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BRUTUS 20E BUILDCountertop 2 vessel brewing system
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WHAT IS IT
• 2 vessel brewing system, designed for counter top brewing
• Comprised of an Electric kettle with mods
• A mash tun
• A “magic box” with permanently plumed Counterflow chiller and a Magnetic Drive Pump
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WHY BOTHER?
• I was doing BIAB and this system is modelled after that
• Looking to automate more of the process
• Wanted to increase efficiency
• Looking to do more with the mash (sparge, recirculation etc)
• Biggest upgrade I could do while keeping things compact.
• Wanted a project and why the hell not?
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WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
• Jeff Karpinski’s idea, based on the Brutus 10.
• BYO Article written on it
• His was based on an 11 litre system, designed for test batches.
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HOW TO BUILD
• Mash Tun
• 1 tap
• 1 hot water stainless steel mesh hose.
• 1 x barb connected to a nipple, with either a hose or left open
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HOW TO BUILD• Kettle
• 1 tap
• 1 2200w element
• 1 site glass
• 1 thermowell
• Return pipe (Male to female compression fitting), barb, copper pipe
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HEAPS GOOD
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HOW TO BUILD
• Magic Box
• Counterflow chiller
• Magnetic Drive pump
• 1 tap with barb (beer in_
• 1 tap with barb (beer out)
• House connections for counterflow chiller
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FAR OUT!!!
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HOW TO BUILD IT
• Control Box
• STC 1000 (MISTAKE!)
• Switch for pump
• Switch for heat stick
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NEXT LEVEL
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LESSONS
• BSP vs NPT
• Research all you want, you’ll just have start building
• Stainless vs brass and availability
• Pipe fittings are totally shit to find
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QUESTIONS?
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YOU’RE WELCOME