brewery ready - tony holme (ajh01)

The geyser in its original form. The reservoir on the left is made of copper - will become a mini mash tun sometime - tony holme (ajh01)

The geyser removed from its housing and in its raw state - tony holme (ajh01)

Battered, but ready, willing and able - tony holme (ajh01)

With the top cut off - years of scale - tony holme (ajh01)

It was decided to keep the original geyser element and thermowell - tony holme (ajh01)

All vessels are mounted on a moveable rig. The vessels sit on rings such as this - tony holme (ajh01)

The HLT in position - tony holme (ajh01)

Check if they fit: HLT top left, Mash Tun bottom left, Boiler bottom right. Note the size of the Mash Tun - shorter and squatter than the other two. - tony holme (ajh01)

Insulating the HLT: wrap-around insulation joined using Velcro for easy removing if the need arises - tony holme (ajh01)

The HLT in its almost-final form. The outer insulation provides both aesthetics and additional insulation - tony holme (ajh01)

Mash tun cleaned. Note the welded seams to prevent opportunity for skulking nasties - tony holme (ajh01)

Making the false bottom: started with the cut-off top of the geyser and drilled holes - lot of holes! - tony holme (ajh01)

The false bottom with holes drilled. Small legs were then welded to raise the false bottom slightly from the floor of the mash tun - tony holme (ajh01)

Insulating the Mash Tun with the first layer of insulation - tony holme (ajh01)

The mash tun was fitted with a marine ply lid to contain heat inside the vessel. Here the sparge arm rests on the lid. Removalable end-caps on the sparge arm allow for easy cleaning or unblocking if the need arises - tony holme (ajh01)

Compression fittings are used to lock the sparge arm in position. Note the split ferrules that allow the compression fitting to be hand tightened without compressing the ferrules. Works like a charm! - tony holme (ajh01)

Looking into the mash tun. The sparge arm is adjustable to compensate for mash level - tony holme (ajh01)

The Mash Tun in its final form. Outer insulation is both for looks and for providing an additional heat retention buffer - tony holme (ajh01)

As the Boiler is heated using a gas burner, fibre glass insulation had to be used - tony holme (ajh01)

The Boiler in its final form. Note the skirt welded to the bottom of the vessel to contain the heat from the gas burner. Sight-glass level indicator are used on all vessels - the sight-glass for the Boiler is seen at the front of the vessel in this photo - tony holme (ajh01)

The Boiler stand is mounted on wheels for convenience. Ferro-cement sheets are used as insulation to contain the heat from the gas burner. The fouth riser is removable so that the boiler can be easily dismounted from the stand - tony holme (ajh01)

The gas burner in place at the bottom of the Boiler - tony holme (ajh01)

A recirculation pipe is welded inside the Boiler (the exit was later moved almost to the bottom of the vessel). Hot wort is pumped via the recirculation piping to create a whirlpool at end of boil - tony holme (ajh01)