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[HVB]

Have not been brewing much but I have had some time to make some brewhouse tweaks. So far I have upgraded kettles to Spike, really HD and nicely made. I have also got a stand made for the RIMS tube and converted that to 220v. I figured since I was no longer using the HLT in my set up I may as well use that outlet and controls for the RIMS. Should make ramp speeds a lot better. I also added s sightglass to the RIMS output so I can make sure things are as they should be. Just a couple pieces of copper left to change out and the hot side should all be SS.

Edited by HVB, 21 August 2019 - 07:18 AM.

[neddles]

That looks fantastic drez. Nice brewhouse.

[HVB]

That looks fantastic drez. Nice brewhouse.

 

Thanks!!  Now I need to get some brewing done!!

[positiveContact]

Can you clean those kettles in place?

[HVB]

Can you clean those kettles in place?

That is what I do.

[pkrone]

Looks great!   Now get some brewing done!

[matt6150]

Awesome man, looks good! I have not brewed much as well. It's been since 6/1.

[HVB]

I realized I was getting some air in my system and that tracked down to a cracked pump head.  Lets hope this one works better!

 

[positiveContact]

did you have to replace the whole pump or just the head?

[HVB]

did you have to replace the whole pump or just the head?

 

I got a whole new pump.  This is a Blichmann riptide.  My March was discontinued and the pump head part I needed was not available.  I wanted a full SS head for a while so I did not have to worry about anything with temps and cleaning.

[Big Nake]

How many times does Denny have to say it?  It's about the BEER not the GEAR!    Just kidding.  Make some beer, will you? 

[HVB]

How many times does Denny have to say it? It's about the BEER not the GEAR! Just kidding. Make some beer, will you?

I think denny has a pump, conical and a bunch of automated brewing utensils

I need a pump or no brewing... Hoping to get a batch in this weekend.

[Big Nake]

I'm honestly so old-school... what do you do with the pump?

[HVB]

I'm honestly so old-school... what do you do with the pump?

I pump hot water from the bk to mlt. Use it to recirculate the wort through my RIMS and the to the bk to boil. At the end I use it to whirlpool then to chill with a CFC and then pump to the fermenter.

[Big Nake]

I pump hot water from the bk to mlt. Use it to recirculate the wort through my RIMS and the to the bk to boil. At the end I use it to whirlpool then to chill with a CFC and then pump to the fermenter.

I'm like an Amish brewer... everything is done by hand.    I use gravity for all of that except the chilling part.

[positiveContact]

I pump hot water from the bk to mlt. Use it to recirculate the wort through my RIMS and the to the bk to boil. At the end I use it to whirlpool then to chill with a CFC and then pump to the fermenter.

 

that pump gets quite the workout.

[djinkc]

Mine gets a workout too.  EHLT to MT.  Gravity sparge but pump from MT to BK.  Pump from BK to plate chiller (Inline post chiller this time of year too) into the fermenter.  I need to get a spare pump.  I could manage one session when it fails but it wouldn't be easy.

[HVB]

Mine gets a workout too. EHLT to MT. Gravity sparge but pump from MT to BK. Pump from BK to plate chiller (Inline post chiller this time of year too) into the fermenter. I need to get a spare pump. I could manage one session when it fails but it wouldn't be easy.

Yeah, I plan on fixing the other one with some jb weld and keep it around for emergencies.

that pump gets quite the workout.

It does. I have brewed this way for so long that I know no other way.

[denny]

I think denny has a pump, conical and a bunch of automated brewing utensils
I need a pump or no brewing... Hoping to get a batch in this weekend.

Yeah, I do, including a Riptide. It's so much easier to keep clean than my March. But you don't HAVE to have any of that stuff to make great beer. I still use my cooler mash tun more often than the fancy stuff. It's a question of what do you need vs. what do you want.

[Genesee Ted]

Don’t have to, but I feel like anything that makes brewing easier, safer, and more consistent is where you can do yourself a favor. Home brewing is a hobby after all. Might as well get some nice hobby gear if you can afford/want it