My new beer fridge

[prolix]

Finally drilled the fridge and set her up she is a thing of beauty and I was worried that she would be defaced after drilling, well was I wrong a couple of taps make any fridge look better. :thumb:

The new fridge in situ

the insides. This fridge is big can fit 2 and a baby cornie inside

A sideways fashion shot

Close up of the drip bowl. Ikea stainless bowls I had lying around from my tesla coil toploads and bnq chain £10 the pair

Looking at moving to a two vessel system to see if it improves the quality of the beer (efficency will drop but better beer is worth it)

New pid controller box

power in out

Well I had fun : :thumb:

 

[Bru4u]

That is one lovely set up :thumb:
Is that a pump with corny fittings on it, for cleaning ? :wha:
any who, nice conversion Prolix

 

[Tony]

A thing of beauty mate ... very nice indeed!

 

[adm]

Very nice. Miele fridge too...you posh bugger!

 

[prolix]

That is one lovely set up :thumb:
Is that a pump with corny fittings on it, for cleaning ? :wha:
any who, nice conversion Prolix

The pump is one of a pair to match flows during mashing and whilst sparging, the fitting are cam and groove fittings here I went a bit mad on them nearly £200s worth in total they are so shinny and really good quality, but the fridge cost a quid instead of £350 so swings and round abouts :party:

 

[Muddydisco]

Nice conversion :thumb:

You mentioned Tesla coils?? do you make them? if so a pic please

 

[Wez]

Looks like a great set up :thumb:

 

[31bb3]

WOW definatly a thing of beauty nice 1

 

[Springer]

Well I had fun

I can quite imagine you did and a great set was produced :thumb:
It is great to see what "we" on the Forum are achieving, posts like this must encourage others to up scale their operation. Troube is for me the more I read the more I find out how much I don't know. :? :lol:
So, the more we share our knowledge the more we all learn.
Hoped to fire up my new HERMS brewery this weekend, but only just finished it late afternoon.
Is it me or why do jobs always take twice as long as you think, that's if nothing goes wrong. :)
S
P.S. What temperature do you set the fridge too ?

 

[garwatts]

Very nice. :thumb: Memo to self: Get to Ikea

 

[prolix]

Nice conversion :thumb:

You mentioned Tesla coils?? do you make them? if so a pic please

It only a static spark gap tesla, my first secondary, below got crushed by the builders when they stored my house in the garage 18 months ago, It did not work very well and needed a break out point to do anything

I have 2600' of awg 26 right here infront of me to build a much bigger 6" secondary but been put on back burner for the last year with all the brewery upgrading thats been going on.

I have sourced three 10kv 30ma transformers, one 10kv 50ma transformer and a 15kv 30ma transformer

and built a new 22000v MMC for the new design and put in a dedicated Rf earth. But will have to wait until the weather is warmer to spin and varnish the new secondary.

Once thats done, I will once again make sparks. :twisted:

 

[snail59]

Once thats done, I will once again make sparks. :twisted:

You do know you can do that with a piece of flint & steel

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Is this what it does??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-AS13fl30

 

[snail59]

Is this what it does??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-AS13fl30

OK so you cant do THAT with a piece of flint & steel

 

[Muddydisco]

No that video isn't what they can do try this one!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU

I'd like to get hold of a tesla coil for some of my Paranormal experiments If you know of any one willing! :lol:

 

[Vossy1]

Tidy work on the fridge and pid control box p :clap:

 

[EskiBrew]

Nice work :clap: - nice Tesla too :thumb:

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Nice fridge P :clap:
Word of warning.... I'd put some jubilee clips on the beer pipe!

 

[prolix]

Good spot, did not have any at the time so just push fit, these are only pressurised to 3psi so less chance of pipe coming off but will clip them as soon as clips arrive. :thumb:

 

[chiefstoker]

I'm impressed :thumb: may have to sell a couple of my vespas to make room for a set up like this.