Ive not updated this in months and though i should.
After starting this mad crazy lark early this year soon realised
1. There is no such thing as to make too much beer.
2. My kit was too small.
3. Shiny is better.
Im now the proud owner of 5 x 18ltr Cornies and 2 x 9Ltr Mini Cornies (bless them).
I decided the plastic 23Ltr boiler wasnt suitable for me anymore and wanted some bigger kit. Fortunately i went on a vist to a local Micro Brewery in Louth and got on quite well with the owner. He told me his original micro brewery kit was up for sale. Of course i dove straight in.
I went and bought the gear which really is only 4 stainless steel beer kegs. The HLT and boiler only had one element sockt in them and as the barrels are bowed, these pointed upwards a tad. On the boiler these came above the water level at 20Ltrs (if i want to brew that amount) so needed re doing. So i bought a new socket (£35
) and finally this weekend got my mate to cut it in half and re weld both halves onto the Boiler so i can stick two elements in it.
Also to power these ive had to completely re wire the garage... First i changed the house consumer unit to a new one. Took the meter tails to a junction box, and fed 2 tails to the house consumer unit and 2 tails to a new small consumer unit. From the small CU i then ran 16mm Armoured cable out the house and into the garage where i mounted the old house CU onto the end of this 16mm armoured. I now have enough juice to power the micro brewery.
Im now waiting on some old kitchen units to make an island in the garage and setup and stage the HLT, Mash Tun, Boiler and FV. Im trying to remove all Brass and Copper fixings from the kegs and move over to Stainless as i go. Still looking at what is best to insulate them with currently... either camping mats, or loft insulation with the foil insulation over the top of the wool. then tape it on to seal.
Thats it so far.
