Don Burke's New Brewery

[keifer33]

That looks insane, nice clean blingy as brewery. Good work man.

 

[Gout]

thats one AWESOME brew stand - you have to be happy with that.

my poor stand looks like a hag after seeing that

 

[wakkatoo]

nice! so what's not level - the paving or the stand?

 

[donburke]

nice! so what's not level - the paving or the stand?

not sure, i think the ground, but then it might be the stand, either way ground or stand i'm stuck with

 

[donburke]

some updates to the brewery today, the cooling coil/herms coils is done and installed in the kettle

also have a cover for the march pump to stop fluids dripping on it

the coil is 24 metres of 6mm ID 8mm OD stainless pipe,

tap water flowing through the coil is exiting at 4 litres per minute

the march pump can push just under 1 litre per minute through the coil

THE COIL INSIDE THE KETTLE


TWO MORE BALL VALVES TO CONTROL FLOW THROUGH THE COIL


THE COIL INSIDE THE KETTLE


MARCH PUMP COVER

 

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some updates to the brewery today, the cooling coil/herms coils is done and installed in the kettle

also have a cover for the march pump to stop fluids dripping on it

the coil is 24 metres of 6mm ID 8mm OD stainless pipe,

tap water flowing through the coil is exiting at 4 litres per minute

the march pump can push just under 1 litre per minute through the coil

THE COIL INSIDE THE KETTLE
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TWO MORE BALL VALVES TO CONTROL FLOW THROUGH THE COIL
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THE COIL INSIDE THE KETTLE
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MARCH PUMP COVER
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Wanna swap?

 

[Mayor of Mildura]

nice...almost as good as my birko :lol:

 

[donburke]

Wanna swap?

dont know if the wife is into that

 

[Screwtop]

Kalos!

 

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dont know if the wife is into that

:unsure:

 

[gone_fishing]

Don,

Why didn't you go for counterflow chiller outside of the kettle?
Your going to have to stir the wort for effective chiling now (read pain in the ass).
You will also need a pressure cleaner to clean that coil too.
gf

 

[donburke]

Why didn't you go for counterflow chiller outside of the kettle?

the coil doubles as a herms coil, i'll pump mash liquor through it whilst heating the water in the kettle, i'm trying to integrate things

Your going to have to stir the wort for effective chiling now (read pain in the ass).

i'll let the march pump do that, there is a whirlpool re-entry that will recirculate the wort whilst chilling

You will also need a pressure cleaner to clean that coil too.

thats the next project, but in the meantime a warm soak in napisan or pbw will do the trick

 

[gone_fishing]

the coil doubles as a herms coil, i'll pump mash liquor through it whilst heating the water in the kettle, i'm trying to integrate things



i'll let the march pump do that, there is a whirlpool re-entry that will recirculate the wort whilst chilling



thats the next project, but in the meantime a warm soak in napisan or pbw will do the trick

Good luck with the recirculation, avoid using whole hops. Napisan or PBW with corrode the stainless overtime.
gf

 

[donburke]

Good luck with the recirculation, avoid using whole hops.

hopscreen

Napisan or PBW with corrode the stainless overtime.

should i order some spares incase the napisan dissolves the coil ?

 

[gone_fishing]

hopscreen

Dont use pellets then, but I guess you must know what your doing given your capital outlay :icon_cheers:



should i order some spares incase the napisan dissolves the coil ?

hehehe. Might as make the same mistake twice I

 

[donburke]

hopscreen

Dont use pellets then, but I guess you must know what your doing given your capital outlay :icon_cheers:



should i order some spares incase the napisan dissolves the coil ?

hehehe. Might as make the same mistake twice I

its all getting too hard, life was so much simpler when using the tinned stuff

 

[JonnyAnchovy]

Good luck with the recirculation, avoid using whole hops. Napisan or PBW with corrode the stainless overtime.
gf

No it wont. Not in the first 20 years, at least.....

 

[gone_fishing]

OK. Bet a stuck recirculation first go.
GF

PS: If you are referring to corrosion due to chlorine on stainless, sure the tubing will last 20 years before it is corroded "all the way though". Pitting of the stainless will happen almost immediately. Great place for spoilage organisms to hide.

 

[peaky]

PS: If you are referring to corrosion due to chlorine on stainless, sure the tubing will last 20 years before it is corroded "all the way though". Pitting of the stainless will happen almost immediately. Great place for spoilage organisms to hide.

It depends on what grade stainless has been used. I believe 316 grade is fairly resistant to chlorine corrosion.

 

[gone_fishing]

The pots look like "cooking grade" to me. I presume that the chlorine-based cleaners are going to applied on a "fill" basis?
gf