Barnsley Brewers new HERMS build has.... FINISHED

[Bru4u]

Great work so far BB, bring on more pics :thumb:

 

[Tony]

absolutely stunning work BB! I want one!!!!!!!!

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Maiden Brew Day........... :party:

The first problem I had was running the HERMS pump to quick at first, the grain bed set.... Quick stir and off again on a slower flow.. (Should the pipe go lower on the sprayer)?

Ran at 65c - 66c for 75 mins then at 70c for 15mins

Sparge over

Second problem was I forgot to remove safety cut-outs on elements, had to drain 50L of wort out at 85c
Got a fantastic boil going with the added insulation and also piped all the steam outside

Cleaning out the Mastun

Being a tight Yorkshireman I had to get the last drip out..

Nice clear runnings....

Hardly any wort left in by tilting the boiler

All in all I would say the HERMS experience is not a life changer but it makes fantastic clearer wort and reduces the froth on the hot break with less **** going into the copper.....
Would I recommend?????????? YES
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I would just love to add these pictures to inspire anyone into building a better system........
I was brewing like this for 10 years before I obtained info from the lads on here......Thx all :clap: :clap:

 

[Wez]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Loved this thread, nice to see it in action

Love the steam extraction.

Now, where's the kleenex

 

[Baz Chaz]

WOW

 

[Tony]

Beautiful, brought a tear to my eye!

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Great post BB, I enjoyed every thread of it. :thumb:
It's just that.........

I had more teething troubles than a crocodile with pyaria

"Pyaria" aint in my dictionary, or am I being thick as usual?

 

[highwayman]

Brilliant BB!! Well worth the wait... :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[unclepumble]

Very nice John your turning into a true Jedi!


UP

 

[leedsbrew]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: This is a total inspiration BB! As i'm in the process of upgrading HERMS has been drifting in and out of my consciousness for a couple of weeks now and I was wondering if it was worth the effort! ...........................er yes by the looks of it!

Also

Freakin love this! Just what I needed to see! I've been contemplating something similar with my boiler.

As it only has a 6" opening and don't want to start hacking it up as I know I'd make a balls up of it!

I've always wondered why as home brewers there seems to be a massive phobia of having the boiler covered, yet commercial kettles are vented, ala your set up! I take it your happy with the steam extraction and don't anticipate any of the 'off' flavours that people say can be associated with a covered boil!

What % evaporation did you get with your vented lid?


Cheers, and well done matey! It look awesome!


LB

 

[homers brew]

Fantastic build bb. Nice to see it up and running.

 

[Sean_Mc]

Great build and cracking pictures :clap:

Going to nick the ventilation idea

 

[Killick Greenie]

That was a brilliant posting, thanks and well done on a cracking job sir :thumb:
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[BarnsleyBrewer]

She's on her third brew today 23/10/10, never thought brewing could be this entertaining :party:

 

[Wez]

Superb stuff, a real inspiration! :thumb:

 

[31bb3]

Thats the Dogs !!!!!! :clap: :mrgreen:

 

[unclepumble]

Looks good John, now all you need to do is fit a vapour heat recovery system on the copper vent and your away .

UP

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Looks good John, now all you need to do is fit a vapour heat recovery system on the copper vent and your away .

UP

 

[ano]

I've always wondered why as home brewers there seems to be a massive phobia of having the boiler covered, yet commercial kettles are vented, ala your set up! I take it your happy with the steam extraction and don't anticipate any of the 'off' flavours that people say can be associated with a covered boil!

You need to drive off Dimethyl Sulfide from the wort, that's why they're left uncovered or are vented. As long as there is some steam getting out and it isn't just all condensing and falling back into the boil it's ok.

The debate usually surfaces when someone asks why they can't cover the boil and use less energy to boil.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Steaming each fermenter for 7mins, I hardly ever use chemicals on the fermenter.

Gave my new twin coil cooler it's first outing today can't believe I've not made one before
Been using a single one for 15 years, I can't believe the difference it made :thumb:

BB