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Perforated stainless steel sheet suitable for false bottom
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Brewtroller Build Part Four - Volume Sensing
Posted on December 7, 2011 at 4:00pm 1 Comment 1 Like
I've been so busy with work/study lately I haven't had a chance to finish off my blog series, so thought I better get back into it.
The goal here is to allow the Brewtroller to calculate how much water is needed to brew a particular batch, then fill the HLT with the correct amount, transfer the mash water to the mash tun, and finally sparge until I have the desired amount of water in the kettle. There is actually a particularly useful feature where by you can set the flow into your BK…
ContinueBrewtroller Build Part Three - Electric Heating Elements
Posted on April 14, 2011 at 8:30am 7 Comments 1 Like
I decided to go for 3kW elements, it seems that would be about the biggest I could go for without requiring new switches and fuses in my house. My circuit breaker is rated to 20A, and as a good rule of thumb I'm going to try and keep this below 15A. Basically, the bigger the element, the quicker I can heat the water to start the mash and get the boil rolling.
The Maths:
20A x 230V = 4600W (max)
15A x 230V = 3450W (my target)
Therefore: 3000W/230V…
ContinueBrewtroller Build Part Two - Plumbing Fittings
Posted on March 31, 2011 at 1:00pm 3 Comments 7 Likes
Brewtroller Build:- Plumbing Connections
Plumbing:
First off I must say I'm surprised by the total cost of plumbing this system, it's much more than I would have guessed - but it has to be done.
Side note: I work as a sound engineer now, but actually I did my trade as a plumber so the plumbing side of things is going to be a piece of cake for me - the electronics side is going to be a little more difficult - but…
ContinueBrewtroller Build: - Mash Tun False Bottom
Posted on March 22, 2011 at 4:00pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
I just got my false bottom back from the sheetmetal workshop so I thought I'd post a few pictures. I bought a sheet of perforated stainless steel sheet from: LockerNZ - http://www.lockernz.co.nz/pdf/catalogues/Perfmetals.pdf
I opted for the P106 which is 2.4mm holes at 3.6mm centres. It comes on a roll which I think was about a metre wide but they sold me just a half metre of that (for about $90), so…
ContinueBrewtroller System Build
Posted on February 25, 2011 at 12:00am 3 Comments 1 Like
Well I'm well into my Brewtroller Build so I'd thought I'd document the whole process.
Building an Automated Brewing System
Background
I have been brewing all grain in 20L batches for a couple of years now. I have been using a 32L pot which doubles as a HLT and a Boiling Kettle, recently I started using the Brew in a Bag (BIAB) method which has proven to…
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Hi Reuben,
I had mine made at Mahurangi Sheet Metals Warkworth. They were expensive as I had high pressure lids fitted for fermenting under pressere.
Mine hold 75L easy, they work very well and are very easy to clean. I have a number of SS lids (500 diameter) with seals and hinge /lock down fittings if you want one or more they're yours.
I had them fitted on mine at first but could only reach 8 PSI
Cheers Barry
Hi Reuben
bet you were thinking you would never hear back. well im sorry to tell you i have move to aussie and havent set up to build anything yet. If your still keen i could look into meterial cost and such. If you want do drop me an Email its earlpink@gmail.com
Cheers Earl
Hi Reuben, hope you brewing has been going well. I recall you purchased a Bilchmann conical fermenter. Are you happy with it? And do you mind telling me where and how much you payed for it? I was looking at getting the 14.5Gal one through i-n-i brewing for $1100.
Cheers
Craig
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