This Old Brewery - Sizing Your Brewery - Down with OPB

Other People's Beer Podcast

Dave and Corey are back with more help on sizing your homebrew set up.

Sizing your Components; Down with OPB

Dave and Corey sit down for another installment of This Old Brewery where they discuss the sizing and spec requirements for Corey's brewery.

Sit back, grab a beverage and relax as Dave drones on and on about equipment!

Talking Points:

Being down with OPB

Lancaster Brewing Company Hop Hog

SS Brew Tech

Claw Hammer Brewing Supply

Sticker Mule

Brew in a Bag

Grain Father

Pico Brew

Double Hop Beat Podcast

Surprise Dairy Queen Reference

Susquehanna Brewing

The Biggest Gulp

Five Gallons ~ 50 bottles

Kettle Size =~ finished gallons of beer *2 ish

Brewery materials - as long as it is potable at temperature it should work. But to be safe Stainless Steel is best.

Silicon Food Grade Tubing is best, handles high temps, and easy to clean

Northern Brewer

Austin Homebrew Supply

HLT Requirements

• 10-20 gallons
• Stainless Steel Construction
• Stainless steel ball valve
• Sight Glass
• Thermometer

MT Requirements

• Maintain temperature
• Have a method to remove and add the liquid
• Sparging

BK requirements

• Method to heat the liquid
• Method to add and remove liquid
• Ball Valve

Chillers

Not required, but are just a heat exchanger

Burners

• Turkey Fryers are a good initial (inexpensive) product for beginner brewers
• More expensive and efficient Brewing specific burners can increase the heat rate with higher BTUs
• BTU Considerations

Fermenters

• Airlocks and Bungs
  • 1 Piece
  • 3 Piece
  • Blow Off Tubes
• Carboys
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Wide Mouth
• Bucket
• Plastic Wall Mounted Conical
• SS Conical

Brew Pumps

• Chugger
• Other brew Pumps
• Solar pump…

Links:

Anvil Foundry System : https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/anvil-foundry-10-5-gallon-complete-electric-brewing-system-w-pump

Mega Pot Kettles https://www.northernbrewer.com/collections/megapot-1-2

Igloo Cooler mash https://austinhomebrew.com/collections/cooler-mashing-equipment

Hellfire Burner https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/blichmann-hellfire-floor-burner

Muslin bags https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/muslin-boiling-bag-short-5-x-11

Turkey fryer https://www.acehardware.com/departments/home-and-decor/small-appliances/indoor-fryers/8438988

Garage pulley system or A Frame https://www.discountramps.com/hunting/deer-hoists/p/DRC-DTP-V2/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwqc6aBhC4ARIsAN06NmP6I36-T3Se5cTaKGoPNcDB7oT-dug5SoH29O1AEeSnTRIGo8UH5KYaArKuEALw_wcB

Stepper Bits and Cutting Oil https://www.amazon.com/CO-Z-Cobalt-Multiple-Sizes-Aluminum/dp/B0177PN6SI/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3TORGSQZD4BI0&keywords=stepper+bits&qid=1666442179&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjkxIiwicXNhIjoiMy42MyIsInFzcCI6IjMuNDkifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=stepper+bits%2Caps%2C271&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1