[JayB]

I don’t have bottles.

Oh well

[JayB]

My keezer has 4 kegs:

Way too hoppy attempt to clone Juicy Bits. Has a floating serving line.

Black is Beautiful Stout – Aging

Amber: still waiting for prime time

Rye NEIPA: currently on tap
– I think it’s very nice

Jay

[JayB]

I had a bit of a challenge finding a welder that would take on small projects.

Stainless welding requires HeliArc welding. I used Noco Welding.

It was a bit of a drive but well worth it.

The business is a Father and Son Welding business.
The Keg welding was so good I went back for Trailer Welding and a Frame repair on a project car I have.

Jay

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by JayB.

[JayB]

Man that looks nice. I am limted in space so I use a converted keg for BIAB brewing. I also have a 5500 watt 220 electric heater but I had the keg welded to have 1.5 in Tri-Clamp ferals for:

1. Heater
2. Drain
3. Whirlpool wort return

My Chugger pump moves the work around.
Ball valves are used to control flow on the drain and whirlpool.

I really like moving away from weldless fittings for two reason:
1. Lack of ability to fully clean kettle
2. The whole kettle can be disassembled for cleaning after each brew day.

Control: I use Brew Boss controller to manage pump and heat
The Brew Boss Controller is wifi enabled. I have a android tablet that has the Brew Boss software. I could configure a whole brew day via the software but I find it easier to just run the process manually.

Fermentation: Spike CF5 with Heater jacket and cooling coil.
Cooling in the fermenter is provided via a DIY glycol chiller.

Jay

[JayB]

What was the issue with Smoked Grain! Just curious.

[JayB]

I am struck with the idea that the Black Plague was cured by Beer pasteurization. Monty Python – Bring out your dead.

[JayB]

I would eliminate the buttering hops.

[JayB]

Great post! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Jay
NEIPA hell at the moment

[JayB]

2 inch dump valve is hard to control with a head of beer above it. I ended up wearing the trub. Doing same procedure with a half inch line yielded a perfect dump. Last step is to clean the trub that gathers down stream from the butterfly but before the reducer.

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