JasonB18 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I have been at it again. I just can't keep from building something and spending more money[roll]. The never ending quest of good fun and Great BEER![biggrin] So my All Grain setup,, here is a picture, - 8gallon brew pot - Propane burner and tank - 28qt Mash Tun - 28qt Hot Liqueur tank - Grain mill and buckets for grain - Wort chiller - Temp gauge with high temp probe - 12 volt pump ( so I don't have to lift 7 and 1/2 gallons of almost boiling water by hand) - that's about it, a few other odds and ends like scales and measuring cups and stuff like that. Here are more Pictures. Sparg setup ENJOY! [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Freeking impressive Jason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 whats the spec on that pump mate? I run a similar sort of one and is food grade rated. Nice work. Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrockOhopter Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Now that is a SWEET setup Jason! [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB18 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Thanks guys[cool]. I plan on doing my first All Grain Batch this weekend. I have test run the system using the correct amounts of water at the correct temps for this weekends brew. Everything seems to be working great so far[lol]. We shall see what happens this weekend[happy]. This is the Pump I bought, it says it can handle 100`C and food grade rated, It is pretty fast moving water from my boil pot to my Mash Tun and Hot Liqueur tank. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007XZAJ3I/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLeeB Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME [happy] Quote from "The Field of dreams"....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL COME [happy] Hey, lets try to keep it clean in here [innocent] It is an exciting piece of equipment though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Wow you have gone all out on your all grain setup must admit nice setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Next Station... HERMS [roll] [lol] [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB18 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Well All Grain Brew day went almost perfect. My mash temps were doping quick so I turned my wort chiller into a mash heater, using my lil 12volt pump and the sparge arm, I was able to use the propane burner to adjust the heat of the water around the wort chiller, My mash circulated through the wort chiller then rained over the grain bed in my mash tun. Circulating hot mash through my mash tun kept my mash at the correct temp. Other than that everything went great and I made BEER! yummy [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Congrats Jason [biggrin] Im currently 30mins into my boil, What was your recipe and what numbers did you use and hit?? English IPA 5kg Maris otter, 1kg Munich, 0.34kg Crystal 60, 0.34kg Crystal 20, 0.29 Abbey 30g Fuggles 60min, 30g EKG 60min, 15g Target 60mins 20g Fuggles 20mins, 20g EKG 20mins 30g EKG 5mins 40g Fuggles F/o 30g EKG dry 2L starter of Wyeast 1318 Mashed 1 hour at 66\xb0c (Couldn't tell if I lost temp as the mash had hot and cold spots between 65\xb0 and 66\xb0 if I lost anything it was in that 2\xb0c range) 5L Mash out with boiling water 2 x batch sparge at 75\xb0c Pre-boil 27L @ 1.060 (To much wort Im trying to boil off about 6L with my HP burner) OG = 1.054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Yep.. Essentially a HERMS rig, I completed a build on a dual controller box for electric HLT and HEX today, next step will be to PID controllers. Also, i run my 12v pumps from ac to dc adaptors and is pretty sweet, at the end of the day its what works in your brewery though[rightful] I just did my first fully controlled step mash this weekend with my HERMS 52'c to 65'c to 72'c to 78'c and was incredible. [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Now your just showing off Yob [biggrin] Im going to attempt a second AG tonight, Ive got the parts for an APA, hopefully I can avoid some of yesterdays issues (like clogging up my hop screen and boiling away too much wort [lol] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonB18 Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 All Grain Brew #2 today. I fixed the issues that I had yesterday and made my setup work better. Here are some pictures, Recirculating my mash and controlling mash temps around 152`F, A look under the lid, The pump, my sparg water, and wort chiller, being used to keep my mash temp correct ( works awesome), Sparging. Cleans out my pump and lines when I fill my hot liqueur tank, The boil on my very own Golden Ale recipe (I hope it turns out ok), Then cool, add to fermenter, clean up and done, It takes about 4-5 hours for a batch of all grain brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Jealous ... both you and Yob can F.off [annoyed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 That's great Jason... you wait until you taste the result. You will appreciate it soooo much more [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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