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[unclepumble]

I am just in the planning stages of a 150ltr, 3 possibly 4 vessel set up, (will add some pictures later today)

I currently have 3 150/180 Ltr stainless vessels with slightly conical bottoms & 3" outlets, (bunged up) I have been looking for a some suitable pumps for a few weeks, but want to spend as little as possible (I'm Tight), the 3 vessels only cost me £72.00 each as they were scrapping them where I work. They are ex tuchenhagen dosing pots, and have been used for tetralone, lucilite and isomerised hop extract etc. and as an added bonus all 3 have a small sprayball fitted so think i need to think up a cip set up for them, have been looking at a stuart turner pump for this.

I have been wondering whether to use an underback on the mash vessel, so as to control wort drain off and sparging better, & saw a March May HC1 Condensate pump on fleabay,( http://www.marchmay.co.uk/may06/HC.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ) it has a s/s tank 316 stainless pump shaft, and it states will pump boiling liquid, has anyone tried one of these yet, I thought it was a bargain at £55.00 so have taken the plunge.

I am also looking at copper braised 40-60 plate heat exchangers, (can anyone tell me whats the best cleaning/sanitising solution for these).

Will possibly be picking up a 150-200ltr water jacketed s/s vessel (similar to a thermopocket but on wheels & with a PID control panel pump control etc, part of a depositor system for sauces ex food factory)

I am looking to use 1 pot as HLT, one as a MLT, and one as a copper, however if I get the jacketed vessel then maybe 1 pot could become a fermenter.

Just got to wait for my camera batterys to charge now!

 

[unclepumble]

Here is 1 of the vessels I have aquired, the other 2 are identical.

 

[unclepumble]

wouldn't let me add this on the last post

Shane

 

[llannige]

Very impressive,good to see someone going "Big Time".
Do keep us posted,looking forward to seeing more.

Nice one. :thumb:

 

[corby_brewer]

Very nice :thumb: Keep it coming :thumb:

 

[bones]

Very nice... :

 

[commsbiff]

v v jealous :mrgreen:

 

[Wez]

Lovely :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

We all hate you! :lol: :lol: :lol: (joking)

 

[A T]

Jammy git :mrgreen:
Looks great, i'll look forward to seeing pics of them full on a brew day :thumb:

 

[Aleman]

Shiny . . . . . Must . . . . Resist . . . the shiny
























:mrgreen: :thumb: . . . I wonder what She would say . . . . . :hmm:

 

[shaunsbrew]

i know what mine would say "will they fit in the garage along with your bed !!!!!!"

 

[tubby_shaw]

I am in no way jealous :thumb:


























I am also a terrible liar :lol:
Keep it coming :thumb:

 

[unclepumble]

I am trying to stay away from copper as much as possible, in order to CIP easier, (more choice of chemicals) has anyone used semi ridged stainless gas pipe (tracpipe) in their set ups, I was thinking of making, wort return/collection manifolds out of it in conjunction with John Guest fittings, and also as tails for my pumps.

 

[unclepumble]

New Pump

I have taken delivery of a shiny new pump, Hopefully I can use this as an underback, on my mash vessel.

I was originally going to try and fit a heating element inside it, but am undecided after inspecting it.

The pump is self switching, a float switch monitors the level in the s/s container, and the outlet is via 10mm stainless pipework & it will I am lead to belive pump boiling liquid with ease.

I am hoping that I can easily control the level in the container by throttling the outlet.

 

[unclepumble]

The pump is a March May HC1 Condensate pump, I bought B/New off ebay for £55.00

 

[evanvine]

Bloody WOW!
What a set up.
Just like TS, I'm not envious

 

[unclepumble]

Tried the march may HC1 pump out today with water, through a wort return manifold in the MLT just fed the tank with a garden hose, into the holding tank the pump switched on and off perfectly on its own and purred away lovely, you could hardly tell it was on,the mains water supply through the hose could not keep up with the pump,therefore once its throttled on the the outlet it should recirculate my mash liquor lovely without stopping.

I am thinking of picking another up to use in conjunction with a hopback with my copper.

I Have now got legs on my 3 vessels, and picked up a free 220ltr barrel, that has been used for holding port, and should hopefully be picking another one up later this week!

now I just need a cheap keg supply, as I have promised 600 pints of beer to a friend as a present ready for a party at chrimbo!

Shane

 

[highwayman]

Puts mine to SHAME!!! :mrgreen: Seriously it's great..I am looking forward to seeing it completed :thumb:

 

[unclepumble]

Today Has been a Good Day!!!!

I have decided to go down the Rims Route, due to ease & I wanted to get the heating side compact.

I have removed the High level float from the HC1 pump and fitted a 2.2Kw kettle element in the corner, I tried it out today recirculating 50ltr's of cold water in the mash tun & raised the temp to 40 deg C from 12 deg c in about 40mins, therefore should be good to keep the temp stable with PID control, and possibly stepped mashes if I ever go down that route.

I have set up my GP550 pump with a balance valve, and can control from a trickle to a big jet very easily by altering the balance valve and throttling the outlet, therefore I should be able to use this for CIP and sparge water, It does run a bit noisier than the March May but is a bloody good pump for £55, I'd snap what cornelius has left at that price if I could afford it.

2 PID controllers are ordered and on the way, £26 each for 2 controllers which are £70+ from RS, along with 2 316 class A Probes

Have manufactured a sparge/recirc manifold from copper. A lauter bottom from copper, (40 dremmel cutting dics used just for slotting the lauter bottom, I have carborundrum and copper dust in every part of the garage), a hop strainer for the boiler from copper, & encased it in stainless mesh, (all little tips I picked up on this great website, but with my own little twist).

Now I just need to fit a heating element to the HLT, & sort a wort Cooler out, I was going to buy a S/S plate from fleabay, but Might just get a Therminator, Just cos I like the name!
(It sounds like a sex toy, I am just off into the garage dear don't Knock cos I will be using the Therminator)

Not all is good though I have around 3ltrs deadspace in the mashtun and around 500ml in the boiler, & I have far too much copper, (however will all be replaced with S/S when funds allow)

(oh by the way I could possibly get hold of some other vessels if anyone is interested in a brewery, there are more not sure how many though, there are at least 3 the size above and defo 3 around the 80-100ltr capacity, & I would need to agree a price, before I went to the trouble of getting them, as its like pulling teeth, with the paperwork, I could also build a system for you If you wanted, I can soon do a replica, to subsidise my nice S/Steel shiny parts bill)

Also is anyone interested in any food grade 1/2" silicone tube, I can only get a 30mtr roll from my supplier and don't need that much, therefore I Havn't bought it, it will work out about £3.65 a mtr Plus postage if I can get enough interest.

I just need to get the camera out now, so you can all tell me How bad my soldering is!

& finally as a bonus I had a look in the plastic fermenter to see about cleaning it and got 2ltrs of not bad tasting port out of the bottom, the bloke I got it off has promised my another before christmas, that currently has brandy in it Here's hoping its as full!

 

[Bionicmunky]

looking good mate :thumb:

i'm interested in some hose pls.