Another Basement brewroom

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Matt F
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Re: Another Basement brewroom

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I think Lee has one on the same kind of tub, or possibly mounted to the wall. I recall him getting a sweet deal.
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Yeah maybe if they mount to the wall it would be fine. Need to hit up some auctions to find a deal and then I'd end up with an 8' long 3 basin unit [emoji23]


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I have that faucet setup, Chris. There's an anchor point midway up the spray faucet assembly, so there shouldn't be any stress on the sink when pulling down on it.
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Thanks Tony. I have friends in Kansas City that do catering and are always finding deals on used restaurant equipment. The run the business out of their home and have the sprayers in two kitchens. I'll have to put in a request to keep their eyes peeled.


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Re: Another Basement brewroom

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Here's the faucet I bought. It's not super high quality, but does everything I need and the price was right.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MB4 ... detailpage
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Thanks, that's not a bad price at all. It's all on hold as far as buying stuff until after the holidays I assume. Just give my wish list to my wife and cross my fingers she buys what I want instead of things she thinks will surprise me. haha

Just noticed the LED light. Really people??
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I operate on a similar system. I give my wife a spreadsheet with links and product descriptions. She hates buying ball valves and crap but I usually get some of the stuff on my list.
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Amazon Prime wish lists are so simple, but I am the only one in the family that uses it.

Just got my bonus, sadly it's going to pay for my wifes MBA. Being a grown up sucks
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Maybe you will get lucky and your wife will use her MBA to make more cash for the brewery. My wife got an MBA in 2002 and...well I love her.
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Oh it's already paid for itself going from Mercy to Rockwell. Just need to get it paid OFF so we don't owe anyone but our mortgage company.

Low side $300 will finish this build. High side $500. Nothing crazy, but it's not the main priority right now. Hell I still owe Lee for his brew table. I accidentally slid him $12 thinking it was the $50 we agreed on [emoji21]


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I'm jealous Chris. I got a one hundred dollar gift card from Rockwell when I got my MBA (Honors) in 2006 and literally never anything else! ;) My bonus this year is going to pay the bills in January when all of my pay goes to refilling the HSA. It indeed sucks being an adult.

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Changed up the brew area a little bit. Rotated the brew table 90 degrees, feels much less claustrophobic. With the sump pump in that back corner I have some dead space back there. Figure why not put the future RO system and storage tank there. Put a 1/2" valve in it and pump from that into the HLT. 8) Sink got moved and will get tied into the main drain stack. Eventually that wall will get some paneling to keep water out and make cleaning easy.

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Venting might be a bit more tricky, but shouldn't be a huge issue.
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