From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Applegate, Oregon

I made our CT brewer this week, and documented potions of it on our website. We used the OSU plans and information from Thad Starr to make it. Here is a link: http://www.fisher5.org/brewer.htm

4/25/2008 4:31:00 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

I like it!!!!

4/25/2008 7:39:45 PM

well done

4/25/2008 8:00:55 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Very nice.

4/25/2008 9:19:55 PM

Apple Hill. CA.

Thank you for posting this. Just what I needed to see!

4/26/2008 10:32:29 AM

valparaiso, in

wouldn't it be better if you unraveled the soaker hose?

4/26/2008 9:35:08 PM

Applegate, Oregon

Works great rolled up, as air diffuses the length of the hose. It was recommended to do this by another grower who has had success with it.

4/27/2008 1:06:07 AM

Picton,ON (j.vincent@xplornet.ca)

Dale

Thanks for posting this. I am in the process of building a very similar brewer, also with help from Thad. Mine will be slightly diferent. I am planing to use the PVC to cary the air and will attach the soaker hose to it. I also plan to have a short piece of the soaker hose suspended in the center, so I can fasten the tea bag on it and introduce air directly into the tea bag. I like the idea od creating a frame to hold down the soaker hose. I really wasn't sure yet how I was going to do this. I am using a 20 gal Rubbermaid garbage can with a lid and will put the PVC down threw the lid rather than threw the sides. This way you can remove the whole aperatus from the barrel for cleaning

I hope you don't mind but I posted your link on the GVGO message board.

John

4/27/2008 8:27:52 AM

Santa Rosa, CA.

My brewer is very similar to yours and it works great. I too got help from Thad on the majority of ideas but it was Stan Pugh who came up with the idea of using a pvc frame to hold down the soaker hose.
http://bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2008&grower=27628&action=L
CountyKid, none of the pvc pipe is glued together so the whole setup is easy to clean.

4/27/2008 10:28:13 AM

Applegate, Oregon

John (CountyKid),

My pipe is not glued (as mentioned on the page), so that I could easily take it apart for cleaning. Sounds like your brewer is a good one.

Dale

4/28/2008 1:05:02 AM

Seattle, WA

Interesting design! How do you plan on cleaning the soaker hose though?

I just finished a tradeshow in Vegas and was talking to the distributors of the pump and am going to try and see if it will work in our 5 gal. brewer, as I'm always looking for new pump options. This pump was a little noisier than I would have liked, but the specs on it and price are excellent. I'll let you know what I find out!

Good point on the not gluing the pipe. We do the same with our brewers to make it easier to clean.

4/28/2008 9:03:18 PM

Puyallup, WA

Hey Dale...your tea maker looks terrific! A clone of Russ's and mine except that we used a 30 gallon barrell.
I intend to hook up the soaker hose to my garen hose and flush it out that way.

5/5/2008 1:45:27 PM

Puyallup, WA

Can't even spell..."garden". Sure wish this site had an "edit" feature.

5/5/2008 1:46:38 PM

Applegate, Oregon

Thanks Stan, That is how I plan to clean the soaker as well.

5/5/2008 2:32:33 PM

Logan Utah

what is the soaker hose for? and how would you go about mixing the tea in this brewer?

12/29/2008 9:28:41 AM