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Home Photo Galleries Equipment Galleries Bill French • Portland, Oregon

I had a hard time finding the right sized stainless steel kettle so I found a welder that could build one for me with an adjustable burner rack. It can boil up to about 40 gallons (151 L) of wort, although I usually shoot for around 35–38 gallons (132–144 L).

Bill French is a homebrewer from Portland, Oregon

The Brewer
I had a hard time finding the right sized stainless steel kettle so I found a welder that could build one for me with an adjustable burner rack. It can boil up to about 40 gallons (151 L) of wort, although I usually shoot for around 35–38 gallons (132–144 L).

Kettle
I installed a bar in the ceiling with a winch that can slide along the length of two of my chest freezers. I usually will pump liquids out of the chest freezer when I transfer them but I don’t want to have to stop brewing someday if my back ever gives out on me.

Ceiling Winch
These two 22-gallon (83-L) barrels have served me well as primary fermenters. I use a thermostat with a stainless steel probe in the wort to keep the temperature where I need it. I usually will put 15 gallons in each one and then do another 5 or 10 gallons in a different chest freezer for a lager.

Primary Fermenters
A professional brewer let me go in on a grain order so I was able to buy my grain in bulk. These used malt extract containers each hold 5 bags and keep the bags dry.

Bulk Grain
I was able to find 3 used chest freezers for pretty cheap, which is good because they occasionally die. I use one for serving, one for ale fermenting, and one for lagers.

Chest Freezers
I ordered a 3 roller mill from Crankandstein and built the housing around it. The drill works well in that in that I can set it at any speed without having to hold onto it.

Grain Mill
I ordered the parts and put together an inline oxygen stone for aeration and thermometer for when I’m transferring wort to the fermenters.

In-Line Aeration


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