Nice avatarSo I assumed you welded a stop on the ends of the beam, otherwise...ouch!
I used bolts.
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I used bolts.
fergus
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Looking real good. But where's the beer???
Somebody had to ask
Somebody had to ask
Looking real good. But where's the beer???
Somebody had to ask
just ordered supplies to brew a batch of rye ipa. probaby bottle that batch. need to pickup fridge from a buddy and start hooking up my tap system. Me and some buds are starting to brew once or twice a month.
bigjmcconnell
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Love that pic!
Here are some up to date pictures. Been working a lot, but hope to get some things accomplished tomorrow. I want to finish sink and cabinets over sink. Bottle some beer and make sure I have all my tools here to put 2" lift on WK.
We have three beers lines up to Brew: Belgian Wheat IPA, Imperial IPA, and a Pale Ale.
We have three beers lines up to Brew: Belgian Wheat IPA, Imperial IPA, and a Pale Ale.
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I've been brewing for 30 years or so, but have largely been a mini-mash brewer. I'm planning to build an all-grain setup next year. But, that's a topic for a whole different board...and there are some great boards for home brewers.
Edit: by the way, I haven't used bottles in over a decade. When the Cornelius kegs went on the market for $25 I bought a bunch of em. They have to be the greatest boon to home brewers.
Edit: by the way, I haven't used bottles in over a decade. When the Cornelius kegs went on the market for $25 I bought a bunch of em. They have to be the greatest boon to home brewers.
Red Leader
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Wow that is a NICE looking space and I love your colors. You are doing some creative things. Keep it up!
I wish they were still that cheap! I just got the rack and a used PLC to start building mine, still a ways out from starting it. I want to get the garage finished before I tackle that projrct
Thanks! The beige is wierd, but those walls will be be mostly covered by the time im done. I wasnt sure about the blue until the trim went up. I love it now. I think the ceiling has been the best deal at $505 for the tin, screws free from Dad, drywall lift and 6' extension $170 from ebay, and scaffolding borrowed from a friend. Its also been nice using all the supplies ive been hording.
jktruck150
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Still lookin good!
Looking real good. But where's the beer???
Somebody had to ask
The Beer
:Rye IPA ~ bottled
Pale Ale ~ Primary
Belgian Wheat IPA ~ Primary
Imperial Double IPA ~ Need another 6.5gal carboy, one will open up within the week.
I broke down and bought 4 more kegs and the supplies to finish the draft system. I have a sinus infection I cant beat, so I'll be working on the beer end until it is nice enough outside to stain and poly the upper cabinet doors.
Red Leader
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Yep, a few others guys on here have tin ceilings. I think it makes for a very nice industrial but polished look. Was very much considering it for the ceiling in my garage until I started thinking about how all my woodworking tool noise would reverberate
Yep, a few others guys on here have tin ceilings. I think it makes for a very nice industrial but polished look. Was very much considering it for the ceiling in my garage until I started thinking about how all my woodworking tool noise would reverberate
I was worried about that as well, but there seems to be no difference between before and after. I thought there would be some sort of tin can affect, but my guess is the drywall helps stop the echo. Its not bad over the workbench at 8' either. My material was supposed to be galvanized, but they gave me Gavalume by mistake
cant rember all the differences, but i know the Gavalume has an acrylic top coat.
Got 3 taps done. need to order 4th tower tap. my original plan was to put rootbeer on fridge door, but i figured might as well put it on side of fridge with beer taps. it will be easier to clean spills that way. I ran a copper flex tube with holes drilled in it to keep tap lines and faucets cool. It works great as long as compressor is running, i need to see if i can insulate it enough to hold temp when compressor isnt running. they do sell a small fan if this setup doesnt cut it.
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trainer
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Nice setup!
just make certain that if you are doing rootbeer on tap that you have a completely dedicated system, including a separate co2 cylinder and a keg thats used only for rootbeer
For some reason, the taste of rb works it's way into every keg of beer that its connected to, even with check valves on the gas lines.
just make certain that if you are doing rootbeer on tap that you have a completely dedicated system, including a separate co2 cylinder and a keg thats used only for rootbeer
For some reason, the taste of rb works it's way into every keg of beer that its connected to, even with check valves on the gas lines.
What is a cornelius keg?
Wow. I figured Id be safe with check valves. Thanks for the heads up. I have a small backup cylinder and maybe regulator.
I assume you you brew? Did you force carbonate with CO2 or carbonate with priming sugar?
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bigjmcconnell
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Looks good Bud. But now you won't want grinding dust in there...
mdbeck1
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Cabinets done and Pale Ale on tap!
Next is to wipe finger prints off of ceiling and finish kids nest, then on to welding corner
Actually the kids would probably think its neat to have FOOTPRINTS on the ceiling. I know mine would have until he was about 14...
The ceiling fans seem to keep dust pushed down, I just crack garage door about a foot and its not too bad, better than I thought. The two fart fans at the peak of each gable end seam to take care of the lingering oders and dont foget the exhaust hood in the welding corner.
The other really big trick is to clean up daily or else everything goes to cluttered real quick.
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Actually the kids would probably think its neat to have FOOTPRINTS on the ceiling. I know mine would have until he was about 14...
My 6 year old asked why I had not finished his loft,I told him he quit helping and it wasnt going to get done on its own.. He said I guess we better get started then. Just have to prime and paint with dry erase paint (didnt realize how expensive that stuff was when I promised him we could do it) At least it will keep them busy while Im working on welding corner.
trainer
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've done both, but I find that force carbonating is much simpler and faster.
For root beer you usually carbonate and pour @ about 30 psi, compared to about 8-12psi for beer.
Tman
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Neat setup, just getting back into brewing after a LONG time away from it!
That fridge crapped out on me. so I just ordered a new one for the house and taking the old one from my house to the brewery.
DIYKiah
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Nice setup you have there. Wish I had as much space as you.
My neighbor and I brew together (all grain), and he recently build a PID controller for our mash tun. We tested it the other day and it works pretty good. have some fine tuning to do, but then it should allow us to keep temperatures within +- 1* F! Which is key for optimal sugar extraction.
So for, my favorite beer has been a Black IPA. Yummy! Haven't brewed yet this year due to him just having a baby, but we're getting ready.
My neighbor and I brew together (all grain), and he recently build a PID controller for our mash tun. We tested it the other day and it works pretty good. have some fine tuning to do, but then it should allow us to keep temperatures within +- 1* F! Which is key for optimal sugar extraction.
So for, my favorite beer has been a Black IPA. Yummy! Haven't brewed yet this year due to him just having a baby, but we're getting ready.
KPSquared
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Love it!
I just started my foray into home brewing. Round 1 is a Fat Tire clone I did from a partial mash. It's been in the carboy for a few days and is happily bubbling away. This one is going to get bottled but the more I read about kegging, the more likely I am to move in that direction.
Starting to think I'm going to need to modify my upstairs space to include a brewing room. . . Maybe have a kegerator in the garage. . . hmm . . .the possibilities are endless!
(a POUND of hops? holy **** . . . )
I just started my foray into home brewing. Round 1 is a Fat Tire clone I did from a partial mash. It's been in the carboy for a few days and is happily bubbling away. This one is going to get bottled but the more I read about kegging, the more likely I am to move in that direction.
Starting to think I'm going to need to modify my upstairs space to include a brewing room. . . Maybe have a kegerator in the garage. . . hmm . . .the possibilities are endless!
(a POUND of hops? holy **** . . . )
Thank you, I may need to rack his brain. I would like to automate my system. I am still in the research stages and weighing all my options. most likely I will not get to the automation for another year. I have too many other little projects taking up all my time and money.
Is the black IPA you and your buddies recipe? I would be interested in giving it a shot. I love IPAs.
I wouldn't say we've "automated" anything yet. The problem has always been keeping the mash tun at the desired temp. If you get it too hot, you get too much protein (I think). Too cold, you don't get much sugar extraction. We got it down to the point where we could manually control the mash tun, but it took extreme diligence on our part (i.e. no beer drinking) to pull it off.
So he designed a controller that will self learn and hopefully allow us to set the temp that we want, and let it go. It also has the ability to to do multi-stage. We'er actually thinking of commercializing it, so you might be able to buy one yet this summer.
Other than that and a couple of fluid pumps, our "system" is extremely manual labor intensive.
As for the Black IPA recipe. In a way it's ours. We took an extract recipe and converted it to all-grain. The last batch had a little too much cara-pils for my taste, but other than that it was really good. My second favorite is a Red's Rys clone. TONS of cascade hops! Tastes like you;re biting into a grapefruit! Yummy! I'll see if I can dig up the recipes.
I'm heading to Barcelona on Sunday, so I won't be able to post them for a week or so.
So he designed a controller that will self learn and hopefully allow us to set the temp that we want, and let it go. It also has the ability to to do multi-stage. We'er actually thinking of commercializing it, so you might be able to buy one yet this summer.
Other than that and a couple of fluid pumps, our "system" is extremely manual labor intensive.
As for the Black IPA recipe. In a way it's ours. We took an extract recipe and converted it to all-grain. The last batch had a little too much cara-pils for my taste, but other than that it was really good. My second favorite is a Red's Rys clone. TONS of cascade hops! Tastes like you;re biting into a grapefruit! Yummy! I'll see if I can dig up the recipes.
I'm heading to Barcelona on Sunday, so I won't be able to post them for a week or so.
Temperature control is going to be my first step to automation. I was given a PLC and software from my uncle. I believe PID control can be accomplished through the PLC, but will require and HMI of some sort. I may go the route you have chosen and just use and old PID controller from work to dial in a trouble free system.
I love the original Reds, did yours turn out better? I always tweak my clones and they almost always seem better than the original.
On travel myself next week. Maybe I'll find some new good brews in central USA
I love the original Reds, did yours turn out better? I always tweak my clones and they almost always seem better than the original.
On travel myself next week. Maybe I'll find some new good brews in central USA
Can't tell what that is in your avatar- but used to race with the Alphabet (AAMRR - and see my avatar), but was into brewing a lot in those days, both producer and consumer!
