Monday, July 13, 2009

Electric Homebrew System (almost complete)

This is my brewcart. It was #10 commercial can cart made with high grade aluminum and stainless steel that I modified to fit the vessels seen here. The system comes with everything you see here except the cooler on the bottom. I am selling because it is taking too much room in my little condo and I don't brew nearly as much as I thought I would. It was completely wired up and working but I took all the wiring out so the electrical responsibility is not on me. Wiring diagrams are available at auber instruments' website. I only used it for two brew days ( I know... what a shame!) So put this baby to good use, it needs a good home. ( you could easliy modify this into a herms/rims setup as I intended to once accomplish, I'm sure your wheels are turning...)

The boil kettle or "keggle" pulls out of storage mode to boiling mode seen here. It sits on this wood stool I made and finished.

Here is the cart back in storage mode, I just slide the keggle back under it and throw the stool on the HLT. You can also see the 3 high temp food grade silicone tubes on top with quick disconnects attached (female is attached to hose and male attached to keggle, mash tun, and 4 extra for additional accesories)

Here is the inside of my mash tun. This is a coleman extreme 70 qt. I took my time with creating this manifold for maximum efficiency. It is spaced very evenly and only one side is soldered so it comes apart easily for cleaning.

This is the manifold flipped upside down so you can see the slots cut in the bottom.

March Pump

The inside of the electric keggle shown with weldless fittings, 240v, 4500 watt electric water heater element, and false bottom.



This is a electric housing box made for outdoor and all weather. It is JB welded to the kettle all the way around. I took an angle grinder to the part facing the keg and contoured the shape so it fit just right.

The inside with a grounding pole (the copper piece)

The Auber instruments PID controller for SSR output.

With instrument panel off the cart and SSR (solid state relay) w/fan, PID controller, fuses for PID and SSR, thermocouple w/ quick release, terminal strip, and two auxillary switches on the instrument panel for march pump, and fan.

Rear of instrument panel. The electric box is mostly made of 16 ga. stainless steel with some aluminum on the sides.

The solid state relay.

Thermocouple attached to keggle, easily disconnects for ease of cleaning, mobility.

Weldless bulkhead for thermocouple.

Thermocouple detached.

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