously though, please keep posting info and pics so we can follow your journey and achievements.. and in particular, once the day comes! I promise it will be worth it IMO!


:icon_cheers:

 

[gone_fishing_]

Hey Don,

if you are happy with the work, then post your recommendation of who does a great job.
gf

 

[XavierZ]

Thumbs up for your new bloke Don and his great work...*COUGH* Nudie Calendar *COUGH*

 

[donburke]

Thumbs up for your new bloke Don and his great work...*COUGH* Nudie Calendar *COUGH*

brew porn, literally

 

[donburke]

Hey Don,

if you are happy with the work, then post your recommendation of who does a great job.
gf

i spoke to him about this, he is a shop fitter, doesnt normally do this type of stuff, he and his team specialise in larger projects, he did this for me only because of his relationship with family member,

i'll tell you who does a great job, beerbelly, the quality of the parts that i received from beerbelly were second to none, and amanda was very helpfull with me fumbling over which parts i needed, its almost like she read my mind and knew what i needed, excellent

craftbrewer also do a great job, i have placed more than 20 orders with them over the last 2 years, from mixed grains, single grains, milled, unmilled, parts, bulk buys etc, every single order has been filled exactly as ordered and has been despatched virtually immediately, this consistent and professional standard instills a lot of trust, and i have no hesitation in recommending them

 

[donburke]

i picked up my brewstand tonight, very very happy,

now need the plumber to do his bit, burners have been mounted, wheels are on, march pump fitted, all fittings on my pots,

its getting close ......

will take some better photos soon and post but in the meantime here is a quick and dirty snap from my phone

i also have heard back from admin re the previous tradesman and have been advised to not name the tradesman,

but if anyone was planning on using a metalworker situated in peakhurst, please pm and i can tell you my experiences with him

 

[unrealeous]

That looks awesome!

 

[Cocko]

OMG!

I will send you my camera!

Please post more pics - looks like you have come out on top!

More importantly, when is launch day?

 

[donburke]

OMG!

I will send you my camera!

Please post more pics - looks like you have come out on top!

More importantly, when is launch day?

pics will come, i promise

launch day depends on the plumber, but i hope the launch day will be saturday 2nd april for a no chill batch anyway,

still need to sort out my cooling coil for fast chilling, but wont be much longer anyway

 

[donburke]

That looks awesome!

yep, i just stood there watching for a while, like a kid proud of his new toy

thanks

 

[razz]

Nice job DB

 

[Leigh]

That is a nice shiny new rig :beerbang:

 

[Cocko]

launch day will be saturday 2nd april for a no chill batch anyway,

Woo Hoo! 17 sleeps....

Bring it!

 

[The Scientist]

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Now thats hot :icon_chickcheers:

I feel like I'm cheating on my rig by looking at yours with my wanting eyes :lol:

 

[donburke]

Now thats hot :icon_chickcheers:

I feel like I'm cheating on my rig by looking at yours with my wanting eyes :lol:

doesnt matter where you get your appetite from, as long as your home for dinner

 

[donburke]

as promised, here are some better pics of my brewery

i gave it a test run today, moving my rambo burner around as the mongolian burners are yet to be plumbed
i managed to knock out 60 litres of no chilled beer, my favourite citra lager, successfully
had a few teething issues, had a slight leak in the fittings of the march pump, a bit of teflon tape and a spanner fixed that
the rambo burner was a bit slow in getting sparge and mash water up to temp, but got there in the end, mongolians should be fine
mash tun didnt hold temp well enough, hoping my herms coil will help that when installed
fumbled a bit to prime the march pump, i suppose experience will help me understand the best way to do it
my evaporation rate was lower than anticipated, easy to adjust

i was very happy with my results today and look forward to finishing it

here are the pics

THE BREWERY


BALL VALVE AND THERMOMETER


INSIDE THE KETTLE


INSIDE THE MASH TUN


INSIDE THE HLT


PORTRAIT OF THE MASHTUN


MARCH PUMP


WHEELS


BURNER MOUNTING WITHOUT BURNER


WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WITH MONGOLIAN BURNER