Double Batch Brewery Upgrade

[browndog]

Try again, got all the plumbing done and time to get into the electric thingies.



In line Mashmaster chiller



Chill water in



Chill or nochill from the kettle



cheers

Browndog

 

[chappo1970]

Holy crap Brownie! Looks friggin unreal! Gives the $8 Gazillion Brew Master a run for it's money.

Well done mate

Chap Chap

x2 Looks fookin good BD. Wouldn't expect anything less from ya thou.

 

[browndog]

Yes it looks good Chappo, but will it brew good beer? that is the question.

-BD

 

[chappo1970]

Yes it looks good Chappo, but will it brew good beer? that is the question.

-BD

Oh come on BD I'm sure you'll brew a good beer one day Maybe? h34r:

 

[daemon]

The new system is looking great there Browndog, the plumbing actually looks very neat considering the complexity of it all.

 

[Kleiny]

Browndog

how did you join the barbs on the chiller to the thread on the elbows, just can not make it out in the pic?

 

[yardy]

bloody nice work Tony B)

cheers

 

[browndog]

Browndog

how did you join the barbs on the chiller to the thread on the elbows, just can not make it out in the pic?

I bonded some silicon hose into the elbow with silicone Kleiny.

 

[browndog]

A couple more pics, I made a sight guage for the HLT, wort diffuser and sliding temp probe for the mash tun and built the control box.









cheers

Browndog

 

[bonj]

That is sexy, Browndog! Nice work.

 

[winkle]

Looks beautiful mate. :icon_cheers:

 

[bigfridge]

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Browndog,

Just a suggestion - hard piping should be 'self draining'. By mounting the chiller horizontal, you will get a volume of liquid that never drains.

Far better to mount it vertically so that it can drain, or if that is not feasible, mount it on its side.

HTH,
Dave

 

[yardy]

A couple more pics, I made a sight guage for the HLT, wort diffuser and sliding temp probe for the mash tun and built the control box.


cheers

Browndog

**** maaaate.. nice work :icon_chickcheers: :icon_cheers:

Dave

 

[browndog]

Browndog,

Just a suggestion - hard piping should be 'self draining'. By mounting the chiller horizontal, you will get a volume of liquid that never drains.

Far better to mount it vertically so that it can drain, or if that is not feasible, mount it on its side.

HTH,
Dave

Totally agree Dave, however I wanted the wort to be able to drain straight into the top of a fermenter so had to keep it horisontal. I set it up with hose clamps so I can just undo the 4 clamps to remove it for sterilising etc, it comes off in 30 seconds. I know I could have mounted it vertically and the pump could have pumped it from a lower height back up into the fermenter, but would have had to dick around with more plumbing.

cheers

Browndog

 

[chappo1970]

Looking totally awesome BD. :icon_drool2:

 

[schooey]

Most awesome stuff, Mr. BD, I love it... :super:

 

[user 10246]

lookin awesome BD

 

[clarkey7]

Looks Great BD :icon_drool2:

PB

 

[cdbrown]

Good stuff BD - any chance of some more pics of the control panel, wiring etc. I like what you've done and would be keen on something similar.

 

[browndog]

Good stuff BD - any chance of some more pics of the control panel, wiring etc. I like what you've done and would be keen on something similar.

No worries CDB, at the moment I only have the basic wiring in and have the more intricate stuff on paper. But basically I am trying something very different in regards to controlling the temperatures of the mash and HE. I have one PID set to on/off mode that has a probe located in the mash that will energise the HE PID and pump if the mash temp is too low. With the HE PID with a probe in the top of the HE, I can set to 1, 2 or however many deg C I want to ensure the wort in the whole system never gets too hot. I'll post some more pics when I make a bit more progress.

cheers

Browndog