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[chubbytaxman]

I have been setting up my grain mill, stand and hopper last weekend.

I have designed the hopper along the same lines as Chad from on here (thanks Chad)



Idea is it goes together without screwing / glueing etc ..



Then organise somewhere to mount the mill, motor and hopper



Finally assembling the whole shebang ...



Motor is from Motion Dynamics (Retailer on this site) ... Awesome bit of kit

All I need now is a power supply and I am off ...

 

[mofox1]

I have been setting up my grain mill, stand and hopper last weekend.

I have designed the hopper along the same lines as Chad from on here (thanks Chad)

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Idea is it goes together without screwing / glueing etc ..

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Then organise somewhere to mount the mill, motor and hopper

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Finally assembling the whole shebang ...

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Motor is from Motion Dynamics (Retailer on this site) ... Awesome bit of kit

All I need now is a power supply and I am off ...

Niiiice. Where did the coupler come from?

 

[chubbytaxman]

Niiiice. Where did the coupler come from?

Hey mofox1

I got that "Lovejoy" from BSC here in Brisvegas - Northside.
For the poultry outlaid sum of $23.10 pick up from store.
12mm one end (fitting the aluminium rod from the motor) and 12.7mm the other end (mounting to the mill shaft).

Cheers

chubby

 

[RustyT]

HLT is almost done, just need one more barb for the Heat exchanger outlet. Pump and valves mounted. Hopefully be able to do a few tests this weekend!

 

[andrewl]

Geez Theover,
That's a thing of beauty!!!!!!

 

[jeddog]

Its been a while since my last post thought I.d show my brewrig. Tomorrow I will be brewing 60lts of "Cup Day IPA"

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Maiden brew on rig today. All electric 3v system. Cooler mash tun (about to be upgraded to 50l pot). First brew was a nice and simple SMaSH, split into two before boil. Built control panel based on Electric Brewery. 4500w elements running off a 20amp supply. Very happy with how system went for its first run.


Massive thanks to Nev from Online Brewing Supplies for all the fittings and hose. Awesome customer service, great products and fast postage.
Also massive thanks to Chris from Eaton Laser for the tags. High quality product and awesome customer service.
Couldn't speak highly enough of the service from the above two..... I have no affiliation with either of them as I have finished my build...........

 

[mb-squared]

Hey Hugh, looks great! I really like how you've done your hoses, all colour coded and no need for hose changes when going from mash to sparge. sweet setup!

One question about your panel. You have an "element select" switch, but I see that both of your elements are on in the pic. How could that be?

Cheers

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Thanks mb. Color coded hoses was more only for the initial set up when I was doing the hoses but I like them and think I will leave them as is, makes it nice and easy. Only a couple of hose changes for recirc through CFC with return ice water back to esky.
It looks from the pici that both elements are firing but I can assure that isnt the case. I can verify that both the breaker in the panel and also the breaker in the fuse box trips when required! If I fired both elements at once this would be the case. Panel was certified by a qualified sparky before use just in case.

 

[Camo6]

Hey Hugh, looks great! I really like how you've done your hoses, all colour coded and no need for hose changes when going from mash to sparge. sweet setup!

One question about your panel. You have an "element select" switch, but I see that both of your elements are on in the pic. How could that be?

Cheers

I'd suspect HJ's element LEDs are wired in the pid output circuit, so while the pids are commanding the SSRs they're not necessarily powering the element. This is how mine are wired anyway.

Nice work on the panel BTW.

 

[spog]

Found this beauty on Bonsai Brewing
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Wouldn't mind this in my shed.

 

[Mr B]

Found this beauty on Bonsai Brewing
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Wouldn't mind this in my shed.

Mmmmm, but 13 valves though..........

 

[a1149913]

jt

 

[Curly79]

I have no idea how that works but look forward to the day that I do

 

[Screwtop]

Been a while so here's the latest, just about to upgrade again.

 

[Robbo2234]

Hey screw top where did you get that pot on the right from?

 

[Screwtop]

Hey screw top where did you get that pot on the right from?

Belonged to a fellow AHB'er from Brisbane. He had it made it's 82 L.


Screwy

 

[zeggie]

Finally doing the finishing touches to my 4V HERMS and nearly ready for it's first brew

82l cheapo stainless pots off ebay
herm-it coil and thermostat in 6l breville urn
40l crown urn as HLT
Bunnings rack-it shelving brewstand
Kegking pump
Rays outdoors megajet burner

Going to initially use an STC-1000 but will upgrade to a PID eventually

 

[Yob]

That's what I told myself too...

 

[welly2]

I have no idea how that works but look forward to the day that I do

I'm going to make a stab in the dark and guess each display corresponds to a different vessel and shows the required heat and current heat. And perhaps the lights are to show when the pump is running and when the heater is running?

That's all I've figured out though. Not sure if this is a RIMS or a HERMS system. I'm guessing probably a HERMS because it doesn't have an external RIMS tube. I only (possibly) know this because I've been looking at RIMS systems lately as something to think about.

 

[waggastew]

After 5 years of homebrewing, 95 batches ranging from K+K, kits and bits, stovetop partial, stovetop BIAB I have finally graduated to 'proper' AG brewing. I was never in a hurry to graduate as I have young kids, managed a few medals at the Nats with partials/BIAB, but I finally took the leap.

Just finished the main setup today. I have gone for a 3V gravity system with the following setup:

Stand is a a Bunnings shelving unit, currently using MDF shelves. Have mounted mill on lower tier and can also store stuff as well.
40L urn HLT controlled by a KegKing temp controller plugged into a thermowell. Also have a powerpoint timer so HLT can heat early for wakeup brews
60L Techniice mashtun fitted through with a Beerbelly false bottom (I ended up drilling a new hole as could not get a good seal through bung)
70L Forje pot modified by Beer Belly to fit a ball valve
Megajet burner from BCF (20% discount day) with high pressure adjustable reg
18m copper immersion chiller run by a pond pump put sequentially in 3 rubber tubs (tap, tap, tap + ice bricks)

Still have to get a stands welded for the burner (so it sits at right height for fermentor, its on bricks till then) and the HLT (upturned esky will have to do until then!)

Most time consuming bit was etching the volume markers on the HLT and kettle. First brewday is planned for next Wednesday when I have the house to myself. Planning to brew my Nat winning AIPA. Before then I need to calibrate the thermometer on the HLT and refractometer, and make sure I have fully sussed Beersmith

 

[jonnir]

Looks good mate!

 

[waggastew]

Looks good mate!

Thanks! I think I have been out to the garage to look at it about 10 times in the last few hours......

 

[MastersBrewery]

Well here it is, most of you who were around remember me hounding matho about his controller, he relented and created an all new, easy for simpletons like me, arduino based controller. That controller has made it's way around the world and is available in 6 or 7 languages. With financial constraints it took a little longer than some, but in the end well worth the effort. 5 brews in I'm still trying to dial it in and for me step mashing at will is sublime, I used to stand hunched over my esky cooler pumping my OTS element up and down for 10 mins to get to the next step. This thing is a breeze.

 

[drifting79]

gday fellas

I just got my PID controller set up and thought i would share my brewery setup im about 20 brews in, for now this is the finished product but im sure it will morph plenty of times in the future
stc for the hlt, pid for the herms,HS 5500 pwm for boiling control, 2 kaixins, cfc, RO with a 60 ltr resevoir so i can make water over night fitted with a float valve, this is very easy to clean one of the design parameters that i wanted to have .
Also as i rent its all modular so if and when we have to do the bolt its not a pita to transport

this enables me to drain the herms if nessecary without removing anything

 

[mb-squared]

damn cooperville, that's some serious gear!

 

[TheWiggman]

Baby scales, perfect for measuring yeast?

 

[drifting79]

The baby scales are something I scored for five bux whilst residing in Tokyo perfect for weighing my grain
to measure hops I have a set of scales that are perfect for weighing your cocain on!!!!

 

[Porkchop]

Just moved into a new house. Brewery is set up now I should probably go unpack boxes inside after a well earned beer.

 

[squirt in the turns]

Really wish I had a stainless table/brewstand like cooperville, Porchop and some of the other set ups here. I'm on that Rack It shelving from Bunnings, ply shelves sealed with PU. Functional but lacks the bling factor and ease of cleaning.