Christopher,
I don't think we still have our drawings, but we have a circa 2009 NSI brewhouse, and we had to rebuild the lauter gearbox once. It has been a while, but I remember we raised the lauter as high as it would go, then put blocks under the rakes and ratchet-strapped it up through the vent hole so it would stay in place. Then you undo the bolts holding the lauter shaft to the gearbox shaft. If the lauter shaft hasn't rusted to the gearbox shaft, you should be able to then lower the gearbox and the two shafts will separate. Once that is done, you can unbolt the gearbox from its mounting plate, remove it, and have it repaired. We went to a local electric motor shop, who disassembled it and replaced all the bearings and seals. It was a big job, for sure, but it's doable.
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Linus Hall
Brewmaster; Assistant Brewmaster; Brewing Supervisor
Yazoo Brewing
Madison TN
(615) 981-4649
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-02-2026 09:08
From: Christopher Leonard
Subject: Newlands Brewhouse - Lauter Gearbox
Anyone out there with a Newlands Brewhouse (ours is circa 2014, bought/installed new) that has had to pull the lauter shaft and replace and/or rebuild the gearbox? We have no drawings/instructions on how to do this, nor has anyone been able to find any to help us work through this. It seems like a daunting task, but we have no choice but to figure it out. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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Christopher Leonard
Heavy Seas Beer
Baltimore MD
(410) 247-7822
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