Hi Everyone-
We will be moving into a new house next month and I am trying to convert an area to a brewspace. It is a strange 10x12 cutout area of the house, covered entirely by a roof, but is outside. The challenge I have is this-- we are on a fairly steep slope and I do not want too much water escaping into the yard for fear of destabilizing the hill. The space has a dirt floor, with about 10 foot ceilings. This means I get to design from scratch and do it right the first time. I have always wanted to have floor drainage for easy cleanup, so I was thinking of a concrete pour with a slot/trench drain or some sort.
I brew on a Kal clone type system. What I was thinking of is running a trench drain either from the laundry room to the garage or the other way from the bathroom side to the outside, and sloping a new concrete floor 1/8 of an inch per foot to the trench, covered with urethane cement. But I am completely inexperienced at this and wonder where people would put it. I thought of in the center of the room either way, but someone suggested I put the drainage trench all the way at the far edge of the area so the whole floor slopes in the same direction.
The other question I had was if I should dig a sump area and pump the waste water out to the sinks that will be there (draining to the laundry room sewer on the other side of the wall), or collect it in barrels and dispose of later. Only reason I ask is I am worried that if the sump pump doesn't completely empty the water, it will stagnate and potentially get stinky, cause infections in the beer, attract vermin, etc. Does anyone have experience with this?
Thanks for any help!
Klaus
We will be moving into a new house next month and I am trying to convert an area to a brewspace. It is a strange 10x12 cutout area of the house, covered entirely by a roof, but is outside. The challenge I have is this-- we are on a fairly steep slope and I do not want too much water escaping into the yard for fear of destabilizing the hill. The space has a dirt floor, with about 10 foot ceilings. This means I get to design from scratch and do it right the first time. I have always wanted to have floor drainage for easy cleanup, so I was thinking of a concrete pour with a slot/trench drain or some sort.
I brew on a Kal clone type system. What I was thinking of is running a trench drain either from the laundry room to the garage or the other way from the bathroom side to the outside, and sloping a new concrete floor 1/8 of an inch per foot to the trench, covered with urethane cement. But I am completely inexperienced at this and wonder where people would put it. I thought of in the center of the room either way, but someone suggested I put the drainage trench all the way at the far edge of the area so the whole floor slopes in the same direction.
The other question I had was if I should dig a sump area and pump the waste water out to the sinks that will be there (draining to the laundry room sewer on the other side of the wall), or collect it in barrels and dispose of later. Only reason I ask is I am worried that if the sump pump doesn't completely empty the water, it will stagnate and potentially get stinky, cause infections in the beer, attract vermin, etc. Does anyone have experience with this?
Thanks for any help!
Klaus