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Offline Fhilo

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Something for John....
« on: February 27, 2013, 09:03:21 PM »

Offline Kyle

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2013, 08:27:32 AM »
$45,000 - nice, but not that nice. Also, why is the fermenter that close to a heated vessel?
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2013, 09:08:19 AM »
well, I can say for a fact that John's setup, when complete, will surpass that setup, and he didn't spend no 45K either.

I can't believe that setup is 45K and can only produce 14 gallons at a time...
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2013, 10:00:59 AM »
Yeah, that system is only a bit nicer than the Sabco "Brew Magic" (love the name) and the Sabco is like $8,000. That's what the kid in Dalhousie/Charlo has.

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2013, 10:03:54 AM »
Who's the kid in DalhousieSharlo?
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2013, 10:30:26 AM »
Shiretown Brewery

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2013, 10:31:43 AM »
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They're going to be at the beer festival next weekend, aren't they?

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2013, 10:34:23 AM »
ah, Shiretown...I got confused when I read "Kid" as there are 2 of them and they are both well in their 30s.
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2013, 10:38:48 AM »
I also don't think they have a full Sabco setup.  Tim, one of the two, is a certified pressure fitter and welder.  he's kept me up to date on the brite tanks etc that he's custom fabricated himself.  I even asked him if he would consider custom fabricating gear for me or anyone else, and he's just too flat out busy with a full time job and running the brewery.
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2013, 10:46:36 AM »
How the flying feck do they warrant $45k?
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2013, 11:12:02 AM »
My thoughts exactly...

Looking at the picture, they have a control box, 3 pots, 1 fermenter and 1 brew stand...

So 6 pieces of gear @ 45k  makes an average price of $7500 per piece.

Seriously, WTF?
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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2013, 11:18:03 AM »
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I also don't think they have a full Sabco setup.  Tim, one of the two, is a certified pressure fitter and welder.  he's kept me up to date on the brite tanks etc that he's custom fabricated himself.  I even asked him if he would consider custom fabricating gear for me or anyone else, and he's just too flat out busy with a full time job and running the brewery.


Just to clarify the comparison to the Original Posting is a ~45k system and the Sabco Brew Magic is an ~8k system that is similar.
Shiretown upgraded the size of the kettles and other things to automate so it's no longer the out-of-the-box turnkey Sabco system it once was. Didn't want to sound disrespectful using the word "kid", I couldn't think at the time.

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2013, 11:42:33 AM »
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They're going to be at the beer festival next weekend, aren't they?


They are.  I think all they offer is a blonde, not a particularly good one if I recall correctly.

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2013, 12:05:24 PM »
They also have a brown and a dunkel available now.

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Re: Something for John....
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2013, 12:41:35 PM »
Pliny, if you're older than them, you can call them whatever you want! Kid included!   :lol:
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