Need to Plumb my new Single Tier (Brutus 10 Style) ANY SUGGESTIONS? - Page 4

BrewVegas · 12-02-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewVegas

I have framed up my single tier out of 1.5" square tubing. I want to phase into a full blown control panel setup with all the bells and whistles. But, I want to make sure I plumb the gas right the first time.

I have (3) 55,000 BTU burners and have yet to weld into place the cross bars to support the kegs and burner brackets. I want to eventually have a control panel on the right side of the stand with all three gas burner controls underneath it.

I would like to add an auto starting feature to the burner (thermostat + ignitor?), but don't know where to start. How do I incorporate a temperature control that would start/stop each burner once set to a specefic temp?

You can see my previous attempt in the background. I tried to save money and make a stand out of fence tubing from Lowe's. I intended to paint over the galvanized steel to prevent the fumes from burning the galvanized steel (welders cough). It was a lost cause so I abandoned ship. It was good practice tube notching, but a waste of money.

Here are some follow-up pix on my build:

Here is a picture of the water chiller that I got for free this weekend.

Here are some pictures of the single tier stand that I am building:

BrewVegas · 01-22-2009, 11:21 PM

I've decided to post pictures of my build on this thread I started so people can see the the outcome of the various topics discussed.

Here is the 1.25" squre tubing that I started off with

BrewVegas · 01-22-2009, 11:21 PM

BrewVegas · 01-22-2009, 11:24 PM

BrewVegas · 01-22-2009, 11:26 PM

This was a pretty neat propane indicator LED that I got from Lowe's.

**Cape Brewing** · 01-27-2009, 02:23 PM

Don't know if you're considering solenoid valves for the flow of lquid through the rig as well but I just found ones one EBay that are working extremely well for my rig.

The guy has a ton of different kinds.

I went with 1" port, viton seal (heat resistant up to 270 degrees) with 110V coils. They have 1/2 orifices in them and when open, let everything flow through perfectly.

I'm not trying to sell anything and I don't know the guy at all... I just relaly like the valves and they're a really decent price for solenoids.

If you're interested, you have to touch base with the guy and let him know you want the 110V coil and viton seal... they don't cost extra.

Electric Solenoid Valve 1" 24-VDC, Water, Diesel (B21N) - eBay (item 300284294312 end time Jan-31-09 20:37:11 PST)

BrewVegas · 01-28-2009, 10:53 PM

Thanks for the link!

Skins_Brew · 01-28-2009, 11:08 PM

I am curious about that water chiller. Is that thing designed to handle boiling temps?

BrewVegas · 01-28-2009, 11:28 PM

I haven't hooked it up yet, but as per someone else's suggestion on HBT, I will probably hook it up to recirculate in the HLT during the boil to chill that water, then circulate that water throught the CF chiller.

I'm still finishing up the build on my single tier and hope to test out the chiller once that is done...probably in about 2-3 weeks.

jawbox · 08-01-2009, 02:55 AM

Which STC valves are you using, and where did you get them?