2. 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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5. 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?
6. 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.
7. 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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9. HOW TO BUILD
• Kettle
• 1 tap
• 1 2200w element
• 1 site glass
• 1 thermowell
• Return pipe (Male to female
compression fitting), barb,
copper pipe
11. 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
18. 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