E-HERMS Brewing System

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This video shows, a complete overview of the Electric Heat Exchanged Recirculating Mash brewing System that I designed and built including a sample brewday. Click 'SHOW MORE' for more info, links, credits.
Special thanks to www.theelectricbrewery.com and to www.homebrewtalk.com the inspiration of several projects, and expertise of the people on both of those sites and several others around the web have lead me to this design and most of the component selection.
The exact process flow, component selection, and wiring of the box are completely unique to this project and were created by me. I invite everyone reading this to follow the links below to get more information and copy any or all of this design. It works great for me and I hope it will work great for you!
Reddit thread:
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Homebrew Talk Thread:
www.homebrewtalk.com/showthrea...
Imgur Gallery:
imgur.com/a/TR70g
Reddit Wiring Diagram Thread:
/ eherms_wiring_diagram_...
Wiring Diagram:
i.imgur.com/l8fnpjM.jpg

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@KeithChristofferson 9 жыл бұрын

What an incredible system! It's simply amazing what homebrewers are doing these days...

@DaJoshinator 8 жыл бұрын

Wow that is some incredible worksmanship! Awesome job!

@Zerostar369 9 жыл бұрын

Sweet setup Will! That was fun to watch. Happy brewing!

@troyw935 9 жыл бұрын

Great Video. I've been looking at a ton of RIMS videos lately, and yours was one of the best. Great ideas on the fermentation chamber as well.

@sergioguzman8211 10 жыл бұрын

You're super duper crazy, and I am jealous. Amazing. Happy Brewing!

@ethanallen4149 8 жыл бұрын

dude you are a stud, i just watched this whole thing and was excited the whole time

@diablothe2nd 10 жыл бұрын

That's some impressive kit! Thank you for the tour :) - I went for quantity over quality (100L dual purpose liquor tank/boiler and 65L stainless insulated mash tun) as i'm on a budget and our household drinks a lot of beer. garden hoses and dodgy diy copper plumbing with single pump is how i roll :D - I just had the idea of using my immersion chiller as a heat exchanger for a HERMS setup. Hoping an STC-1000 can hope with heating and holding about 10 gallons. Thanks once again for the tour, it confirmed my idea will work :)

@goldgulfcoastdesignericsho8628 7 жыл бұрын

That is one impressive Herms system you have no matter what some may say. I for one am very impressed and jealous. Cheers

@jefferyjay01 10 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best set up and video I have seen yet. Great job, and thanks!

@glengiddens4724 7 жыл бұрын

Alex just wanted to tell you that you, your video, and you responding to so many question's here have helped a lot of us that are trying to set up our E-HERMS system's. And for all that I just wanted to say thanks my brother brewer. I put together my system in 09 to be gas fired, but am now modifying it to also brew E-HERMS, and your video here has helped me so much. I'm a keggle brewer as well. And you have really inspired me in so many direction's with my system.

@AndrewRobertsNC 11 жыл бұрын

Best Setup Ive seen yet!!! Really like it nice work!!! The finish on the kegs are sick!!

@bearriver685 9 жыл бұрын

I found this very informative. Thank you for sharing your work.

@sareinhart 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing setup!

@JordanHexican 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible system... Well done... Great inspiration for myself....favourited for future reference

@justthegoodbits1 9 жыл бұрын

Wow! I think you have a great system believe I wish I had a similar setup. Good job with the video too. Good explanations and follow through. Thanks!!

@roberthodgman1043 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Nice set up too!

@JeffABellamy 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome build. Seriously impressed.

@agentjdotcom 10 жыл бұрын

Your build looks super! congratulations on making your work look like it was purchased! mine doesnt quite look so good. I like the layout of your controller panel too. excellent work!

@WreckedBrewery 9 жыл бұрын

Looks great man. Excellent job with your setup. Now you just need to motorize that mill!

@ericrachal6133 7 жыл бұрын

Alex you are a brewing GOD! Great job! very well done

@bigern00 8 жыл бұрын

19:30...aeration holes are clever

@I_Am_Killer_B 9 жыл бұрын

That's smart putting the LED on the junction box. I don't really see how anybody would go poking around a live brewery anyway but that's definitely a great last-ditch foolproof system.

@HawksDiesel 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing detail! Thanks for posting this!

@JonathanAcostaValverde 11 жыл бұрын

this setup is so cool! I don't understand how it doesn't have more views. I'd love to have this setup already, but I just started with homebrewing :)

@pfsmith007 7 жыл бұрын

Nice job. A lot of up-front work but I expect it is paying dividends. I like your approach where all the necessities are taken care of and no overkill. Thanks for posting that

@01waterwalker 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! You be wired tight. Good job with your system and your video.

@Byshox 8 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!

@anthonyturo8372 5 жыл бұрын

I know I’m late to the party.. but thank you for producing this. It was very informative

@muquiranasrecords 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing, thanks for sharing!

@TheCooperville 10 жыл бұрын

awesome video great workmanship im sure you will have plenty of mates asking for help with their build this is a very nice setup you should be proud

@docrw 10 жыл бұрын

I can't believe anyone would give this a thumbs down!? They are obviously jealous. You are one ambitious man to build such a system! Super impressive!!! Thanks for posting.

@thefieldnh 10 жыл бұрын

The thumbs down most likely come from people who are aware that this system was NOT designed by Alex (as he claims) but by Kal at The Electric Brewery.

@muzguz7276 7 жыл бұрын

Good work mate.

@cadman6735 10 жыл бұрын

AWESOME, Great job

@509fuentes 9 жыл бұрын

Wow nice work!

@texNoz 9 жыл бұрын

GEEZUS!! Everyone is slamming this guy for not mentioning whoever was the original designer of this system. That is one serious bit of kit that's 100% badassery. I need to hurry outside and make sure my Chevy says "Designed by Ford" somewhere..

@CheyenneMeyer 10 жыл бұрын

Nice setup. I love the polished kegs (they look fantastic) and the system is definitely well thought out with your own original adaptations from the Electric Brewery setup. The one item that you included that I feel Kal missed is the inclusion of an Emergency Stop push button. Kudos! My only criticism is of a technical nature: your temperature sensors are not thermocouples. I realize you probably know this and it just slipped out as part of your vernacular while recording your video. However, for those who don't know, thermocouples are sensors that monitor a change in voltage generated across two dissimilar metals along which a temperature gradient is present (i.e. the Seebeck effect). What is being used here is called an RTD which measures the change in resistance of a material as the material changes temperature (a property first discovered by Sir William Siemens).

@Premnasbiaculeatus 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful system, great video! I'm a fellow 240v laundry room brewer.Have you noticed your wife only wants to do laundry when you brew, or am I the only one who has that problem?

@jmillsak 10 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@alperakbey4780 8 жыл бұрын

good work dude

@fo0istodo 9 жыл бұрын

Hey man, nice set up!!! I'm thinking of building something similar with a few modifications to tailor it to my personal taste.

@tedzarubaiko 7 жыл бұрын

great build by the way... a few points of note that may help... (1) you may want to shorten the pick-up tube in the boil kettle so that you pick up from the very edge of the pot vs the center... where you have it now, the tube will get a ton of the gunk from the center of the bot via the whirl pool... (2) any whirl pools typically work best when they are submerged. Your Hot Water Tank has it coming back above the liquid level. The one in the boil kettle looks low enough but points down...whirl pooling typically work best when the flow is radially "flat" vs oriented up or down... (3) during your start of the mash, it went quickly when you added water but you should try under-letting (fill the tun via the outlet) which helps absorption and eliminated dough balls. Based on your set up, it's just a matter of moving the hose. It helps immensely especially on larger grain bills rather then stirring a ton of grain to get it mixed...

@justinmarks9371 7 жыл бұрын

Very Very Cool System man, Cheers 🍺 🍻 🍺

@PE425 9 жыл бұрын

He certainly did not design his electric brewery, but sweet, feathery Jesus! Look at that impressive paint and wallpaper job in the background. THAT is impressive!

@clivemilne7787 8 жыл бұрын

Just a minor point which could be a source of confusion.. A couple of times you refer to your temperature sensing elements as 'PT100 thermocouples' There is no such thing.!!. PT 100's are RTD's (resistive temperature devices) Thermocouples generate voltage (at the junction of dissimilar metals) - A completely different principle. If someone didn't understand the distinction and bought a PT100 rtd and tried to connect it to a thermocouple PID controller, they would end up confused and ultimately pissed off once they discovered it was never going to work. 2c

@pablitocopado 11 жыл бұрын

dude did you made that control panel by yourself? Sick!!! congratulations.

@marinetadpole 10 жыл бұрын

So clever!

@Time4Another1 11 жыл бұрын

well done, nice build

@tedzarubaiko 7 жыл бұрын

you may want to consider in the boil kettle to change the straight NPT x Compression Straight fitting for your outlet to a NPT x 90deg Compression Elbow so that you pull off closer to the edge of your pot. it looks like your pickup may be too close to the center that you may be picking up the gunk from the center of the whirlpool.

@eimale 11 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@snakei85 10 жыл бұрын

Nice setup man! I'm in the process of putting together something similar and took a cue from your build with the JQX-12F relays. I'm following Kal's instructions for the majority of the build, so if you wouldn't mind explaining how you wired up the mechanical relays I'd be incredibly appreciative!

@brewdogsc 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Brewery!! Great work, I hope to build one similar soon, got my kegs in the basement ready to go. Would love to see the schematic for your system if you made one. Thanks very much for sharing your work!

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

Fred Snyder Just added it to the video description.

@brewdogsc 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JoshRosario310 10 жыл бұрын

Engineers might know the difference between a Thermocouple and a Pt100 RTD ;) Very nice setup!

@coreyblackburn9289 4 жыл бұрын

Bad ass brother..🍻

@jriis2010 8 жыл бұрын

If you use a shorter thermocouple, you can mount it on the side of the tee and avoid the probe sticking out

@mustafa1912 7 жыл бұрын

amazing

@docgoodbeaver 9 жыл бұрын

Good vid thank you

@MrRegularDad 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent system. Any chance of a wiring schematic for the control box?

@jeffmcclain 3 жыл бұрын

Nice overview video. Very pretty system (how long did you have to polish those kegs???? LoL). Great high level function of your setup and quick views of how you run your brews.

@dreimer2 10 жыл бұрын

This is a great set up. My only concern is that you might get a lot of heat inside the control box. Maybe cut a hole in the side of the box and move the fan to help suck cool air in.

@smgri 6 жыл бұрын

pretty impressive ..good job ! I like the fact you showed your whirlpooling and all...question...who confident are you on welds being sanitary...i have a 3 barrel unit that I want to convert..but I dont want to fuck it up...was it hard to do right !?

@dangerdoug 8 жыл бұрын

First of all, excellent system you've put together. I am also on the path to having a HERM system. I'm curious how long it takes to cool your wort using your HLT? I had the idea I would be building a counter flow wort chiller as most do, until I saw this video. Cheers

@jlmcgrath26 9 жыл бұрын

Good to see you are using kegs from Yuengling. I bet they didn't need them anymore.

@Travisonring 9 жыл бұрын

At least he'll put better ingredients in it than Yuengling ever could.

@craigjones218 9 жыл бұрын

Stolen kegs

@spinetta24 8 жыл бұрын

Great work! Please help me comprehend how it functions. What does the mashtun pid control? I would make it control the pump so than when my mash temp goes down the mashtun pid turns on the pump and makes the wort recirculate till the temp rises to where its set. I cant understand the way you have it setup... Sorry for my ignorance :)

@Tonnsfabrication 6 жыл бұрын

Where did you get the name plates for the control panel made? They look nice.

@Graeck 9 жыл бұрын

@azwillnj What method/tools/polishers did you use to polish those kegs? They look really nice.

@pachonX 6 жыл бұрын

Nice job! Congratulations! Where did you get your diptubes? Thx in advance

@colingoetz8140 10 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@idbotanica 11 жыл бұрын

please share your knowledge Miister, we´re crying to build this beauty up here in Brazil

@rodrigoreis51 10 жыл бұрын

Man, your system is amazing. I was planning use RIMS but HERMS looks better.

@Graeck 9 жыл бұрын

You can adjust mash temps much quicker using RIMS. That being said, it's all preference. I prefer RIMS (for easier control), but some like HERMS.

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

Graeck The only reason I went HERMS was to be able to add ice to the end of the process to cool the wort and have some overlap in other processes like raising temp to strike. Also, I had the room to make an HLT which is basically a large RIMS tube.

@manoelmachado9310 8 жыл бұрын

Estou nos estágios iniciais da construção do meu sistema HERMS e ao invés de estar estudando para nossa prova estou fuçando videos aqui, daí acho seu comentário de 1 ano atrás! Amanhã falamos sobre este assunto.

@rodrigoreis51 8 жыл бұрын

+Manoel Machado kkkkkk,Este equipamento ficou muito legal e bem profissional, pretendo montar um parecido.

@bmilagres 9 жыл бұрын

Impressive work! How long does it take to cool the wort after the BK?

@markcampbell6212 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, I'm building 5500w elements now for the HLT and the BK. I like the LED bling on the element boxes. Can you provide info on what you used and how you wired this? Thanks!

@johnnynanners 8 жыл бұрын

Man your system is extremely impressive! Hope to build a similar system someday. Do you have an engineering background or just a great ability to research and tinker?

@astranine 10 жыл бұрын

Where is the flux capacitor?

@damgabvec 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, How do you controll the scorching on boiling and thermal inertia on mashing? thanks

@TheVert1276 11 жыл бұрын

cool set up.I recently built a E-HERMS system myself. But mine is BCS instead of PID like yours. Your Build looks great. Its just a copy of Kal's system right? the control box looks identical. I have the same set up with the st-1000 but I using a heating pad. But your idea seems to be better, I'm gonna steal it :). I dont think I have ever seen someone run the wort back though the HLT like that. Great Idea. I use a chill plate that I'm happy with. But your idea seems great. Cool vid. Subbed!!!

@docbrew 11 жыл бұрын

I'm diggin' the polished kettles and the soldered ports!! Couple of questions: Is that the same size control box that Kal used? 16" X 16" What was the reason for the PID switch?

@marcjason9119 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, Would you mind listing the parts you used for each vessel? Thanks

@marka1142 6 жыл бұрын

I hate you. That's the best system I've seen. Kudos to you. I'd love a system like that. You lucky dog. Come on lottery.

@danielgeraldleland1 10 жыл бұрын

Very nice plus I also like that you reuse the recirculation coil for cooling. How do u clean the lines, coil and pump? pbw?

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

danielgeraldleland1 Yes, just pump some PBW through for a little bit each time.

@eysteinhuus 9 жыл бұрын

Hi, nice set-up. Where did you buy that sparge arm? Got a link? Cheers man

@mimicotom 9 жыл бұрын

Nice system. How many batches in a year would you brew? And have you noticed a large increase in your electric bill?

@dornkrull22 9 жыл бұрын

good job am dwelling on building electric rig myself. Been trying to find a way to have the element attack to a tri clover fitting-like a racking arm so one can pull to clean and attach a flat cap for a cip set up,etc. Wish i had the noodle power for the electric box you built--great job

@adamkimball1721 9 жыл бұрын

greg grider www.brewandgrow.com/brew/1-5-tri-clover-x-1-nps-element-adapter.html If you're still looking, a coworker showed this to me. I think it is what you're looking for.

@weisswurster 9 жыл бұрын

I am doing the same with triclover fittings so that the pots can be removed from the bench for cleaning. Found them on eBay for $17 for a set of 2 female ferrule, gasket and clamp.

@mattegeniet 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome build! It's just one thing I don't understand. You say that the HLT and mash PIDs can't do PWM, yet around 15:25 the heater is clearly turning on and off to control the heat very neatly (I suppose a kind of very low frequency PWM). Wouldn't it be possible to just set the boiling PID to 100C/220F and let it do its thing, or am I missing something?

@coggsSDSMT 10 жыл бұрын

Love the system! I am planning on building my E-HERMS very soon. Any chance you have a material list?

@Graeck 10 жыл бұрын

www.theelectricbrewery.com/parts-list-for-building

@SolarDrew 11 жыл бұрын

who made the labels over the switches and buttons? I would like to have some made.

@Heffe5000 11 жыл бұрын

Do you have plans or a wiring diagram somewhere for this? This is exactly what I want to build.

@JordanHexican 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, hope you get this message..the wiring diagram has helped me no end thank you...I was just worried about having the 2 negatives on the HLT and Mash PID (the SSR outputs) commoned up...no issue with backfeeding from one to another when one switches on? Or are the negative terminals always negative and it just switches the positive on when it needs to? Thanks

@azwillnj 4 жыл бұрын

No, there is no back feeding, that's why the element power switch has 2 contractor blocks to keep the 2 feeds separate, they then go to the 2 separate contractor blocks on the PID select switch.

@vincentmartinez3956 7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know how much this entire set up cost.

@filipinoamericanvlogger7449 7 жыл бұрын

Where I can buy brewing system?

@nikosnikos1594 7 жыл бұрын

How many liters are the kegs (i thing 75L??), and how much beer you can make. For larger kegs it will be better like 100L..??

@MrTesmike 10 жыл бұрын

Great job Alex. Can you tell me how you got the mirror finish? I used Gatot grit fine pads and a polish wheel with the polish block. I'm close. But not as good as yours.

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

Mike Crowe beersyndicate.com/learning_resources/beer_tutorials_view.asp?id=17

@TheShaggyone2 10 жыл бұрын

First off...Nice Setup. At what step do you begin to heat your sparge water and how do you do so with this system. Are you cutting off the re-circulation to the mash tun during the last 10 minutes or so, (switching back to the HLT PID) allowing you to heat your sparge water without affecting the mash temp? Or are you transferring the wort to the BK first, then heating the sparge water in the HLT? IF you do the latter, does it take much time for the temp to ramp up in the HLT? Thanks

@azwillnj 10 жыл бұрын

I leave the system recirculating, switch to the HLT PID and change the temp, once the HLT is at the correct temp to sparge I stop the pumps and switch all the lines and begin spargeing. The system can ramp a little faster than a degree per second with around 5-6 gallons of water in it using a single 4500w ULWD element.

@wuttheheeck 10 жыл бұрын

kegs are gorgeous. what grit sand paper did you use?

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

R ardvark beersyndicate.com/learning_resources/beer_tutorials_view.asp?id=17

@specialized41 7 жыл бұрын

1-What you use to polish this Kegs? 2-Where I can buy this False botton.?? Nice vid, Thanks!!

@josegaray7885 10 жыл бұрын

How do you clean/"make sure" the heating coil is clean (free of grain husks or something)...? I have the same coil but have not used it yet.

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

Jose Garay Use a sponge with some PBW after brewing, residue comes off easily if you clean it right away.

@carlosroberto1784 6 жыл бұрын

Como adquirir o seu produto a sua máquina e ela será enviada para o Brasil

@briang5803 10 жыл бұрын

Alex, Dude this is an awesome setup !! Well done. I have a question as I'm a little confused with the switching of the PID's from HLT to MASH. When switching this over to MASH to achieve 152 degrees, is the MASH PID controlling the element at this point? If so can you please explain or send me the schematics on how this switch is cancelling the HLT and still controlling the system. The link you show in another post does not show the "switch" option in the wiring diagram. I really appreciate any help on this. Cheers

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

Brian G The PID currently controlling the system at any point is the one with the yellow light under it. I just added the wiring diagram to the video description.

@Andronius_ 10 жыл бұрын

How did you wire the PID selector switch?

@azwillnj 10 жыл бұрын

The selector switch selects which PID controls the hot side of the SSR relay for the HLT. Take a look at this diagram: www.theelectricbrewery.com/images/PIDs.jpg In my setup pin 8 from both controllers would go directly to the negative side of the HLT SSR. Pin 7 from the HLT and Mash PID controllers would go to the switch, the switch would send either the HLT or the Mash signal to the positive side of the SSR.

@mytmic8211 10 жыл бұрын

I have two mypin pid controllers and cannot get them to fire the relay, do you have a diagram as to the settings. Ive tried everything and will be ordering an aubrin soon if I cant get these to work right.

@azwillnj 9 жыл бұрын

mytmic8211 I just added the wiring diagram to the video description.