Angram enclosure

When I originally got my Angram pump I just threw together a wood enclosure so i'd have a way to use the beer engine. The way it's supposed to be installed it clamped on the inside of a bar. While we have a kitchen bar, it didn't suit itself and the place where i could have mounted it was too far away from the kegerator. So it was clear from day one that I'd build a custom enclosure and I knew I wanted it to fit visually with the look of the beer engine.

This weekend, my cask conditioned IPA is finally ready and so is the new enclosure.

This is a picture of the quick fix box on the right and the new box, milled from 2" oak on left.

A closer look at the just assembled, unstained enclosure.

Stained, varnished and installed in its final location on top of the wine fridge next to the kegerator.

Detail of the fit of the beer engine in the enclosuse. Because of the clamps protruding from the side of the Angram, I had to cut fairly deep rails to let me slide it into the enclosure.

Detail of the wood grain and finish comparison of the enclosure and the Angram's own wood cap.

Oaked Bitter

A new experiment.

Steep (30 minutes @ 160F)

• 1# British Crystal (about 80L)
  
• 1/4# Victory
  
• 1/4# Special B
  
• 1/4# Biscuit
  

Boil (60 minutes)

• 6# light malt extract syrup
  

Bittering hops (60 minutes)

• 1 oz. Columbus
  
• 1 oz. Galena
  

Boil (15 minutes)

• 2 tbs Irish Moss
  

Flavoring hops (1 minute)

• 2 oz Kent Golding
  

Boil (0 minutes)

• 1# dark brown sugar
  

Fermenation

• White Labs English Ale yeast
  
• 4 oz. Lightly Toasted Oak chips