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Offline Ricardo

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exhaust system
« on: September 21, 2018, 07:24:43 am »
I have a Mash and Boil eletrical system and use to brew outdoors but winter is coming and Ill have to brew in my leaving room. So I need help with a cheap exhaustion system... anyone?


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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2018, 07:47:19 am »
I probably won't be able to help much, but we probably all need some additional information to help.

How much wort would you be boiling at a time? 
How cold does it get outside in winter?

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2018, 08:07:22 am »
I probably won't be able to help much, but we probably all need some additional information to help.

How much wort would you be boiling at a time? 
How cold does it get outside in winter?

Also:
How big is the room? Height, Width, Length.  Cubic volume is important.

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2018, 08:44:26 am »
This is what I did in the laundry room/brewery:




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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2018, 12:05:57 pm »

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2018, 07:14:41 am »
Bama, that is awesome. Is that a fantech blower?
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exhaust system
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2018, 07:25:01 am »
It is a 6” Vortex VTX600 497 CFM Powerfan.


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Offline Ricardo

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2018, 06:29:53 am »
BrewBama thats what Im talking about. Coul you send me specifications on your sys?
I have a 5gal sys with a boil off of 1/2 gal/hour.

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2018, 09:02:59 am »
I got the 6” duct, clamps, tub, chain, plexiglass, screws and hooks from Lowe’s. I bought the fan from Amazon. I heat on a 3500W induction cooktop element I also bought on Amazon.


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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2018, 09:08:59 am »
That steam slayer looks interesting. 


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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2018, 09:44:01 am »
If you're working with electric heating, you don't need to rely on only metal for the hood. I built a frame from wood and plexiglass that is over my kettle and HLT. Since I didn't want to bump my head, the hood is just above my head level. To help capture vapor fumes, I added a skirt of visqueen plastic below the hood. I also use the 6" axial fan that bama used. 

By the way, I used plexiglass on my hood so that the overhead light wouldn't be blocked by the hood. It works very well.
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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2018, 07:17:42 pm »
I have the same vortex fan mentioned above, and built my own hood.  However, since reducing my boil off rate I have not even turned it in.  Doesn't seem to be causing a problem. 

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2018, 12:10:53 pm »
This is what I did in the laundry room/brewery:




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Mine is similar to this.  I made my "hood" from a 30-quart stainless mixing bowl I got from Amazon.  I have the same fan, and added a variable speed control.  I usually only need to run it at the slowest speed, but crank it up at the end of the brew day to dry out the flexible PVC duct.
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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #13 on: October 27, 2018, 08:07:36 am »
If anyone is interested, I'm a rep for these guys. I spent three days in Jacksonville, FL touring the factory and going through their training. Sure, they cost thousands of dollars, but we all want the best for our breweries. Right?   ;D

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Re: exhaust system
« Reply #14 on: October 27, 2018, 05:16:03 pm »
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/steamslayer.htm

I built one of these of Brun Dog design (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/unboxing-the-nano-from-co-brewing.575659/page-31#post-8171285) and it works great- quiet and easy to build.  I mounted mine on the kettle lid because of my kettle size.  Would be nicer to have it mounted to the kettle itself.