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[pk.sax]

Sparge ring (my old manifold, slots a little too wide to be a good manifold, upgraded to falsies so didn't bother with making another)

Flow close to inlet of ring:

At the other end:

reasonably happy

 

[gava]

Hey do the STC-1000 (on/off) handle the HEX? wouldn't you overshoot all the time? Wouldn't it be much easier to get a PID controller?

From what I've seen I constantly over/undershot with a on/off setup... Switched to PID controlled and now sit on my target with about a .2->.4 swing

gav

Here's some piccies of The Liquid Lunch Brewery MK3 build - control box almost there - still to add the probes for the STC-1000's, the conduit and cable to the 4x elements and 1x pump. Will be installing a dedicated 32A circuit for the new brewery when I have the time!

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Outside view - labels and brewery name to be added. Green switches control the HLT (LHS) and Hex (RHS) elements, red switch is pump, and blue switches are the 2x kettle elements.


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Shot of the insides


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Shot of the back of the STC-1000's and switches


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Shot of the neutral bar and wiring in the bottom of the enclosure


Getting there! Itching to get it up and running, but working tomorrow so not gonna happen!

Cheers

 

[JDW81]

All the fancy **** here really puts my brewery in the flintstones era. So, here it is, finally

You think you're in the flinstones era. I still rely on good old newtonian gravity.



I think the batch I made on this particular day was rubbish, owing to me not using my trusty black milk crate. <_<

 

[yum beer]

I think the batch I made on this particular day was rubbish, owing to me not using my trusty black milk crate. <_<
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I pity the fool....what was ya thinken

 

[JDW81]

I think the batch I made on this particular day was rubbish, owing to me not using my trusty black milk crate. <_<


I pity the fool....what was ya thinken

Lesson well and truly learnt. Black milk crates are essential for good home brew.

 

[Gar]

All the fancy **** here really puts my brewery in the flintstones era. So, here it is, finally

Nothing wrong with that lot :icon_cheers:

I've gotta do the old lift and tip for strike & sparge water but I'm happy... wouldn't mind sorting out a little herms setup for it eventually though.

 

[MaestroMatt]

Nothing wrong with that lot :icon_cheers:

I've gotta do the old lift and tip for strike & sparge water but I'm happy... wouldn't mind sorting out a little herms setup for it eventually though.

Gar, what materials did you use for that frame? I'm looking for something very similar.

They look like school desk frames joined together or something....

 

[Wolfy]

You think you're in the flinstones era. I still rely on good old newtonian gravity.

The drop of the edge of the balcony would give you enough pressure to run a hopback and a plate chiller without needing a pump.

 

[camelbak28]

My amber fluid machine :icon_cheers:

NIce Set up, Nice control box!

 

[pk.sax]

You think you're in the flinstones era. I still rely on good old newtonian gravity.

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I think the batch I made on this particular day was rubbish, owing to me not using my trusty black milk crate. <_<

hehe.. I'd never part with my red milk crates! One's even got the imprint of a keg stamped in its bottom so they sit real steady
btw, I considered sitting two chairs face to face and setting a plank or something between them and using that as a brew stand, but then I realised I'd have nowhere to sit anymore!

 

[bignath]

You think you're in the flinstones era. I still rely on good old newtonian gravity.

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I think the batch I made on this particular day was rubbish, owing to me not using my trusty black milk crate. <_<

JD,

that's a nice view you've got there, greeting you as you kick back with a beer or several on brewday.

I get to stare at a jacuzzi that no one uses (that i'd love to sell), the cat's litter box, and the hot water service.

 

[Gar]

Gar, what materials did you use for that frame? I'm looking for something very similar.

They look like school desk frames joined together or something....

Here you go Matt - http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...st&p=893065

The frames actually made from Aluminium box section, and off cuts of Aluminium plate for the braces.... If I was to re-design I'd use something more substantial than Signwhite for the shelve faces themselves though.

 

[Steve_M]

Hi,

I've just done my first ag batch biab using a 50l keggle and an italian spiral burner w/stand i just got from Beerbelly. I'm wanting to setup a brew stand with it to get it up of the ground a bit as i have just ordered a plate chiller. Has anyone used one of the 1m Work Bench's from United Storage or a Steel table from the Big Green Shed? What is the heat resistence of them and would they withstand the weight? Or any other recomendations of something similar to use - i'm not very handy on the tools.

Thanks

 

[Amin]

A stack of concrete pavers (or bricks) works for me. I think Dr Smurto has something similar to get his kettle high enough to use a plate chiller.

 

[Wolfy]

A stack of concrete pavers (or bricks) works for me. I think Dr Smurto has something similar to get his kettle high enough to use a plate chiller.

If I'm not mistaken this is video features DrS's pile-of-bricks:
(and some hops and wort too)

 

[white.grant]

I recently became the proud owner of a stick welder and put it to use making a home for my rig. Nothing fancy, though I am pleased to have everything in one place for once.


DSC_0015 by _granty, on Flickr


DSC_0014_01 by _granty, on Flickr

No more buckets, no more milk-crates, no more multiple power leads to trip over

 

[MaltyHops]

How come noone ever incorporates some kind of tray under the
kettle (on the welded frame rigs) for containing any boil-overs?

 

[JDW81]

JD,

that's a nice view you've got there, greeting you as you kick back with a beer or several on brewday.

I get to stare at a jacuzzi that no one uses (that i'd love to sell), the cat's litter box, and the hot water service.

I don't live there anymore, but I used to get all kinds of strange looks by passers by. I've got a nice big double garage now and very lazy brew assistant who sleeps on the floor, just close enough to the burner to keep warm.

 

[christmas]

this has been a long, long time in the works, but i can almost taste the first brew.

just got to try and stay away from the thing for another week or so until exams are finished, then finish off the fermenting fridge and get brewing!

..although that said, with the amount of delays it has taken me to get this far, it wouldn't surprise me if that esky doesn't see any grain until september.

 

[kymba]

get some grain in that bitch, now!

 

[christmas]

a mate knocked up the stand for me, and just HAD to bring it over the night before a uni exam.. it's taking all my willpower not to bolt on the pump, thermostat and plate chiller and give it a full water run.

how the hell am i going to stay away from it for a whole week?

 

[Hairy Back]

thought I'd post a photo of my rig, its still in developement, I have a S/ steel bench comming home tomorow and next week a pump so it should be all 1 level

 

[gava]

Ok so I did some upgrades to the brewrig last week(s)

problem was I had 240v and 12v in the same box and wasn't the smallest housing..

Solution : seperate the 12v brewtroller box and the 240v kit. here are soem pictures


So the rig at the moment (apart from chiller mounted which is shown later)

The new 12v box, was a little smaller than I should have used but in the end everything fit.

The new home for the 240v box.. Although I need to get a peice of SS cut and fitted to the front the rest is water tight will also get a bracket/stand made up for it to be off the ground

I will also need to change/shorten the power cables since its now under the power points

Mounted chilller , Ran out of zipties so using fencing wire at the moment..

Next on the upgrade list will be a new rig stand!
hope you enjoyed.

gav

 

[pk.sax]

Upgraded mast tun - insulation

Bought 1m length for 30 bucks and it will do two full sized kegs, in my case this mt & the HLT.

 

[Cocko]

Good stuff PF!

My next step:

Stand painted, control box mounted and wired [For now]... HX will be made up in the coming months...

For now:



3x 2400w inside kettle:



Went hard plumbed MT:




And please excuse the blur - but for those days when you need to fly sparge with only one pump:




Stay tuned for final HERMS config.

:icon_cheers:

 

[Helles]

Heres my HERMS system
80lt MT
80lt HLT
2 80's welded together for a boiler

 

[kelbygreen]

wow you going overboard helles! I have near filled my 80lt pot to the brim and my 70lt MT was almost full to the brim, The 50lt HLT never gets over 30lts in it. I would go with pots with less head room for heating benifits then over the top all the way but least you got room for expansion I guess

Oh cocko looks like **** like always have a beer and rethink the design lol

 

[b0neski]

Thought I'd post some pics of my new 2 teir setup.
It's wood with cement sheeting which seems to deal with the burner well
Ghetto march pump cover by Dexion.
I'm in the process of putting together a rims heat exchanger and control box.

 

[beerdrinkingbob]

Heres my HERMS system
80lt MT
80lt HLT
2 80's welded together for a boiler

did it brew a sour bear once and you beat the **** out of your kegs?

 

[wakkatoo]

Heres my HERMS system
80lt MT
80lt HLT
2 80's welded together for a boiler

Ironic that there appears to be 9 Richmond stickers on your locker. Reflective of their ladder position at the end of many a year? :lol: