As a long time lurker I thought it was time for a post as this forum has given me a lot of useful information over the years.
I started converting half of my garage into a brewery two years ago and have just about finished it, some pics of the build attached. The area is very small (2.5*2.5m) but can just about fit everything in, I have some racking on order to add to the storage capacity and will eventually get a splash back for the sink.
My original plan was to install a condenser hood directly above the kettles (1.5M wide) but I'm now wondering if installing it would offer any benefit. Just having the fan operating horizontally above the kettle only gave a small amount of condensation on the tiled wall during the boil (see picture) and none on the ceiling. I'm thinking that adding a large condenser hood will just increase the possibility of condensation. I'm sure it will look nice but not sure if it's worth the bother, thoughts?
Stuart
I started converting half of my garage into a brewery two years ago and have just about finished it, some pics of the build attached. The area is very small (2.5*2.5m) but can just about fit everything in, I have some racking on order to add to the storage capacity and will eventually get a splash back for the sink.
My original plan was to install a condenser hood directly above the kettles (1.5M wide) but I'm now wondering if installing it would offer any benefit. Just having the fan operating horizontally above the kettle only gave a small amount of condensation on the tiled wall during the boil (see picture) and none on the ceiling. I'm thinking that adding a large condenser hood will just increase the possibility of condensation. I'm sure it will look nice but not sure if it's worth the bother, thoughts?
Stuart