New brewery placement

[tazuk]

very sweet looking setup should be well sweet when all done :thumb:

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Looks a great place to brew, I would love a dedicated brew space. One question, where is all the steam going to go?

 

[stu brew]

:-) look great


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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.576506,-1.214173

 

[Northern Brewer]

Looks a great place to brew, I would love a dedicated brew space. One question, where is all the steam going to go?

Hi RS.

I'm going to put a 150mm hole in the external wall and use the ducting method used by Barnsleybrewer, that's why I'm thinking of placing the copper closest to the corner of the room where the hole will be. I may have to rig up an extractor fan of some description - not one of those effing Manrose things that make more noise than motion :) This will vent it into the downstairs section of the barn that has lots of ventilation - just Yorkshire boarding, vertical strips of timber with gaps between.

Just preparing the walls to take damp proofing and paint, took me a long time to build the barn so there is a fair amount of efflorescence from when the blockwork was exposed to the elements. I'm using Thoroseal waterplug http://www.mikewye.co.uk/thoroWaterplug.pdf for the dodgy pointing in the corner where the main leak is then painting the external walls and floor with two coats of Thoroseal super white http://www.mikewye.co.uk/thorosealSuper.pdf up to about 1 to 1.5m or whenever I run out!

Cheers
NB

 

[Northern Brewer]

Dontvyou have a grain auger. That would empty it. Lol What's in the floor above your man cave. You could have your grains in a hopper above your MT to aid soughing in.

I'm using the space directly above the brewery for my office at the moment. Putting a beer line and a hand pump in the office is tempting but not a good idea if I want to keep my job and my liver :drunk: It is very dry in the office (at least for the Pennines), and I did keep a sack of golden promise in it for quite a while with no ill effects.

 

[Frisp]

Putting a beer line and a hand pump in the office is tempting

My kind of heaven,,, could you not sell the concept as client entertainment.......

 

[Aleman]

Just preparing the walls to take damp proofing and paint, <snip> I'm using Thoroseal waterplug http://www.mikewye.co.uk/thoroWaterplug.pdf for the dodgy pointing in the corner where the main leak is then painting the external walls and floor with two coats of Thoroseal super white http://www.mikewye.co.uk/thorosealSuper.pdf up to about 1 to 1.5m or whenever I run out!

That information has come in a very timely manner NB.

I too have a brick Man Cave that will become the brewery, but the issue I have is one wall p!sses water from the neighbours garden, through the lime mortar holding the Accrington bricks in place (well what mortar is actually left behind). I've been looking for a suitable solution to the damp problem for some time, and I think these might just be the perfect solution. . . . Where can you get them from in the UK?? and do they work on normal brickwork with standard mortar joints?

I was planning on using a mortar rake on the angle grinder to clear out a 40 mm deep channel . . . but If I have to cut back to a 20mm wide slot, then I may as well hire a Wall chaser for a weekend . . . and knock out any remaining brickwork with an SDS chisel..

Hmmm, I think I need to acquire a 'builders mate' :hmm: :whistle: :whistle:

 

[Northern Brewer]

<snip> I think these might just be the perfect solution. . . . Where can you get them from in the UK?? and do they work on normal brickwork with standard mortar joints?

Hi Aleman

I bought it from here, eye wateringly expensive but if it works it will be worth it - I've heard good things about it from various builders. The guy I spoke to at the supplier was very helpful however if you have alot of water pressure behind the wall you may have to look at a different tanking solution.

It's difficult to find suppliers in the UK as it is US made and they call it a hydraulic cement. Most cements are hydraulic so searching in the UK where we are more precise draws a blank. The difference is that the Water Plug product expands rather than contracts on setting so creating a better seal. The Thoroseal just stops any damp in the wall coming through - as long as there is no or little water pressure, for example rising damp. I put a drain at the bottom of the wall when I built it, plus I built it with various other barriers so I know there is no water pressure as such. If its a retaining wall with no land drain then you may need a different product, I think Sika make products that may be more relevent, look here and you can buy Sika thorugh most builders merchants.

Good luck with the brewing cave we may be starting a trend in troglodyte brewing :grin:

Cheers
NB