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[BlKtRe]

Kickass Drez!

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Nice! I'm almost there. I have the structure all set, I need to get some more insulation, then I can tie everything up. Freakin' busy as all hell lately, though, tough to find a second to get to it.

Any pics of the aerogel in action? I'd love to see this.

[No Party JKor]

Any pics of the aerogel in action? I'd love to see this.

"in action"? It just sits there. It's not all that exciting. I have some pictures on my cell. I'll have to upload them at some point.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

"in action"? It just sits there. It's not all that exciting. I have some pictures on my cell. I'll have to upload them at some point.

It'd be exciting to see it installed I think. the efficiency is pretty action packed in my opinion.

[No Party JKor]

I don't know if I mentioned this, but it's not big blocks of aerogel, it's more like a powder.

[Mya]

I don't know if I mentioned this, but it's not big blocks of aerogel, it's more like a powder.

interesting, and no i don't think you did

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I don't know if I mentioned this, but it's not big blocks of aerogel, it's more like a powder.

so the box has an inner and outer wall with the powder filling the space in between?

[No Party JKor]

so the box has an inner and outer wall with the powder filling the space in between?

Yes.

[No Party JKor]

Hey, 3 years later and I actually got around to finishing the chamber!  Well, I kinda half-ass finished it.  I needed somewhere to cool a bunch of kegs for bottling so I sealed the ever loving heck out of this box (which is still only partially insulated, doh!).  Caulking, expanding foam and weather stripping galore!  Installed the AC and I'm going to fire it up tomorrow, see if it can do the deed.

 

Ironically, I'm moving out of this place in a few weeks and I'm going to have to tear this whole thing apart to get it out of the house.  double doh!

[HVB]

WOW .. blast from the past here.

[positiveContact]

really way back! 

[No Party JKor]

I started building this thing over Christmas break 2009. 

 

I haven't brewed since 2011 but I still have a bunch of kegs full of beer.  Before I move I'm going to weed through everything I have left to see what's any good.  Bottle it all up and get rid of it one way or the other.  I have been saving bottles, so i should have enough to bottle off everything.  Hopefully a new place and new brewing plans as of next month.  Crossing my fingers.

[positiveContact]

I started building this thing over Christmas break 2009. 

 

I haven't brewed since 2011 but I still have a bunch of kegs full of beer.  Before I move I'm going to weed through everything I have left to see what's any good.  Bottle it all up and get rid of it one way or the other.  I have been saving bottles, so i should have enough to bottle off everything.  Hopefully a new place and new brewing plans as of next month.  Crossing my fingers.

 

awesome news!

[No Party JKor]

I don't think I'm going to have access to a 220V power source, so I'm going to need to figure out how to rig up a new system.  I'll probably scale back to 5 gal or less.  I really want to stick with all electric though.  An electric 2.5 gal system would probably run pretty smooth on 120V.  I may try that.  Double batch to fill a keg is kind of a pain, but I could just stick to bottling, too.

[johnpreuss]

I don't think I'm going to have access to a 220V power source, so I'm going to need to figure out how to rig up a new system.  I'll probably scale back to 5 gal or less.  I really want to stick with all electric though.  An electric 2.5 gal system would probably run pretty smooth on 120V.  I may try that.  Double batch to fill a keg is kind of a pain, but I could just stick to bottling, too.

 

You could power the main element with 120V and then build a heat stick and run the cord to a different circuit and you could handle 5 gallon batches... Just an idea. 

[No Party JKor]

Yeah, I figure I might take a look at a split circuit system if I really want to brew 5 gallons.

 

I run a single 5500W element on my 10 gallon system.  That does an adequate job of heating the volumes necessary, but it's still 45 minutes to get all the strike/sparge water up to temp.  I have to imagine that two 120V/1500W elements would be needed to get water to temp in a reasonable time frame.

 

One thing that's nice about the 2.5 gallon system is that everything becomes very easy to handle.  No lifting heavy pots of water, grain, fermenters, etc.

Edited by JKor, 26 July 2013 - 07:55 AM.

[BlKtRe]

Do a 5g batch on your 10g system. Or am I missing something?

[HVB]

Do a 5g batch on your 10g system. Or am I missing something?

 

I think it is a 220v issue and the new place will not have that. 

[No Party JKor]

Yup, it's set up for 220.  I could re-wire for 110 but it would be a pain.  I'd rather build something smaller.

[Mya]

Yup, it's set up for 220.  I could re-wire for 110 but it would be a pain.  I'd rather build something smaller.

2.5 gallons could be kitchen brewing pretty easily