Looking for ideas on a new garage setup

General Homebrew Discussion
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+1 to a utility sink. Really wish I could get one in my condo’s garage.

If you go electric, I’d buy or devise some way to disconnect the power cord from the kettle. That’s my biggest gripe with my High Gravity system.

That being said, I’m moving away from electric and brewing outside again. When I finish school and move into a house with more brewing space I definitely plan on going electric again, but with my own control design.

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I’ll be sure to keep that in mind as I’m getting this all set up. Lots of ideas! :smiley:

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thanks guys.

+1000 to a sink - I do okay using the hose, etc, but if I had a sink with a small counter space for a drying rack, that would make it the perfect setup for me.

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Since I was already into brewing when we built our house I had an opportunity to add a fair bit of stuff.  Here are the things I like.

  • as mentioned a sink is awesome to have.  I went with the largest single basin sink that actually fits in a normal counter.  I put it on a 6’ laminate counter, would love a bit more counter space but it works well enough.  I used a faucet like you mentioned, looks like what what a commercial kitchen would have.  Was cheap from Ikea and it works quite well as it has good clearance for large items.
  • Lighting.  Some good lighting is really nice to have, I’ve got two sets of florescent lights that hold 4 - 4’ bulbs each.  Without some good lighting the corner of the garage gets pretty dark.
  • shelf space.  Nice to have all my stuff organized and easy to grab during a brew day.
  • if not already there a hose hook up.  Might seem redundant with a sink but a hose hook up is easier for chilling than an adapter off a sink.
  • natural gas line.  I considered going electric but already had 2 Blichmann burners that were an easy conversion.  Super nice to not have to deal with propane tanks.  I did wire it for electric if I go that route some day.

Just some things to think about.

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All good advice! I really like the idea of running natural gas in there rather than propane, especially since I wouldn’t have to convert as much of my equipment. The electrical panel is in the garage as well, so if I needed to wire it for electric it would be really easy, and the water line comes in there as well. Lots of easy access for me!

Sadly the gas hasn’t been run from the street to the house yet, so we’ll have to do that down the road at some point, and I’ll make a point to run lines in there when we do that.

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This one is a classic…just sayin…
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I’m going to have to work on getting a collection of ribbons to add to mine. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Agreed with FlipMasterFlash.  Make sure you have good lighting.  I have to plug in lighting for my brew day.  Getting ready to change that by adding additional light fixtures above my brew stove and sink.

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Gitcha one of these :

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