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Home Photo Galleries Equipment Galleries Brian Davis • Arlington, Washington

I was first inspired to build a brew system when I saw the BYO article on “Brutus Ten.” (Plans are available at byo.com/store.)

But rather than build just one 10-gallon (38-L) all-grain system, a buddy of mine and I decided to each build one at the same time. So the birth of the “Brew Twins” was born.

We started fabricating and hand building the entire systems ourselves in my home garage. But shortly after the progress began, my friend had to abort the build due to an illness. So rather than give up, I made the decision to keep and finish both systems myself.

Fabrication
I kept the progress of both systems the same by building both of them at the same time. The build took me almost a year to complete but was a blast to create. The framework is constructed from 2” x 2” steel tubing then finished with high temp powder coating.

Framework
Pumps, burners, and temperatures are monitored and controlled by a 110v digital-displayed control panel. HLTs, mash tuns, and brew kettles are made from 15.5-gallon stainless kegs and equipped with sight tubes, thermowells, and recirculation systems.

One Setup
Two brew pumps control the transfer of liquids through stages of sparging, fire-mashed recirculation, and wort chilling. Both systems are on swivel casters so mobility is a breeze. Having two systems can make for some great brew days.

2 Brew Pumps
I can create 20 gallons (76 L) of brew in almost the same time most people take to make 5 gallons (19 L). Some brew sessions consist of two different beers being brewed while others utilize both systems to create some unique decoction mash beers that would take forever with only a single system. One thing is for sure, when you brew 20-gallon (76 L) batches, friends are never far away to help consume the creations!

20 gal System


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