Show Us Your Brew Cave

[droid]

epic!

how are you off for tools? I'll be up this next weekend coming for a stint at the spectapular you could bring stuff back at the case swap

 

[Yob]

All good mate, I seem to have just the right amount of tools for whatever I need to do.. Been building them up for a while now though..

I had many of them out today

 

[Grott]

Looks like the working bee went well, more work than drinks? which would be rare.
Cheers

 

[Yob]

Only had Beer when finished mate. We were a man down so had to 'get it done'

Next is clean up, then frame and Mount the sinks, have the plumbing done, build the tank stand and put in overflow drainage...

Then the front wall...

Then the internal walls...

Then the floor...

 

[sponge]

I've just bought my 100L pot into a local SS joint to have some mods done to the 'malt pipe'. Legs, false bottom, bottom drain, reinforced base for lifting via the hoist.

Brew and hoist stand put together over the weekend and now just mods to the control panel and wiring/plumbing for the kettle.

Hoping to be back brewing in the next two weeks.. only 6 weeks behind schedule.

 

[Yob]

Right.. been meaning to do this for over a year... got some 200l drums cheaply ages ago, always intended hooking them up to the shed.. Having removed the asbestos and re clad the north wall the other week, it was time to get in and get it done.



Set up with some string line just to get an eye for it all



Stirrups and post holes done yesterday and started on the framing this morning



Rough layout



Final 'feel' of it.. I still need to plumb it all up so the lattice is just tacked on for now until I can get the plumbing and overflow sorted next weekend.. for such a little bit of framing it sure did consume some hours this weekend... fun though

 

[Diggs]

This thread depresses me.

 

[droid]

i must have a thing for tyres, anyway it would be nice to have a dedicated brew cave but there aint no room

 

[droid]

if things go wrong in there it's gonna be goodbye to every toy and tool I own

 

[Yob]

You've still got room for a barrel right?

 

[droid]

You've still got room for a barrel right?

orh **** yeah lol - but then the barrel is coming inside into the pantry, I need that close to hand from what I can gather :chug:

 

[Curly79]

What model is the shaggin wagon droid?

 

[droid]

XC 3 on the tree 250, not sure what it's fate will be, gotta get the other one spiffy 1st - jeepster commando

 

[Curly79]

Nice. Holden man myself but gotta love a panel van.

 

[Tahoose]

Thank god for the long weekend.

Still needs a bit of organising but mostly done. Need to do some brewing soon..

 

[wambesi]

Thought I had better put some pics in here since I've settled in the new digs and finally completed (pretty much) the brewery set up.

The Brewery itself - shed is a Lifetime brand from Costco


The left hand side with storage and fermenting fridge


The right hand side for the brewing process


The fermentation fridge


The brewery (Grainfather and customised urn)



More photos and other things I do can be found on my blog address below for anyone interested - if you visit it might make four people to visit my blog now, lol.

 

[Weizguy]

Right.. been meaning to do this for over a year... got some 200l drums cheaply ages ago, always intended hooking them up to the shed.. Having removed the asbestos and re clad the north wall the other week, it was time to get in and get it done.

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Yob, please be aware that those blue 200 litre barrels become very brittle with U.V. exposure, so try to keep them in as much shade as possible.

I have smashed one at my house by trying to move it with some water inside. Very brittle...

 

[Yob]

Cheers Les, wasn't aware of that

 

[Grott]

nice and tidy. Like the new avatar, from first of the series?
Cheers

 

[Yob]

Cheers, still 2 teeny drips to sort out yet..

effing avatar was sposed to be an animated gif but cant work out how the hell to get it working...

 

[Curly79]

You look different today yob

 

[Yob]

You look different today yob

Im a happy Cenobite

 

[user 36151]

First brew with the old school green sleeping bag very good doesn't melt to the burner stand insulates better then yoga mat will be putting on some velcro straps

 

[Matty3450]

Part of my brewshed sorry for the updode down photo

 

[Matty3450]

Part of my brewshed sorry for the updode down photo

 

[Yob]

So pretty much finished my tank stand, ultimately meant to be my chiller water if/when required and also hop plant water source.

has taken... some time...

from this



to



to



pretty please with it in the end, just need to clad the end of it to hide the tanks and grow **** up the trellis, far end will end up with a hop plant in it I think.. but that's next years project.

 

[Grott]

Brewing has been (and guess still is) busy in the Grott brew room.
Four full and carbed kegs in the fridge, four outside, purged and awaiting their turn. Just love the quaffing English Bitter.
Cheers

 

[Dave70]

Multiple stainless steel vesicles, gas bottles, burners hissing away, elaborate electronic equipment, odd noises at all hours.
I wonder sometimes who'll be the first homebrewer to have his door kicked in at 3 am by coopers acting on a tip off he's running a meth lab out of his shed.

 

[Weizguy]

Multiple stainless steel vesicles, gas bottles, burners hissing away, elaborate electronic equipment, odd noises at all hours.
I wonder sometimes who'll be the first homebrewer to have his door kicked in at 3 am by coopers acting on a tip off he's running a meth lab out of his shed.

Coopers or coppers?

 

[Grott]

Often wonder that myself Dave, particularly because I have the security shutter to that room always down and prepare and brew from 5.30am. Sanitising barrels in the laundry at that time could be deemed "suspicious" however been here over 25 years and neighbours know I'm just mad in any event.
Cheers