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[welly2]

Just finished my 20L mini-rig. Willow 15L mash tun with a 9" false bottom. 20L ss pot and my recently refurbished Crown urn will suffice as the HLT.



I've got a 2200w external heating element that I'll dip in the kettle and I think that should all work a treat! Will find out on Thursday brew night. Shame my wort chiller doesn't quite fit the kettle, I'll just have to no-chill it instead.

Edit. I tell a lie, the wort chiller fits perfectly. Not sure why I thought it didn't.

 

[mattlea266]

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Just finished my 20L mini-rig. Willow 15L mash tun with a 9" false bottom. 20L ss pot and my recently refurbished Crown urn will suffice as the HLT.

ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1433855266.762227.jpg

I've got a 2200w external heating element that I'll dip in the kettle and I think that should all work a treat! Will find out on Thursday brew night. Shame my wort chiller doesn't quite fit the kettle, I'll just have to no-chill it instead.

Edit. I tell a lie, the wort chiller fits perfectly. Not sure why I thought it didn't.

Hey welly2
I have a similar rig for experimental 10l batches. Curious about the fittings you used for the false bottom and valve. Did you have to drill the cooler hole out? Been using a bag and batch sparging but been having problems getting flow( lifting the bag fixes this but thats not ideal). Keen to give your idea a go.

 

[welly2]

Hey welly2
I have a similar rig for experimental 10l batches. Curious about the fittings you used for the false bottom and valve. Did you have to drill the cooler hole out? Been using a bag and batch sparging but been having problems getting flow( lifting the bag fixes this but thats not ideal). Keen to give your idea a go.

Actually no drilling at all. My mash tun has been replaced with another 15L mash tun after a slight mixup of false bottoms! See this post: http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/86940-new-mini-mash-tun/

I picked up an Esky 15L cooler from Bunnings and removed the tap and seal. It's a pretty standard drilling and fits any off the shelf 15mm (or is it 1/2"?) parts. Used a 3 piece ball valve, a bulkhead and a hose barb. All went together really easily. The false bottom is a 10" false bottom from ibrew and it couldn't have fit any better.

I'll be doing my first batch tomorrow with it but if the previous mash tun is anything to go on, this should be even better without any grain getting where it shouldn't (ie. under the false bottom) which is the problem I had with the last one. Tested it last night with hot water and the heat loss without any kind of extra insulation went from 64.9c (out of the hot water tap) to 62c in an hour. I'll wrap it in a dooner tomorrow as I did last time where I didn't get any heat loss at all.

 

[MAX POWER]

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Just finished my 20L mini-rig. Willow 15L mash tun with a 9" false bottom. 20L ss pot and my recently refurbished Crown urn will suffice as the HLT.

ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1433855266.762227.jpg

I've got a 2200w external heating element that I'll dip in the kettle and I think that should all work a treat! Will find out on Thursday brew night. Shame my wort chiller doesn't quite fit the kettle, I'll just have to no-chill it instead.

Edit. I tell a lie, the wort chiller fits perfectly. Not sure why I thought it didn't.

That is sweet. I might have to copy that. I have most of the stuff lying around.

How big is your crown urn? I have a 10L. May even see if I can hook up a mini herms using a LBP. Will probably have to make up a coil that fits both urn and pot.

 

[Matty3450]

50 ltr braumeister with whirlpool chiller setup

 

[Camo6]

Upgraded the mash tun today. Now to look into a 3600W element for the HERMS. Might even get to brew sometime this year.

 

[Ashul]

Hey guys , just to show up our 10 V rigs set up this saturday !

 

[Mardoo]

Heh, awesome.

 

[nvs-brews]

Tested out my new rig yesterday..
Its not flash but seems to work a treat

30L urn = $5
50L HLT + 40L TUN + Big ass kettle with a ring burner = $250
Gravity stand = A carton of beer
60L fermenter = $25

replaced the 50lt HLT with the urn..

used a 2 ring gas burner + a 2400watt submersible element for the kettle..

took some adjusting along its maiden journey BUT i ended up with exactly what i wanted
35L @ 1047, happy with that!

1 leak to fix on the ball valve of the tun..
all in all chuffed!

 

[billygoat]

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Hey guys , just to show up our 10 V rigs set up this saturday !

Nice dog.

 

[Milk-lizard84]

Slowly piecing together my brew rig. I started biabing but wanted something more involved.
Still need a few bits and pieces to finish but thanks to a few local Wa brewers I have been able to piece it together fairly cheaply.

 

[nvs-brews]

Slowly piecing together my brew rig. I started biabing but wanted something more involved.
Still need a few bits and pieces to finish but thanks to a few local Wa brewers I have been able to piece it together fairly cheaply.

Brett? that you?

 

[The Judge]

Nice brew sculpture Milk Lizard, but isn't that ring burner going to heat the bejesus out of it?

 

[Milk-lizard84]

Brett? that you?

Yeah it's me mate. Thought id post a pic after seeing your set up.

 

[Milk-lizard84]

Nice brew sculpture Milk Lizard, but isn't that ring burner going to heat the bejesus out of it?

Nar so far so good. Used it a couple of times and its sweet. Does back on boil overs to the checker plate though so will have to scrub it occasionally.

 

[Forever Wort]

Latest addition: big ass hopper. No more ******* around with plastic.

 

[nosco]

Any chance of some close up pics? Im curious to see how you attach the hopper to the mill.

 

[nosco]

Or maybe I should ask what mill you have and where you got the hopper lol

 

[adryargument]

Getting back into it after a 2 year hiatus.

 

[mb-squared]

I like the view from your brewery dryargument.

 

[Dae Tripper]

First run of the new brew rig with a Paul. Needs some tweaks but it made some beer!

 

[mckenry]

First run of the new brew rig with a Paul. Needs some tweaks but it made some beer!

Are they safety socks?

 

[Dae Tripper]

For concrete abrasion resistance

 

[sp0rk]

We've just relocated from Coffs to Muswellbrook and I've gone from brewing in a large garden shed to a double garage, so I have a heap more height to work with now
I'm planning on either using Bunnings GSS or Rack It shelving for my new brew stand/storage
I'm looking to eventually upgrade to 100L or 120L vessels so I'm trying to decide whether the GSS shelves will do (they hold 250kg, I don't know if that is per shelf or total) or should I fork out the extra for the Rack It shelves (they'll hold 750kg)
Any thoughts?

 

[booargy]

We've just relocated from Coffs to Muswellbrook

I feel sorry for you

 

[sp0rk]

I feel sorry for you

So do I
Didn't have much choice, it's where the mrs got allocated a teaching job as part of her scholarship
I'm sure going to miss the top notch riding trails here in Coffs (I'm still living here working until I find something down there)

 

[rockeye84]

Just finished this build!

 

[mb-squared]

nice looking setup rockeye. looks like it'll be fun to brew on that bad boy. but no exhaust fan? going to get sweaty in there.

 

[Rieewoldt]

It's in esperance. Sweat is a treat

 

[Elad]

I have just finished putting my rig together, it has a 20ltr HLT/ Herms, a 47ltr mashtun with a auto sparge,and a 47ltr boiler with a whirlpool. I can ramp the temperature with the gas burner if needed.
Since I took these pctures I have stained the wood on the stand and finished the wiring