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Brammer's Beer Machine

<p>The unit works very well with the extract brews I have made thus far, and I<br /> have gotten good reviews along the way. Not only of the looks and functionality of my machine, but great reviews on the beers I've made. The basic fermenter is a purchased unit that I modified to take the pressure I wanted, with zero leakage and an adjustable pressure relief. It is wrapped with a cooling coil and has an electric heating element, with dual circuit control of +/- 1 degree from boiling to about 26 °F <br /> (-3 °C). It works great for critical temperatures of many yeast. A vessel and valve was added at the bottom of the fermenter to catch fermentation residue without having to rack to a second vessel.</p>

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<p>Being an engineer and machine/fabrication shop owner can be a real plus when<br /> the brewing bug bites you. Several months ago, while enjoying a brew with a friend with a brewing background, the bug bit and I had to try it. Having a degree in mechanical engineering I tend to get involved in various projects to relax, from designing and building a hovercraft, to rebuilding a 1972 Corvette Stingray. After surfing the web, reading all I could about homebrewing beer (including getting a subscription and back issues of BYO magazine) I decided to build a machine that could boil, ferment, chill and serve. Along the way I added a cooler to chill my mugs and mounted it all on a cart so as to be able to roll it out on the patio.</p>

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<p>A circulation pump of 1 GPM is incorporated to move fluid and maintain an even temperature throughout the fermenter.&nbsp; The stainless steel lid of the fermenter contains dual thermo wells for temperature readout and control, as well as pressure<br /> gauge, relief valve, airlock fitting and extraction tube for the sanke valve supplying CO2 and taking my brew to the tower. Two small refrigeration units are used, one to chill the fermenter and one to chill mugs. I am very careful with sanitation, but find it quite easy, since once yeast is pitched and the airlock installed, NO air hits the brew until bottled or served.&nbsp; Brewing is so much fun that I built a dual <br /> 5-gallon (19-L) kegerator, using a 5-cu.-ft. freezer with added controls, so I can have three brews on tap when friends stop by.</p>

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