Prost!

 
 
  

Follow These Links Below:

System Overview
     How It Works...

The Stands
     What Holds It All Up...

The HLT
     The Heat of the Matter...

The Mash/Lauter tun
     It's What's Inside That
     Counts...

The Brew Kettle
     Kettle with a Coil...

The Pump & Plumbing
     Heart of the System...

A Big Fun Brewday
     Walk Through a Brew...

Gadgets
     It's the Little Things ...

My Day Job
     The Domes...

Links
     RIMS Info...

Big Fun Brewing Homepage

It all started in 1996 with 2 boxes of Northwestern extract, some hops and Grandma's 5-gallon enamel canning kettle… 

Then there was the National Homebrewing Day event with the Great Lakes Homebrewing Club and seeing Jeff Kane's RIMS system in action… 

The long Wisconsin winter of '97 began with some duct tape, a Sears catalog and a coil of copper tubing. Big Fun Brewing was born. 

The pages on the left will fill in some of the details. As for my reasons for building a HEMan (Heat Exchange MANifold) RIMS (Recirculation Infusion Mash System) Brewery, I offer the following: 

       Top Ten Reasons to 
   Build a RIMS Brewery

10. Brewing Moves Outside for Easy Cleanup. 9. All Components are Matched to the System. 8. Step Mashing for Complicated Beer Styles.  7. Fast Mash Conversion.  6. Clear Wort Run Off. 5. Excellent System Efficiency. 4. Batch to Batch Recipe Control. 3. Complete Mash Temperature Regulation. 2. Brew Great All Grain Beer! 1. Having the Ultimate Home Brewing     Gadget That You Built Yourself!

   Lessons Learned

• Whatever the final design, it will change once you start brewing. 
• You can tell when your RIMS Brewery is close to completion when your last three consecutive trips to the hardware/supply house were each under $5.00. 
• Building a RIMS Brewery will cost twice as much and take three times as long as planned and provide five times more enjoyment than any other way of home brewing. 
• It is Big Fun Brewing with a RIMS Home Brewery.

READ THIS WARNING !!! Building and using a RIMS home brewery involves: the use of dangerous hand tools, fire, electricity, water, propane gas, hot boiling liquids, lifting heavy objects, melting solder, sharp and pointy objects, fumes, pinch points, poisonous materials and other potential dangers too numerous to mention. Follow all applicable OSHA safety guidelines. Use your best judgment. Your results may vary. I am not responsible for any harm that befalls you while attempting this expensive, dangerous and very rewarding project! Build a RIMS, the journey is the reward ! Keep out of reach of children and pets!! Do not Drink and Drive! Have fun, and be careful! All content Copyright of Big Fun Brewing-just give credit where credit is due. (If I would have had more time, the site would have been smaller!)