2012: System Review
This year I am making a big effort to upgrade and invest in my brewing setup. My key goal is flexibility, both in terms of general operation and scale; I plan on biggie sizing up to 10 gal batches during the spring/summer months to compensate for my thirsty friends. Recently I have brought on several new pieces of steel and miscellanea to help with this ‘expansion’:
- Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger: Duda Diesel 40-Plate
- Brew Pump: Chugger SS Pump
- Hopback/Filter: Blichmann Hop Rocket
- Camlock fittings, high temperature hose, whirlpool bulkhead: via BargainFittings.com
- 2 kegs cut/holed into keggles
- Floor Burner: Blichmann Burner
System porn pictures will soon follow (my kegs and kettles are still being worked on), but in the mean time the following is a schematic of my setup. The intent is that everything but the HLT/Boil Kettle will sit on a mobile utility cart that can get rolled into the kitchen or outside depending on the scale desired. Again, modularity is the key.
