Motorized JSP Malt Mill with cart
1/3HP 1725 RPM => Mill Speed 194 RPM - 50' Cord with GFCI
08-Oct-2006 - Today I retired my Corona grain mill and replaced it with a JSP Malt Mill. I picked it up from a friend at work who didn't have time to brew anymore. Cost was $40 plus a 12-pack of Oktoberfest. I built the extra large capacity hopper with the idea coming from a fella named Stirplate on Northern Brewer's forum. The knurled rollers are 10" long and really make a nice crush and power through a 40 lb grain bill in no time. I bought a 1.5" pulley with 5/8" bore, a 10" pulley with a 3/4" bore, a 1/2" X 3/4" bushing and a 40" Type 3L V-belt all from Graingers for about $23 total. The rest of the stuff you see is all leftover scraps of lumber and electrical stuff from various odd jobs. The pulley ratio gives a grain mill speed of about 194RPM. Here are the pictures:
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Motorized JSP Malt Mill with cart |
1/3HP 1725 RPM => Mill Speed 194 RPM - 50' Cord with GFCI |
10" Long Knurled Rollers Grind 40 lb. FAST | Extra Large Removable Hopper Stores Underneath Mill |
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| Custom Made Guard Fits Around Pulleys To Prevent Accidents | 6.5 Gallon Bucket Fits Underneath to Catch Grist | Guard is Attached By One Screw Through Hopper | 25 lbs of Belgian Pilsner Malt |
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| 25 lbs of Belgian Pilsner Malt | 100 Seconds Later | Guides Help Reduce Startup Torque | Perfect Looking Grist Ready to Mash |
23-July-2006 - I got tired of making 5 gallon batches so I set out to upsize my brew system. I bought a 25 gallon SS megapot from Austin Homebrew for $199 and free shipping and bought a March 809-HS mag drive pump for the wort transfer. I had a friend model up the concept for the new brew cart on Pro Engineer. Then he borrowed a MIG welder and we spent the better part of a day welding and fabricating all the pieces. Then when I got it home, I spent a few more hours putting the finishing touches on it. I took great care to keep all the brewing equipment on the cart and ready for use.
Now I can get 4 times the amount of beer from the same brew session with less work. No more heavy lifting of hot liquids. Here are some pictures.
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The Concept Model (ProE) |
Welding and Grinding Complete |
35K BTU Hot Liquor Tank Burner In and Panels Added | Heat Shields Added |
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Adjustable Height 100K BTU Brew Kettle Burner and HD Swivel Casters |
Completed 20 g Capacity Brew Cart |
Back Side of New Cart | Close Up of Pump and Drip Guard |
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Fabricated Base for March Pump |
Homemade Counter Flow Chiller (CFC) |
Hoses and Gas Line Hang Neatly | Special Priming Valve Plumbing |
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| Wort Pickup Tube in 25 g Brew Kettle | Quick Disconnect for Natural Gas and Locking 250# Capacity Swivel Casters | Superb Burner 35k BTU Fits In Frame | 100k BTU Impinging Burner Flame Test |
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| Homebrew Stash - Full Cases on Right; Empty Cases on Left | SS Braided Manifold w/Copper Tube Inside to Keep Shape | Closeup of Tee and Connection Through Mash Lauter Tun | Closeup of Ball Valve and Connection Through MLT |
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| Pic of Entire System Ready to Brew | Close Up View of Brew Kettle Pickup Tube | Small Yeast Starter Instructions | Two Yeast Starters Ready to Go and Cane Sugar for the Belgian Tripels |
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| Prepared Some Snacks for the Brew Session | Weighing Out Grains | JSP Grain Mill Ready to Go | Doughing-In the Grain Bill |
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| HLT with Homemade Shephards Hook | Homemade Shephards Hook to Fill HLT | The Mash @ 154°F | The Mash During Fly Sparge |
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| Collecting the Sweet Wort - FWH (Full Wort Hops) in Bag | Apply 100,000 BTU's Heat - Natural Gas | 20 Gallons Wort Starting to Boil | Whirlpool Hot Wort |
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| Whirlpool Results w/ Wort Pickup Tube - Just One Little Tip and It'll Be Empty | Recent Upgrade - 110V Outlet GFCI Protected | Pumping Thru CFC and Into Primaries | Resulting Cold Break |
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| Wine De-Gasser Tool in Drill Makes Aeration Task Easy | Big Bore Blow Off Tubes (BBBOT) Ready for an Active Fermentation | Blowoff 12 Hours Later | Brew Stand Stored Neatly Away |
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| Recent Upgrade - Cord Storage for 110V Outlet with GFCI | Natural Gas Hard Piped to Workbench | Natural Gas Quick Disconnect for Brewcart via 15' Flex NG Hose | Brew Area - Phone, Furnace, Stereo, Cable TV, etc. |
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| 15 Gallon Plastic Fermenters | 15 Gallon Plastic Fermenters | Closeup of 15 Gallon Fermenter Full with 12 Gallons of Irish Red Ale | Brewday 15 Gallons of Rye IPA |
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| Pumping 15 Gallons 212°F Hot Wort Through Counterflow Chiller and Into Awaiting Fermenters | Pumping 15 Gallons 212°F Hot Wort Through Counterflow Chiller and Into Awaiting Fermenters | Dumping Hops and Trub Afterwards | Resulting Beer a Month Later - Rye IPA |
Greg Muller Home Brewing - Troy, Michigan USA