brewery

[cdg132]

Brewery

Just starting a thread to document my 28 x 32 x 10 shop with 6/12 outside vault and 3/12 inside vault. I called it the Brewery because I read some where we should name our garages and I like to brew all types of beer and other projects, just haven't had my own place to do it.
I actually started almost two years ago with the removal of thirteen large trees. Then followed the removal of 3300 tons of dirt and then a second driveway and master suite addition. I paid to have the garage put up because of time restaints and I could hardly beat the price.

So far
1. sewer, drains and vents are roughed in
2. natural gas run from house to infared and brewery corner so i can ditch propane brewing.
3. water lines roughed in
4. 90% of electrical is completed
5. Infared tube heater installed and functional
6. compressed air black pipe legged to all 4 corners
7. Ready to start insulating.

not bad for a month and a half of tinkering in the freezing cold weather.

 

[Magic Mike]

beer.... i like where this is going.

 

[Titan]

That's some serious brewing if you are using 'process' heat. My Dad used an electric blanket back in the day

Are you planning on isolating the beer area from the rest of the garage/work space?

 

[cdg132]

That's some serious brewing if you are using 'process' heat. My Dad used an electric blanket back in the day

Are you planning on isolating the beer area from the rest of the garage/work space?

I plan on automating my components and putting them on a portable rack that will be stored in the utility closet.

 

[jktruck150]

Mmmmm....Beer! Looks great! I like the name of you shop, it sure caught my attention. What else do you work on beside brewing beer? What kinds of beer do your brew?

 

[bigjmcconnell]

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Looks good so far. He's got some good ideas for this garage space. This should be a good thread.

 

[cdg132]

Mmmmm....Beer! Looks great! I like the name of you shop, it sure caught my attention. What else do you work on beside brewing beer? What kinds of beer do your brew?

Beer: mostly ipa's love the hops.
Other stuff: 85 honda 350x three wheeler
Lifted 95 grand cherokee
My 5year old wants a mud boggin truck
I'd like a Willys panel wagon.
And it to soon to tell what my daughter will be into. She likes riding in my sons 110cc buggy.

I always have some project going on, but have to use my dads shop to get anything done.

 

[cdg132]

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Looks good so far. He's got some good ideas for this garage space. This should be a good thread.[/Q

Be nice if you didn't live 7hrs away. We'd have it done by now. Working by yourself is a slow process.

 

[bigjmcconnell]

OK time is up. An update is currently overdue.

 

[Motown 454]

Sweet build. Sounds like a great place to spend some time.

 

[cdg132]

Ok, so its been a while since I loogged in. Been busy on the Brewery and work!
List of updates:
-Walls insulated except bottom cavity
-floor vapor barrier, insulation, and concrete complete
-All 4 outside wall lights complete
-Utility room framed while waiting for paint to dry in bathroom


Bathroom
Bathroom 90% complete
-R19 and reflective bubble **** on walls(free left over from project at dads)
-Tiled floor $30 (toilet didnt quite sit right so I figured wth might as well it would be easier to clean)
-Drywall $30
-Door (free from dad)
Fart fan $14
Paint leftovers
Light (bought for house and didnt use)
Baseboard heat and thermostat $43
Vanity, top, faucet $104
Toilet $130
Knotty pine ceiling leftover from master suite addition
trim leftover from master suite addition
mirror came with vanity for house been in basement for 7 years


Next project is to save some money backup!

In the meantime I will be working on putting supports in for overhead trolley hoist.
insulating ceiling r30
workbench
putting steel on walls in welding corner.

Luckily I have all this stuff so it should keep me busy for the summer. Hope to be drywalling by fall.

Pictures coming soon

 

[cdg132]

These are the latest that I had on my phone.

 

[bigjmcconnell]

Nice job. I'm interested in your overhead trolly build.

Now that you are prepared to get rid of what you brew, get to work in the second room

 

[jktruck150]

My neighbor brought me over a citrus beer that was great. Had a tropical fruit taste with roughly 6.5% content. Looking forward to your updates. I like the ceiling in the bathroom too!

 

[cdg132]

My neighbor brought me over a citrus beer that was great. Had a tropical fruit taste with roughly 6.5% content. Looking forward to your updates. I like the ceiling in the bathroom too!

I was having thoughts of doing the whole ceiling that way. i could do it for $800, but I can think of a thousand other useful things I could do with $800in there.

Was the beer home brew or craft beer off the shelf. I love good beer!

 

[psychobillycadillac]

Pretty cool spot fro some homebrewing. Ever try Citra Hops? I had some in a beer from green flash brewery a while back and they were amazing. You doing Full Mash stuff or mostly kit beers?

 

[fergus]

Bring it. I'm a homebrewer too...barely brewing these days...but still a little into it. Brewing outside *****. Nice build. 3300 tons! That's like 100 truckloads!

 

[jktruck150]

Was the beer home brew or craft beer off the shelf. I love good beer!

Home brew all the way!

 

[cdg132]

Pretty cool spot fro some homebrewing. Ever try Citra Hops? I had some in a beer from green flash brewery a while back and they were amazing. You doing Full Mash stuff or mostly kit beers?

Mostly grain with some extract. I haven't brewed in a year, but that will be changing soon! Just been too many projects with finishing our addition and planning and saving and building this garage. Going to start brewinng 10gal batches instead of 5. Also plan to keg 5gal and bottle the other 5. Never tried citra hops. I will have to investigat. Just had a ipa from green flash.

Are you from the town "northeast"?

 

[cdg132]

Bring it. I'm a homebrewer too...barely brewing these days...but still a little into it. Brewing outside *****. Nice build. 3300 tons! That's like 100 truckloads!

You got it! 100 overloaded loads. Took forever it seemed.

 

[cdg132]

Been awhile since I've been on here. I found I was spending more time on GJ than workin on my garage. I've got a lot done, just need to up load some pics. Hopefully putting up I beam for trolly in next two weeks. Everything is cut just have to weld it all together and lift it up bolt the supports in place, unbolt the beam and put up the Galvanized Corregated Ceiling, and bolt the beam back in place.

 

[cdg132]

 

[cdg132]

Ready for concrete

 

[cdg132]

Concrete. The kids actually helped the whole time.

 

[cdg132]

Coming along

 

[bigjmcconnell]

Looks good. I like the steel trim around the countertop, cool idea. Need to see the finished pics.

 

[raging bull]

Nice looking shop, I like the counter top you made.

 

[cdg132]

Thank you, its been fun. I have to admit it would be nice just to go out and relax.

 

[tinbender 66]

Cool idea for the concrete countertop. The whole place is looking good!

 

[DRhodes]

Looking really good. Keep up the good work.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I gotta watch this one. I haven't tried homebrew beer yet, but I like to fiddle with mead. I do have a couple batches of apple cider ready to come out of ferment. I guess where I take them depends on where they're at.

Anyway, subscribed

 

[cdg132]

Cool idea for the concrete countertop. The whole place is looking good!

Thanks, I cast concrete sinks upside down for my master bathroom, my wife wants me to do the kitchen next.

Looking really good. Keep up the good work.

Thanks

I gotta watch this one. I haven't tried homebrew beer yet, but I like to fiddle with mead. I do have a couple batches of apple cider ready to come out of ferment. I guess where I take them depends on where they're at.

Anyway, subscribed

Thanks, your place is looking great as well. I've never tried to make mead yet just HB and fruit wine, but it is definatley on my list of things to do.

 

[cdg132]

I guess I never really explained the concrete countertop. It is NOT for work, just for a nice place to set my and serve the kids lunch. We spend almost every saturday out there and it will keep the house much cleaner if we stay out there at lunch time and keep my sweetie happy.
There is an 8' wood bench and soon to be an 8' steel bench in the welding corner. I plan on building a 5' bench on wheels that will fit underneath the wood bench as well.

 

[cdg132]

Just wanted to note that if you plan on putting an infared tube heater in, also plan on ceiling fans. mine hardly runs now that I put up two ceiling fans. It is also now my favorite type of heat. 55F feels like 70F. The second the kids get out there they hang up there coats. I will post cost to heat next month. This is the first month its been fully insulated, but the fans have only been up half the month. I've been tracking how often the heater runs with a data logger that stores temperature and humidity on a thumb drive. We'll see how it goes, may have to dial it back when we get a real winter.

 

[cdg132]

These are the latest that I had on my phone.

Updated bath pictures

 

[cdg132]

Nice job. I'm interested in your overhead trolly build.

Now that you are prepared to get rid of what you brew, get to work in the second room

Theres the beam before the tin went up. Now I just need to paint it and I've talked a couple of buddies into helping me put it back up in exchange for Bear backstraps over the fire and beer.

 

[mdbeck1]

Theres the beam before the tin went up. Now I just need to paint it and I've talked a couple of buddies into helping me put it back up in exchange for Bear backstraps over the fire and beer.

hmmmm.....

Bear Backstrap?????

I might drive up and help you for that....

 

[cdg132]

hmmmm.....

Bear Backstrap?????

I might drive up and help you for that....

I had always heard bear was terrible, but my buddy has got one the last two years and the meat has been excellent.

 

[cdg132]

Theres the beam before the tin went up. Now I just need to paint it and I've talked a couple of buddies into helping me put it back up in exchange for Bear backstraps over the fire and beer.

Completed Beam Project with Two Trolleys
Trolleys cost me $65 for both on ebay, 4 cans of spraypaint ~$20, The rest was free thanks to my dad!

 

[bigjmcconnell]

Nice avatar So I assumed you welded a stop on the ends of the beam, otherwise...ouch!