Brew shed size

[rossi74]

I'm thinking of buying a 8*6 foot shed to brew in and was wanting your input, will it be big enough and is anyone using one at the moment they may have a picture of just to give me an idea of how much room you have.

Cheers kyle

 

[PD]

8 x 6 is the minimum space you need in my opinion, 10 x 8 is very workable, anything bigger you can open a pub in...

 

[mickpick]

I'm having the same idea. I'm realistically only limited to 8x6 too which is going to be pretty cosy if you've got the ladders and bikes in there. One idea I have is to dig down maybe 4ft or so to have a micro cellar under the floor.

 

[The Goatreich]

I've just upgraded my 8*6 shed for a 10*8. The 8*6 was rammed full with gardening stuff, beer and brewing stuff, paint etc, with very little room to move about, there was no way I could've used it to actually brew in.

The new shed however is absolutely massive in comparison. I have all the same bits in there, but I have room to display all the filled bottles, move about, and I'm actually considering getting a 3 tier metal brewing stand and getting some stainless gear to make a permanent brewing fixture in there. I'm still shocked when I walk into the new one, easily pick a bottle off the shelf and walk back to the house, where before that was a right polava moving boxes, lifting crates and balancing things on other things.

 

[PD]

a Tardis ?

 

[hoofy]

a Tardis ?

:rofl:

 

[BrotherMalice]

a Tardis ?

Or Mary Poppins handbag :P

 

[rossi74]

Thanks for the replies guys. The shed will solely for brewing (my man cave) and will stand by the garden shed I already have which is a 6*8. Was looking at a 10*8 but but I think it will be a little tight to get out the back gate.

 

[The Goatreich]

If I didn't have all the other stuff in there then 8*6 would've probably been fine.

 

[Frogfurlong]

Add a small wood burner stove and it'll be a true man cave.

Beer + Fire = Ugh gugh gugh!

 

[calumscott]

All I know about mine is:

a) its pretty huge I think it might be a 12' or maybe even more!
b) its full of cr@p
c) its got a leak in the roof (right on top of all my powertools - nice!)
d) its going to get properly sorted out over the winter, re-roofed (shingles I think), refloored (vinyl for easy cleaning), insulated, drywalled and painted!

 

[Muddydisco]

Any shed isn't big enough fullstop.
I have 27x18 workshop with second floor 13ft above workshop floor and at 6' high it's full as well as the workshop, so I got a 10 x 8 shed in the garden it too is full. 2 upright fridge freezers, 1 chest freezer, a 7' long x4' wide x 3' high conditioner cupboard. Brewing grain store cupboards etc etc etc etc etc
More room means more stuff you get Bewarned!!

 

[Baldbrewer]

Add a small wood burner stove and it'll be a true man cave.

Beer + Fire = Ugh gugh gugh!

Now your talking!
Don't forget projected sound track of hammering and sawing so SWMBO thinks your really busy!

 

[The Goatreich]

Any shed isn't big enough fullstop.
I have 27x18 workshop with second floor 13ft above workshop floor and at 6' high it's full as well as the workshop, so I got a 10 x 8 shed in the garden it too is full. 2 upright fridge freezers, 1 chest freezer, a 7' long x4' wide x 3' high conditioner cupboard. Brewing grain store cupboards etc etc etc etc etc
More room means more stuff you get Bewarned!!

Ah ****, you've just reminded me how urgently I need to find somewhere rodent proof to keep my grains.

 

[Muddydisco]

steel bin or the blue mango barrels work well. I have my Chook grains and feed outside in a blue barrel not got into at all

 

[31bb3]

My brewshed is about 5mx2.5m all my brewery setup permanent fixture also freezer aand work tops all round

 

[calumscott]

Eddie, you cannot call that a shed!

That's a brewbunker at least!

 

[PD]

Psss Eddie...someone's nicked all your pots and shiny.

 

[rossi74]

Had the tape out when I got home and looks like I only have the room for a 6*8 so i'll have to plan the inside pretty well

Cheers kyle

 

[31bb3]

lol the pots are still there it was a pic before they were put in just to show the room i had
propper man cave lmao