I should have the electrics completed by the end of the week. I cant wait to take her for a spin. I just had to share my excitement
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Pretty snazzy. I bet you're mega-pumped. Let us know how it goes.
direct fired propane or ng? are these automated somehow?
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It is propane. I will have a pid loop control for the mash and HLT (to be installed this week). Pumps will be on switches. Burners are electronic ignition.
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Yes... I am trying not to think about the money..lol
why gas over electric?
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Made sense for my purposes
- I wanted to keep it portable
- Pulling 220v to my garage would a pain
- I have been using gas up until now and just got comfortable with it
... I wont bore you with my rant on electricity prices in Ontario
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Very nice. I look forward to seeing your upgrade
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especially indoors.
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Nice build!
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Guess I should of pulled it out of the garage for the picture! My bad!
Im sure it works just fine. Your system is sorta rare is why i asked. Seems like when homebrewers move to some or a lot of automation it's almost always electric.
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Brew stands are like a piece of fine art, no two are ever exactly alike. I built my rims system to run on 120v and it maintains mash temperature no problem. The extra burner is to help give the water that extra boost to get up to temp.
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I am a industrial hvac mechanic. The space is properly ventilated and gas, temp control is kinda my day to day. Who knows, I may opt for electric one day
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Tested electric controls + ignition today... pid control not reading temp properly. I will update with pics tomorrow after testing gas side and hooking up hoses. Hoping for a water trial .
Good looking rig there. Its nice to see a good automated gas one. Are you going to put splash shields on the pumps.
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Very nice--that looks great. I built something similar using strut and natural gas burners but not nearly as elaborate as yours. Are the black cylindrical objects on your pilot light gas lines the electronic ignition controls? Can I ask what type you used and if they work for NG as well as propane? I'm thinking of adding something like them to my system.
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Yes... splash shields for the pumps and shields around the burners to help with wind and / or roll-out
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The black objects are solenoids for pilot gas and main. I am using honeywell S8610U ignition boards. Natural gas / propane conversion should be a simple oriface change at the burner and spring change in the 1 regulating valve I am using on the mash for better control
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