The Brew Cave
"Brewing beer is neither complicated nor expensive. It's the responsibility of the brewer to make it as complicated and expensive as their wifes will allow. Great beer is made in small pots in a kitchen; our beer is made in larger pots in the garage. People have been brewing spectacular beers for thousands of years; we've been brewing mediocre beers for a few months. " -- texanbrew.com
My brewing has finally gotten me kicked out of the kitchen, but I'm really excited about moving into the garage. Well, for now it's the garage, but once the transformation is complete it will be The Brew Cave. Or whatever other goofy name I can think of. It'll be fun to have a space to work in that I can dedicate to a single purpose. I'm also looking forward to being able to open up the garage door and be almost-outside on brewday. Spills won't be as much of an issue and I won't be in anyone's way :)
The most important thing for any brewery is a sink. Sanitation is a must, so a place to wash all the equipment is essential. Something like this should do. The next thing is of course a heat source. Most homebrewers use the propane burners from turkey fryer kits. I've got my eye on this one. Beer wouldn't exist without yeast and the sugar-consuming that they do, so I'll need a place to store the fermenters while our single-celled friends are doing their thing. Temperature control is very important, so most people either build a chiller like this or use chest freezers modified with a brewer's thermostat. The former requires daily replacement of ice, so I'll try to find a chest freezer on craigslist.
And of course I'll always need a more and more complicated setup.
Ahhh....I think this garage has a lot of potential :)
My brewing has finally gotten me kicked out of the kitchen, but I'm really excited about moving into the garage. Well, for now it's the garage, but once the transformation is complete it will be The Brew Cave. Or whatever other goofy name I can think of. It'll be fun to have a space to work in that I can dedicate to a single purpose. I'm also looking forward to being able to open up the garage door and be almost-outside on brewday. Spills won't be as much of an issue and I won't be in anyone's way :)
The most important thing for any brewery is a sink. Sanitation is a must, so a place to wash all the equipment is essential. Something like this should do. The next thing is of course a heat source. Most homebrewers use the propane burners from turkey fryer kits. I've got my eye on this one. Beer wouldn't exist without yeast and the sugar-consuming that they do, so I'll need a place to store the fermenters while our single-celled friends are doing their thing. Temperature control is very important, so most people either build a chiller like this or use chest freezers modified with a brewer's thermostat. The former requires daily replacement of ice, so I'll try to find a chest freezer on craigslist.
And of course I'll always need a more and more complicated setup.
Ahhh....I think this garage has a lot of potential :)