I made myself a little brewery

[Mark Kelly]

It was good fillet practice.

Outside:


Bling

Some bits:


Bling bits

Yes, the lauter plate is carbon fibre.

[Too Tall]

Gorgeous work Mark. What do you have planned?

[DeeDub76]

Nice job Mark!! I love this setup as it looks really easy to clean. I assume you are using the scale for measuring purposes?

[Mark Kelly]

What do you have planned?

If you mean in terms of styles, starting today with a Golden Promise / Challenger Smash but I'm mostly enjoying being able to do all the things I couldn't do when I brewed for a living, like seeing whether I can get a Belgian Ale to finish below 0 ^oP.

[Mark Kelly]

I assume you are using the scale for measuring purposes?

It's actually an induction cooktop used to adjust mash temperature.

[Too Tall]

You are a animal in all the right ways. If I lived anywhere near you I'd keep you well good and drunk.

[DeeDub76]

It's actually an induction cooktop used to adjust mash temperature.

Nice!

I built this 5 gallon all electric system several years back. It was like an appliance in my kitchen. People that would come over and visit were certain that I was cooking meth

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[Mark Kelly]

Very Nice.

Swagelok fittings: overkill but nice.

[Michael Gordon]

Our 15 gallon system is based on a GM platform.

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[Too Tall]

I am moved by this. Need a moment.

[brewsmith]

If you mean in terms of styles, starting today with a Golden Promise / Challenger Smash but I'm mostly enjoying being able to do all the things I couldn't do when I brewed for a living, like seeing whether I can get a Belgian Ale to finish below 0 ^oP.

Where did you brew at, and on what size system? I was the head brewer for Raleigh Brewing Co in Raleigh NC for years and now work for a company selling commercial brewing equipment while getting my fix by homebrewing ;)

[abbeyQ]

I need to brew some beer... My system hasn't been lit in over a year at this point.

[Mark Kelly]

Where did you brew at, and on what size system? I was the head brewer for Raleigh Brewing Co in Raleigh NC for years and now work for a company selling commercial brewing equipment while getting my fix by homebrewing ;)

I was a brewer with Matilda Bay, Australia's first craft brewery. It was taken over by one of the world's largest brewers and I stayed on with them.

Our brewhouse was fairly small, 100 Hl, but we managed to make over 20 meg per year via clever scheduling. The main brewery in the group does 450 meg PA but they use high gravity brewing so the actual brewhouse volumes are about 30% less than that. They use twinned 850 Hl systems (alternate streamed to even out the services demand).

[Mark Kelly]

Bling bits

I should add that the CF lauter plate has proven to be an abject failure. I'm starting on a new stainless one, we'll see how that goes.