Zonut Brewing
Home Brewery
A DIY home brewery built from scratch by an engineer with a passion for beer and a wife that keeps on coming up with bigger ideas!
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
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Check out how we built the brewery and details on all the DIY projects that went into it on Instagram @diybrewing !
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
About
The journey into homebrewing started like any other - start with a kit on the kitchen stove, think this is fun, brew some more, and more. You quickly realize you want to try all grain instead of extract, and think you need a bigger system. That's how it begins.Most will go down the route of buying the bigger equipment, but that's not our nature. We like to build it ourselves. We like the adventure, the doing, and the pride at the end. Not to say we won't buy, we know when to leave it to the pros, but our first choice is to make.With that, Zonut Brewing was born and a home brewery was built in the backyard.
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
What's on tap
Always trying new things, check in here to see what we're currently serving.
Kolsch 4.9% ABV, 26 IBU - a clean and crisp beer brewed to the strict guidelines in Cologne, Germany. Light colored and brilliantly clear with a touch of bitterness
Schwarzbier 5% ABV - German style dark lager, smooth and refreshing with a mild roasted malt flavor
Mocha Stout 5.9% ABV, 45 IBU - a full body stout served on nitro with fresh coffee, mint leaves, and chocolate
Chery Apple Cider 6.5% ABV - apple cider infused with Michigan sweet cherries
Coming Soon...
Barrel Aged DPH 9.5% ABV, 55 IBU - a collaboration brew of a hard hitting mysterious imperial stout, infused with coconut, molasses and aged in a rum barrel. Yargh!
Hoplosion 6.5% ABV - a full bodied unfiltered IPA that is hops from beginning to end. A good aroma punch from Azacca, Citra, and Eldorado, with moderate bitterness all the way through
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
DIY Projects
The brewery and a lot of the equipment are DIY builds. Explore here to find out how we did it.
Always Under Development - Check Back Soon!
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
Three-Kettle HERMS System
The heart of Zonut Brewing is the three-kettle HERMS. We wanted the control of using electric brewing, and with inspiration from several other electric brewers we settled on using three 20-gallon (76-L) kettles, modified with quick disconnect fittings to use transfer hoses.The system is built around a garage storage rack, which was the perfect size for the equipment. The 30A controller is built from scratch and mounted on a swinging TV stand, so it stays out of the way when not in use. The controller build tested my patience in wiring, but turned out great and gives me precise temperature control on the hot liquor tank (HLT) and mash kettles.A steam condenser attached to the boil kettle makes for very little steam release in the room, and requires much less power for a rolling boil. The system is finished off with lighting, black high-density polyethylene (HDPE) paneling, and of course, the brewery logo.
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
Keezer Build
My keezer starts with a 7cf Arctic King chest freezer, which was the perfect size for 4 corny kegs. I’m a big fan of nitro beers, so I wanted to have total flexibility for using both CO2 and Nitro on any tap. To do so, I constructed a parallel manifold setup that can channel both gasses to each secondary regulator. I spent extra care to make sure all my fittings were sealed before final install. Since the taps are remote from the keezer, I placed a small glycol reservoir in the unused space that can keep the beer lines cool on their way to the taps. An Inkbird controller keeps optimum beer temperature.
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution
ARTWORK
Designing labels for our latest brews makes sharing them that much more enjoyable! Check out some of favorites here.
Zonut Brewing is a home brewery for personal consumption. There is no production for sale or distribution