Deep Six Brewing Co.

Deep Six Merchandise

2020-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

We've finally opened up a shop for Deep Six merchandise and are currently working on some new designs that we will be adding over the coming weeks. Check it out!

Back In Action!

2010-03-06T08:06:00.004-05:00

I lost my house and the 'brewery' last April in a flood, which we are just now fully recovering from.. Things have turned out fairly well and I've been able to build an out-building which I will dedicate as the brewery. It will still be a few months before everything is operational, but I'm grateful to start getting back on track. You can follow its progress here at homebrewtalk.com.

Brewing System version 2.0

2008-11-20T10:48:00.008-05:00

Recently, I decided to re-work my entire rig to see just how automated I could make it. I am a programmer by trade and wanted to incorporate that into the design. What I came up with is a touchscreen-driven PC running Windows XP, harnessed to a LabJack. The LabJack monitors three temperature probes, a PH probe (in the next release), a float switch, and toggles six solid state relays.

The touchscreen interface was designed to look very industrial. It loads each "brew" from a unique config file which controls the exact mash schedule (steps, temperatures, rests, etc) as well as the boil schedule.

Now some would argue that this takes some of the fun out of brewing. I'll argue back that 1) I am a gadget junkie and die-hard DIY'er, and 2) it is all about repeatability. I've also consistantly raised my efficiency above 90%. Read much more on this thread over at HomeBrewTalk.com.

Here are some videos of the system:

Part #1
Part #2
Part #3
Part #4

New Steam Kettles

2008-09-20T07:34:00.008-05:00

I just bought two brand new 30 gallon steam kettles last week. I'm still not sure the plan for them, I'll figure that out soon enough, but I definitely have to get couplers welded into each one for easy draining. Now I just have to figure out how to build a 200,000 btu flash boiler to convert the brewery to steam.

Milling Station

2008-07-24T18:30:00.008-05:00

Built a proper milling station yesterday. It is built around Monster Mill MM3-2.0 mill that I bought a few months back. Man, can that thing ever crush some grain! Read more on this thread over at HomeBrewTalk.com.

Fermentation Chambers

2008-07-10T18:39:00.004-05:00

I recently bought two 14 gallon Blichmann Fermenators and two upright freezers that I've modified into fermentation chambers. I wanted to use freezers so I can safely drop them below freezing - ala "Bright Tanks" - to clarify the beer before racking. Read more on this thread over at HomeBrewTalk.com.

HERMS System

2007-09-26T18:56:00.001-05:00

My new HERMS system is complete. Tested it for the first time tonight. There is always room for tweaking, but overall, I'm very happy with the results. Read more on this thread over at HomeBrewTalk.com.

New Labels

2007-05-07T12:28:00.000-05:00

We just finished our new label for "Davy Jones' Lager" and are very pleased with it. The label looks better in person than the qualify of the photo but thats the best I could do with the available lighting. The first batch is already gone. We're bottling the second batch in the next two weeks...

Keggle Brewing

2007-03-15T19:19:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Terry at Keggle Brewing, we've stepped up to 10 gallon batches. He customized / fabricate three keggles to our exact requirements. We'll post photos as soon as our rig is complete.

Deep Six Apparel

2006-12-29T20:36:00.000-05:00

We have been receiving a lot of requests for official Deep Six t-shirts, hats, etc lately and wanted to let everyone know we are working on it and hope to be able to offer items to the public very soon. Leave a comment if interested and we'll be sure to be in touch.

Slogan Contest?

2006-12-18T22:39:00.000-05:00

So we are trying to come up with our "official" slogan. So far, the front-runner is "Going down has never tasted so good". Or perhaps "Going down has never been so refreshing"?

Leave a comment with your suggestions, and if chosen, we'll see what we can do to hook you up with some free gear.

Updates to the Walk-in Cooler

2006-10-16T22:05:00.000-05:00

See post #152 on the homebrewtalk.com thread for an important update I made to the cooler *after* the article for Zymurgy was written. After having a moisture problem with a leaking keg, I decided to add small 12 volt fans that run 24/7 in the front grill of the AC to constantly draw "warmer than freezing" air over the AC coils. This has completely solved all moisture problems.

Zymurgy

2006-09-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

Jamil Zainasheff was the inspiration for my walk-in cooler. He has had a similar one for several years. He contacted me soon after finishing my walk-in cooler to ask if I would write it up as an article for Zymurgy. If all goes well, it should be in the January 2007 edition...

The Great Walk-in Cooler Thread

2006-08-22T23:44:00.000-05:00

Instead of rewriting the entire thread, visit homebrewtalk.com to read how I turned a spare utility closet into a walk-in cooler capable of maintaining 33 degrees year round powered by a single 12k BTU window AC.