Interested in brewing some truly interesting world class beers right at home? You've come to the right place!
We provide you with everything you need to know to build your own home based Electric Brewery using industrial grade components. We show you what's needed, where to get it, and how to assemble it in easy to follow steps. No need to understand electrical schematics or AutoCAD drawings. The best part is that it's all 100% free.
See the articles to the left and get started building your brewery today! An electronic book of our build instructions is also available for printing and reading offline.
Don't want to build it or source the parts yourself? Visit our Products page where we offer various components and kits for sale, including our popular Electric Brewery Control Panel. New products are being added continually so make sure to sign up for our newsletter and stay informed.
Got questions? Visit our discussion forum where you can talk to other brewers building and using our design.
Cheers / Prosit!
Kal Wallner
kal@theelectricbrewery.com
We show you how to build this Electric Brewery capable of brewing any style of beer imaginable.
Our signature Electric Pale Ale. Brewed with North American malt, hops, and yeast. Citrusy and refreshing!
Reviews/Testimonials
"You’ve done the best job I’ve seen to date pulling together a comprehensive build plan for an electric system." - Brad Ring, Publisher, Brew Your Own magazine
"I decided to order a built control panel, heating elements, power cord and HERMS coil from Kal and Spike. The build quality of all the products is top notch. The heating elements were easy to install and work great. The control panel is beautiful, and also works great. Part of my job is auditing the design of electronic controls, and Spike's work looks better than a lot of the things I see at my job. It really is as nice as it looks in the pictures. ... The system is a joy to brew on. I feel like I'm in complete control of the process, instead of making calculated guesses and feeling lucky if I hit all my numbers on my old system ... the initial tasting samples taste significantly better than what I was producing on my old setup." (read complete review) - Zeppman
"I just brewed my first batch on my completed system last night. INCREDIBLE! Every aspect of the process is simpler, more enjoyable, and logical. Clean up was easy and accomplished while productive work was being done and my English Cask Bitter is fermenting like crazy." - Feurhund
"What an awesom setup, but I was really impressed when I seen your control panel. I'm an Instrumentation Tech in the Alberta Oilsands specializing in C&SU. I test and troubleshoot these panels as part of my job and most people visiting your site might not realize this, but your panel is of the same quality of what is used in the multi-billion dollar oil industry. Sold." - Ryan
"Kal, just wanted to say hello and tell you how much i enjoy your website "the electric brewery". I'm a brewer, both commercially (7 barrel brewpub) and at home, and my current home setup is all electric. I'm looking at your setup as a way to power my Blichmann Boilermaker 1 barrel system. I must tell you how impressive your work is and how easy to understand the website has been. When my time comes to use your website as a tutorial I will be using the vendor links for supplies as well as making a contribution for your work. Thanks again and happy brewing. Prosit!" - Will
"First, I would like to say "thank you" for creating such a great website for homebrewers and beer enthusiasts to learn from. I have anticipated and read every page you have posted. For the engineeringly challenged, your site is a source that anyone, with a little determination and enough mechanical skill (and some spare hobby money), could pull their abilities together to build a brewery that has a clean look and is fully functional for the advanced brewer. So many brew station builds come out looking like a bad rendition of a junk yard. Today, individuals and groups want a system that invite people to come and brew with them, like you would invite your friends over to watch "the game". Your build is a prime example of the direction home brewing is going and definitely invites people to take a more serious interest in our hobby and craft. I can find control panels on beer forums, but I haven't liked their set-ups. Your control panel captivates the audience with pretty lights and alarms like moths to a flame :). Anyway, I'm just an admiring fan looking forward to seeing the brains behind the operation, and seriously, thank you again for putting such a great piece of brewing culture on the web for the layman to admire." - James
"I'd like to be the first person to say: Kal, I absolutely hate you. Because of you I now have a never ending supply of stuff rolling into my house daily and a wife wondering if I am building a nuclear device in the spare room. On the plus side it is doing absolutely wonderful things to my eBay rating. But god knows what the FBI and Homeland Security are thinking and wondering with me getting boxes from China all the time. Seriously though amazing build. I'd been working on a drawing for ages... learning lots of electrical stuff but even when I got how I wanted it running I didn't know what parts to get to make it happen. That's where yours helped out a ton." - JayInJersey
"First off, thank you for putting together such a great site! It has the information that I needed to validate my own ideas of my home brewery. I have been brewing with propane for the past 5 years and have been tired of always lugging out the tanks and burner to brew (it would be nice to brew inside). Plus with electric being more efficient, and cheaper than propane (not to mention worrying about running out of gas). I have been looking to switch over to electric over the past year. Again thanks for a great site - your information is extremely helpful!" - Scott
"Props on your website!! It has been extremely helpful as I consider starting my build. The step by step process and shopping lists are absolutely outstanding!" - Andy
"I just went through your whole website. Your brewery is awesome. The description of the build is truly incredible. The WAY you documented it is tremendous. I especially like the bolded links to all the places you got your gear. Outstanding attention to detail!" - Steve
"I just wanted to drop you a note to say that I think your website is fantastic! I have been in the process of doing a LOT of research on expanding my brewing rig to a bigger and better setup and trying to decide about going gas or electric. I would love to be able to brew indoors and a setup like yours is something that really interests me. Cheers!" - MrSaLTy
"You've done some beautiful work, both with the brewery, and also with the build documentation. I am a mechanical engineer, and am currently building an all electric, all grain setup similar to yours, only on a lower budget (I'm assuming). I have done lots of research on what others are doing, but being an engineer, I am calculating everything out and verifying before I just "do it this way cause everyone else does". Anyway, I wanted to say, very nice work, and I am excited to see the whole picture (i.e. brew room / servery). Keep it coming." - Russ
"Your whole site is incredible. I'm following your instructions on how to build quick disconnect hoses now and will later be building myself a new HLT with HERMs coil just like yours! Thanks for all your hard work on this! Someday I may even try to tackle your very impressive control panel!" - Hatfieldenator
"Just a quick thank you to Kal for creating an amazing resource. I started thinking about putting together an electric HERMS/HLT over a year ago. After I did some research I all but abandoned the idea due to my lack of knowledge when it comes to electrical components. After reading parts 1 and 2 of the control panel assembly I feel like I can tackle this project by myself, make the changes I want to make in my build, not ask 1000 questions that have already been answered, and NOT kill myself!" - SenorWanderer
"The level of documentation helps those of us with no electrical background to learn without getting lost in schematics, debates about minutia. Kal's been extremely responsive to my few emails to him, which is amazing given how much time he's putting into the documentation." - BrassMonkey
"Kal, your site was the catalyst for me to finish my system. I have an electric kettle and HLT that I love but no automation. I just purchased all the parts for the control panel you described (quite well to be exact). I plan to build the panel exactly the same as to not recreate the wheel. Your design fits my system exactly. Thanks again and be on the look out for some $$ as a small thank you for your hard work." - Kernal74
"I stand among a throng of attempts to match the engineering and "Je Ne Sais Quoi" you bring to the table. Cheers and many thanks for your efforts. I am about to buy you a beer (or many)." - Mark S.
"This is just awesome!!! Even though Im not 100% electrically inclined, I do have an understanding, appreciation and respect for both electricity and the amount of time that Kal is putting into this. I am very mechanically inclined, so these straightforward schematics to me are just perfect! Even with the help of my brother in law who is an electrical engineer, most schematics become a little too overwhelming for me and there is no way that I would attempt to play with electricity if Im not 100% in the know.I guess what Im trying to say is Thank You for the direction that you are taking, it sure is helping me in the construction of my electric brewery!" - Cory
"I've never seen anything that rivals the meticulous detail and achievable simplicity found in your plans. The links to the materials puts it over the top. I own a Sabco Brew Magic which I really like and currently have plans to convert into an electric system. Thank you for your time and excellent work!" - Bradford F.
"I just found your website and have to say great work. Your site is quite possibly the most complete, definitive site for building a complete electric brewery. I was looking at all the links and thought, my God this is an epic project. Perhaps one day I will get around to doing this..." - Joe S.
"What a fantastic piece of art and great craftsmanship. I have been following the progress of the Electric Brewery for a while and all I have to say is that I am stunned by your work. I was in the process of building a home brewery when I stumble upon your website and that changed my initial plan from gas powered to electrical as I will be able to brew all year long, inside in the basement. I was pleased to notice that safety was a unconditional issue on your part. Thanks for being such an inspiration to achieve a professional looking home brewery that I will be proud of." - Jean-François G.
