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Easter weekend "What did you all do"
I was Bored..... Had to be nowhere.... or do nothing but reduce some of my stock 
So Decided I'd build a dual stirplate for my culturing.... Heard alot about them on how they'll produce a stronger yield..... So agathering I went....
Tore apart a cple old systems for the drives and fans, Had the switches,reostates from past projects.
Thought i'd use an old cable converter box.
The hard drive donations for the magnets.
But after some thought of having the magnetic field having to go through the metal box enclosure....
I went shopping @ the local electronics store 
Bought a nice plastic encosure, new fans "on sale" p/s "on sale" got 2 @.99ea.
Fans mounted in the case.
switches,lights,reostate mounted in the front plate.
front plate wired.
completed box wired.
finished front view.
finished rear view.
In action using a 1 1/4" screw......
Have ordered the proper flasks and stirbars of ebay...
If anyone interested here are the links....
Stirbars...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … %26otn%3D4
Flasks....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 3DWatching
Main problem was mounting the fans to the case....And this was one of the most posted threads i read....
For the easy way...."and you probably have lots too" I used those simple plastic motherboard supports you get when you get a new system or board... 1/4" threaded, 1/4" spacer,and the end that pops throught the mb...
I just marked the holes in the cover for the fans, drilled 1 size SMALLER, screwed in the plastic spacers, snapped on the fans, and placed a small dab of hot glue to hold in place..... sweet and simple....
Total cost Including the ebay purchases for a custom dual stirplate............
$98...
Time to assemble........
4 hours
Far cry from the $75.00 - $130.00 they are asking for a single unit......Plus you still need the flasks and stir bars.......
Well dinner "bbq"/movie/relaxation time......
Tomorrow a busy day...... 25 gal of beer to move 3 too keg.... 2 too secondary )
Nice project, looks great, and yes you will be glad you did it, nice culture build up.
I myself am doing much more boring stuff, like brewing 13 gallons of IPA tonight. Gotta work until 7 or 8 (big sale), heat the strike water and mash in by 9, I'll probly be up til 2 or 3. Glad tomorrow is Easter and have a day off.
get some yeast on that plate- it is much prettier than swirling tap water!
thirsty wrote:
Nice project, looks great, and yes you will be glad you did it, nice culture build up.
I myself am doing much more boring stuff, like brewing 13 gallons of IPA tonight. Gotta work until 7 or 8 (big sale), heat the strike water and mash in by 9, I'll probly be up til 2 or 3. Glad tomorrow is Easter and have a day off.
get some yeast on that plate- it is much prettier than swirling tap water!
Will Have 2 batches on thursday for next weekends brew, just drained a lighthouse-ale...man it was good..
first attemp @ it...glad i did 2 so moved tap over to my s/s and tossed in the second lighthouse keg
looks like 2 more lighthouse next week-end
Finally got a dark and light I like.......
Sweet pics and a nice project.
Thanks for sharing.
Now get brewing!
Very cool...good job with that! Thanks for the links too...I've been thinking about getting a stir plate together....
I finally gave my temperature controlled stir plate a whirl, the starter looks nice, but not as active as i had expected.
ricka182 wrote:
Very cool...good job with that! Thanks for the links too...I've been thinking about getting a stir plate together....
Lets wait and see the outcome of the activity in primary
Ok was still bored today>>>>>> finished off my amber ale...was awsome....Topped the fridge up with another.... Tapped into a s/s i love..... trying to save some for the AHA entrry.....
Finally found the base for my counter bottle filler... got it finished.... will try it out soon as i get some glass bottles and caps..."tuesday....."
also put together a carbouy cleaner.......works mint......
will post pics.......
Some didnt like the sizes i did last time...so trying too reduce.....
Happy Easter all... Wish the Family time was Awsome......
Randy....
I took time out to brew up an Irish Red Rye to donate at a brewout in May.
Wow, Birdman, that is amazing! Seriously, I am completely in awe over what you did ... if I'd have tried something like that I would have either ended up with some kid Lego looking project or electrocuted myself in the process.
I am completely impressed with (and horribly jealous of) your talent!
P.S. There is a fingerprint on your glass flask... good job on that too, those are hard to photograph!
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