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Rivenin

Major brewer - Minor wino
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Hello everyone!

had some people that seemed rather curious about my setup, so i thought i'd post here incase anyone had any questions!
i've been brewing for about 3 years now, started with extract, but immediately went to all grain because well... i didn't enjoy brewing extract... not saying it's bad, i just didn't fully enjoy it :).

Here was my first setup for all grain.

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My current two setups.

here is my big guy out on national homebrewers day this year.
Runs off of 2 x 120v 2000w elements controlled by PIDs and SSRs.
Both keggles have false bottoms.
I also only run 2 vessels, i get about 75-80% extraction yield, so i do not see a point for myself to have a 3rd keggle unless i randomly get a hair in my butt to get more equipment. which i'm sure one day i will :), but for now, this works!

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Here is the controller that runs both setups

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Here is my much smaller setup that does 2.5 or so gallon brews... i'm the only beer drinker in the household and going through 5-10 gallons of the same recipe was kind of a pain :).

Before it was electrified, was a straight stovetop setup, but i ended up breaking the stove via glass cracking :ft

it's a 7.5 gallon pot with 2 1500w elements, no false bottoms, no valves... just a pot and elements for now :), MT has a braid with a valve on it.

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and here is my beer drinking corner

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annnnnnd here is my fermentation fridge.

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Hopefully i can lend a hand in this forum while people are helping me in the world of wine! :) :b

and here is my 2 first wines as of this morning when i racked them to the jugs

Blueberry on the left and Rose petal on the right.

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Very impressive! Looks like you are in it for the long haul.
 
nice setup, i really enjoy brewing. I currently have an Octoberfest Lager in my fridge at 44 degrees, and a Harpoon IPA clone clearing in a 6 gallon carboy being dry hopped. I have a few more batches planned, this works out real well while the wine ages.
 
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