We are building a new house, they will break ground in about 2 weeks. It will have a total of 3 cars worth of garage but they are separated in an L shape. 2 on one side and 1 on the other. Hard to explain but hopefully that makes sense. The neighborhood bylaws say you can't have a detached building (shed) so we are building what amounts to a 4th garage on the back of the house for storage of chemicals, lawn mower, yard care equipment, etc. I am moving to all electric brewing with a clean in place setup. I will have a floor drain, heater, and hot/cold water put in. The shed will be 8x24 whereas the garage will be 14x20.
Now for the question: Which one should I plan on using for brewing?
So far I am leaning pretty strongly towards the garage for the reasons I outline below, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
The garage faces the street, the shed is on the back of the house.
I like the idea of using the garage since it would be cooler in the summer with the bay door open and the back door open. It gets very hot during Oklahoma summers, so cooling is a big factor on brewing comfort. I could put in a window unit in the shed but it would have a workout to keep up.
In the garage the steam/humidity will have ample room to escape compared to the shed so I might have to install a vent hood in the shed.
The shed will only be accessible from the yard whereas the garage will be accessible from the house. If it's raining, yard is muddy, etc, it seems way more convenient to be in the garage.
If I choose the shed there will be things that are normally in sheds, like gas cans, lawn mowers, weed eaters, etc. I don't like that idea. Seems like a contamination problem waiting to happen. Maybe I'm being paranoid.
My wife is griping that I am taking over a garage that she could use to fill with her stuff. She will want to put my daughters stuff in it too, power wheels, bikes, forts, yard toys, etc, etc. I will have to fight for the garage more than for the shed.
I'm sticking to my guns on this one. I've made a lot of concessions on building this house but I WILL have a dedicated brewing area, I just have to decide where it will be and plan from there. Thanks in advance for your help
Now for the question: Which one should I plan on using for brewing?
So far I am leaning pretty strongly towards the garage for the reasons I outline below, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
The garage faces the street, the shed is on the back of the house.
I like the idea of using the garage since it would be cooler in the summer with the bay door open and the back door open. It gets very hot during Oklahoma summers, so cooling is a big factor on brewing comfort. I could put in a window unit in the shed but it would have a workout to keep up.
In the garage the steam/humidity will have ample room to escape compared to the shed so I might have to install a vent hood in the shed.
The shed will only be accessible from the yard whereas the garage will be accessible from the house. If it's raining, yard is muddy, etc, it seems way more convenient to be in the garage.
If I choose the shed there will be things that are normally in sheds, like gas cans, lawn mowers, weed eaters, etc. I don't like that idea. Seems like a contamination problem waiting to happen. Maybe I'm being paranoid.
My wife is griping that I am taking over a garage that she could use to fill with her stuff. She will want to put my daughters stuff in it too, power wheels, bikes, forts, yard toys, etc, etc. I will have to fight for the garage more than for the shed.
I'm sticking to my guns on this one. I've made a lot of concessions on building this house but I WILL have a dedicated brewing area, I just have to decide where it will be and plan from there. Thanks in advance for your help