Harry482
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My wife and I bought a house here in Maryland last January. I've been brewing in an unfinished basement storage room since then. It has been a great upgrade from the Baltimore rowhouse basement that I brewed in prior, but I decided it was time to build my dream brewery. Once everything is in place, I figure that I can shave at least an hour off of a typical brew day by not having to move things around so much during the session. Here are two pics of the room when I began to frame out the unframed and uninsulated (big problem in winter) areas:View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478348742.550929.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478348767.440007.jpg
The new wall is up with insulation and I can already feel a huge difference in temp. in the room. I ran hot and cold cpvc water lines just over top of where the hot liquor tank will sit. I'll install stainless hose bibs eventually. I found that the brass hose bibs at the big box stores have very clear labeling warning they are not for potable water. I ended up having to pay 20 a piece to special order them online. I didn't want to go the plastic route. Here you can see where I finished getting the wall up, insulated, and wired with standard outlets and a 4 prong plug, which will be ran to a gfci breaker in the main panel. The quick disconnect sticking straight out of the bottom of the wall close to the floor is a natural gas line that I ran. I'm running a hybrid gas/electric system currently. Natural gas fires the herms coil and the electric gets larger volumes to a boil than the gas can handle. I also was able to throw up the frame for the range hoods that will be going in.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349638.833375.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349665.514824.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349689.114475.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349708.804993.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349721.319666.jpg
I ran a USB extension cable from where my computer workstation will be to where the herms controller will be located. This will enable me to perform custom mash programs without tripping over a cable. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349936.077888.jpg
I'll post more as I progress. I hope everyone enjoys looking. I know I enjoy watching OTHER people work!
The new wall is up with insulation and I can already feel a huge difference in temp. in the room. I ran hot and cold cpvc water lines just over top of where the hot liquor tank will sit. I'll install stainless hose bibs eventually. I found that the brass hose bibs at the big box stores have very clear labeling warning they are not for potable water. I ended up having to pay 20 a piece to special order them online. I didn't want to go the plastic route. Here you can see where I finished getting the wall up, insulated, and wired with standard outlets and a 4 prong plug, which will be ran to a gfci breaker in the main panel. The quick disconnect sticking straight out of the bottom of the wall close to the floor is a natural gas line that I ran. I'm running a hybrid gas/electric system currently. Natural gas fires the herms coil and the electric gets larger volumes to a boil than the gas can handle. I also was able to throw up the frame for the range hoods that will be going in.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349638.833375.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349665.514824.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349689.114475.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349708.804993.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349721.319666.jpg
I ran a USB extension cable from where my computer workstation will be to where the herms controller will be located. This will enable me to perform custom mash programs without tripping over a cable. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1478349936.077888.jpg
I'll post more as I progress. I hope everyone enjoys looking. I know I enjoy watching OTHER people work!