Hi Guys,
After scouring the forums for ideas and reassurance that our ideas would work, my two brew buddies and I have decided to dive deeper and scale up our original BIAB rig.
We've been brewing in a bag for a couple of month 15 liters batch in a 30 L pot I paid way to much for a couple of years ago. Loved the simplicity, hated the batch size and efficiency. (Only had a crappy Corona mill - our best efficiency was probably 55%).
In homage to the origins of the BIAB technique, and because "everything happens in the bag", we've decided to name our brewing contraption the Kangaroo.
We plan on building it in two stages:
1. Make the base system and run it on propane (Now)
2. Build a stand with hoist and convert everything to electric (this Fall)
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The system is based on the 84 qt Bayou Classic pot with steamer basket. We've been lucky to find a great canadian vendor who supplied us with SS camlocks and three-piece valves at craxy low prices. Thanks to that, we splurged in and both a new mill (a Barley Crusher clone), a 20 plate chiller from DudaDiesel, and a 12V SolarFlow pump from Ontario Beer Kegs.
The Pot arrived last week in the mail with a significant dent in but was able to straighten the pot out back to normal with a rubber mallet.
I plan to use the basket and line it with the bag as it already shows some signs of wear. The basket show give it some more mileage...
There will be a predrilled, 30 cm stainless steel pipe connected fitted through the lid. The pump will recirculate the wort through the pipe via silicone tubing. The specific pump has a head height limit of 3 m.
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Will take build pictures tonight and post them here for posterity in the coming days.
Hopefully, the Kangaroo v1 will fulfill its promises.
Cheers
P
New Project : 10 Gal Propane "Kangaroo v1"
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