1.5 BBL Brewday

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brianc
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1.5 BBL Brewday

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I pulled my big system home and set it up in the garage just so I can start using it. I brewed the first batch this last Sunday. I took a few pictures and did a little write up and posted it on my never updated personal homebrewing blog.

It definitely needs the second burner I was planning on. I thought I could get away with the one propane burner, but it wasn't enough.

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Very nice Brian!

What size burner do you need? I posted one on the classified's here that was pretty cheap, but you probably have better contacts!
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Post by maltbarley »

Tim Allen would be proud of that 50 gallon batch, but what do you do with that much Blonde Ale?
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maltbarley wrote:Tim Allen would be proud of that 50 gallon batch, but what do you do with that much Blonde Ale?
We have a big block party on the 4th of July. A lot of it will probably go towards that :)
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spkrtoy wrote:Very nice Brian!

What size burner do you need? I posted one on the classified's here that was pretty cheap, but you probably have better contacts!
I already have the natural gas burners. I just don't have it stubbed out where this is setup at the house. Eventually it will all be back over at the shop, but it will still be a while before that is all ready to go.
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Looks like it went pretty smoothly for a first run. It's amazing how fast you can lose heat just by the vorlauf.
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