Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2013 2:57 pm**

If someone is doing a brew day sometime I would love to be able to sit in, learn some more and take some notes on what I may want in this next phase of my setup.

I have yet to buy any fittings, let alone cut the tops off the kegs

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:26 am**

mjmarsha wrote:I built an all electric RIMS system about a year and a half ago. If I had to do it over again I would do the following:

- Large enough capacity for 1/2 bbl batches... right now I can put out about 10 gals.. maybe 11 max.

-Tippy dump for removing spent grain

-Stainless structure (or a really good corrosion resistant coating)

-Water resistant control panel (I use a Lego Mindstorms brick)

-Anything to make it easier to clean...

Things I did to mine that I am happy with:

-Put it on rollers so I can roll it out into the driveway and hose it down.

-Electric! Super easy to control and automate.

-Cleanout valves in bottoms of all vessels

-Disconnects at pump to easy head removal/cleanout

-Used fiber reinforced vinyl tubing instread of silicone (saved $$)

-Made my own fittings and RIMS tube (saved big $$)

-Used this project as an excuse to buy a plasma cutter (WHOO HOO!!!.. Look what I can cut )

Here is my brewery on its "maiden voyage".. I have made some small improvements since then. http://hackaday.com/2012/05/30/brewing-beer-with-lego/

Funny, I was searching for RIMS and HERMS videos last week and stumbled across yours without clicking on your link when you posted it in this thread. I heard you mention getting some pieces from Marion Iron and a light bulb went off in my head

Nice setup, the more I read, the more I want electric. Now to find some deals and start piecing this all together. Where to begin!

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:16 pm**

Ooh, I'm glad you resurrected this post. I hadn't caught that someone in the club has a plasma cutter.... :) :)

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Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:21 pm**

JimPotts wrote:Ooh, I'm glad you resurrected this post. I hadn't caught that someone in the club has a plasma cutter.... :) :)

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Always good to know right?

A friend of mine has one and I plan to use it to chop the lids on my keggles at some point

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:19 pm**

JimPotts wrote:Ooh, I'm glad you resurrected this post. I hadn't caught that someone in the club has a plasma cutter.... :) :)

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Oh yeah... NOTHING gets in your way when you have a plasma cutter. The day I used it for the first time I fell in love with it. Some day in the near future I am going to build a plasma table and get a cnc torch head for it.

Posted: **Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:16 pm**

Hoping I get to know a few of you folks after tomorrow nights meeting. I am in need of some assistance to get this next stage of my hobby going

I want to get a list of keggle fittings lined up so I can pass it to Momma Bones to fill my stocking with

Build a table/bench for the pots this winter and then comes the big expense, going electric

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