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[SchwanzBrewer]

It's taken me 2 months to get the garage cleaned up enough, but this weekend I should finally finish it and be ready to set it up for brewing. Now comes the fun part. I have a big pot, I've ordered a bag I'm gonna brew in a bag. I have some wood and I'm making a crane with some wood and a ractheting thing. Gotta get the fermentation fridge next weekend too. I'm hoping I'll brew something in a few weeks. I'll take some pictures of the new rig when it's ready. I'm going to work on an IPA for a few brews.

[Big Nake]

Good luck, amigo.  I know you've been busy but geez... you'd think you had three kids by now. 

[HVB]

What size batch?

[SchwanzBrewer]

5 gal

[HVB]

5 gal

Agh .. the big pot comment threw me and I was not sure if you were doing 10 or 20g batches or something.

[SchwanzBrewer]

Some peoples pots are bigger than others.

I just happen to have a nice 20 gal pot so its big enough to do biab easily.

[SchwanzBrewer]

Got the garage clean today. Then i took my wire brush attachment to the drill and cleaned up my burner. Works great now. Just 2 steps left to brew.

1. Make a crane for my biab system.
2. Bring my fermentation fridge over.

Almost there!

[positiveContact]

Got the garage clean today. Then i took my wire brush attachment to the drill and cleaned up my burner. Works great now. Just 2 steps left to brew.

1. Make a crane for my biab system.
2. Bring my fermentation fridge over.

Almost there!

 

take some picks of your crane.  sounds cool!

[SchwanzBrewer]

https://imgur.com/a/qunIgw6

[positiveContact]

same burner I have.

[SchwanzBrewer]

same burner I have.

 

That thing was covered in rust and old dried up burned wort. I was going to get a hand brush to clean it off. Glad I got the attachment.

[positiveContact]

That thing was covered in rust and old dried up burned wort. I was going to get a hand brush to clean it off. Glad I got the attachment.

 

a few weeks ago I moved mine and tipped it during the moving process and lots of fine black dust came out of the burner.  I then vacuumed the burner out and I no longer seem to get lots of soot on my kettle anymore.

[SchwanzBrewer]

Yeah, tons of crap came out.
Off to lowes to get wood for the crane

[positiveContact]

Yeah, tons of crap came out.
Off to lowes to get wood for the crane

 

is going to be purely man powered or will you be incorporating any motors?

[SchwanzBrewer]

is going to be purely man powered or will you be incorporating any motors?

 

just a pulley with a rope lock.

[neddles]

just a pulley with a rope lock.

 

https://www.amazon.c...e?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[SchwanzBrewer]

What do you guys think about hanging the pulley from the bar on the garage door? I mran it will be like 50 lb max.

[Big Nake]

I could see it.  

[neddles]

yep

[HVB]

Should work fine IMO.