What are you drinking tonight 2021?

[Clint]

Went to check all was well in the brew-shed came back with a pint of American Pale

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Did you just happen to take a glass with you in your smoking jacket pocket or was it already there?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Did you just happen to take a glass with you in your smoking jacket pocket or was it already there?

errr...

 

[Clint]

I wonder why nipping to the brew shed involves carrying a glass? It seems to happen to me a lot...I'd better not look tonight!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I wonder why nipping to the brew shed involves carrying a glass? It seems to happen to me a lot...I'd better not look tonight!

You’ll be fine, just check you’re not being followed

 

[Clint]

Pah! It's a work night...maybe tomorrow..

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve given you all a break from Summer Breeze. Now it’s back!

 

[muppix]

A random can from the stockpile in our fridge ... seems fruity and soft after two bottles of Razorback.

 

[muppix]

Went to check all was well in the brew-shed came back with a pint of American Pale

I’m liking the look of that there shed! Any chance of a virtual tour?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m liking the look of that there shed! Any chance of a virtual tour?

If I post that here you or I might get lynched! I recently refitted my brew-shed and posted lots of pictures in my brew-day thread so if you’re interested you can immerse yourself in the design, build, and hidden secrets by following the story from the link below

I’ve ordered some more bits to build the temperature control panel. This is going to control the temperature of the brewshed and the fermentation cupboard, and will drive cooling for a python when there is spare cooling capacity. The cooling system looks a bit like this:

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Cooling comes from a Maxi 310 chiller and I’m using the built-in recirculation pump to circulate coolant into a manifold with three outlets each controlled by a motorised ball valve. Only one will be open at any time with the fermenter getting priority, the brewshed next, and the python gets what it’s given as last priority.

I’ll be using these Inkbird temperature controllers, one for the fermenter and one for the shed.

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The ITC has contacts that close when heating is required or when cooling is required.

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The heating outputs will be used to drive relays and supply mains power to heaters in the fermenter and shed.

I need to take the cooling outputs from the two ITCs and make them drive three motorised valves - but only one to be open at a time because the flow is not intended to be split three ways and could be insufficient.

This is the design I came up with for cooling control. The ITCs only show the cooling output for clarity.

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[muppix]

If I post that here you or I might get lynched! I recently refitted my brew-shed and posted lots of pictures in my brew-day thread so if you’re interested you can immerse yourself in the design, build, and hidden secrets by following the story from the link below

I got as far as “motorised ball valve” before I had to go stand outside for a few minutes ... phew!

Do like the look of those bulbous kegs coupled to what could be a dispensing system (I’m new - can you tell?) as it might free me from having to bottle absolutely everything. Chiller cabinet too, huh? Mmmmm ...

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I got as far as “motorised ball valve” before I had to go stand outside for a few minutes ... phew!

Do like the look of those bulbous kegs coupled to what could be a dispensing system (I’m new - can you tell?) as it might free me from having to bottle absolutely everything. Chiller cabinet too, huh? Mmmmm ...

I’ll PM you to save everyone else!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

English bitter next. This is the one I brewed to be similar to Sea Fury and I think the fruitiness is now backing off a little so the flavour is heading back in the right direction. Bizarre

 

[Rodcx500z]

Just drowning my sorrows after watching a dismal Liverpool, a pint of lovely English bitter

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

Since not having a day off the booze since mid November I'm taking a few weeks hopefully

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Started my dry January yesterday 1 day and counting.

 

[lupinehorror]

last day of 'festive' holiday.

'pineapple milkshake' IPA. getting a little pineapple from the hops but no milkshake from the lactose or vanilla. nice can though.

 

[Fuzzy Growler]

Started my dry January yesterday 1 day and counting.

Same here....

 

[Cptn_Needa]

My dry January ended just after 8pm last night

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I refuse to have anything to do with a dry month. Even the thought of it gives me severe anxiety

Back to happy thoughts, Summer Breeze!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Another the same. There’s a very real danger I will have finished the beer I was planning to send in for the January competition. If there’s any left tomorrow I need to get some bottled up as a priority.