Single tier questions

nyer · 04-02-2009, 11:22 AM

After seeing al of the new builds going on I decided I have to build a brewstand. I'm in the planning stage and I want to make sure that I can upgrade the stand later.

Right now I'm only planning to use two burners with the ability to add a third later. I also want the ability to add a temp. control in the future. I don't really know what it's called or how it works yet though. I've read a little about love controllers and some kind of valves. I will be using propane and probably hurricane burners. Will they work with temp. control when I update later on?

Is there anything else I should keep in mind while building and welding so I don't screw myself for the future?

The search function doesn't seem to be working very well, can someone point me to a single tier build that uses these controls?

**BargainFittings** · 04-02-2009, 12:01 PM

I would plan for the biggest kettle you can see yourself brewing with. Be sure the width of each burner area is wide enough with a bit of room for future growth.

The controllers will work with the right solenoids to fire the burners. You will need a pilot light or a click start system to ignite the burners. Love controllers can handle this.

Here are some links I found on google
Single tier Home brewery
Single Tier Brewing System Links | CHEM - Circulating Heat Exchanged Mash
TheBitterBrewer.com • View topic - My Single Tier Brew Stand Build
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/single-tier-build-106349/

**Bobby_M** · 04-02-2009, 01:49 PM

I'd recommend that you do as much reading as possible in all the build threads and start listing a bunch of pointed questions. It's hard to give you a one paragraph summary with all the heavy details.

sigmund · 04-02-2009, 04:56 PM

The best thing for you to do is build yourself a brew stand that will do just what you want it to do now and start brewing. If you can weld and fabricate, you can add to it in the future. Without knowing what you truly want to do in the future you'll spend more time now trying to design in things you'll never need, less time brewing and finding out what you really could use to make your stand more brew friendly.

nyer · 04-03-2009, 12:52 AM

Thanks for the info, I printed a bunch of stuff to read while on vacation. I'm more excited to get home from vacation to start welding than I am to go on vacation.

nyer · 04-03-2009, 03:11 PM

I have been reading up on pumps and burners. I'd like to make sure I order the right stuff. Is the pump everyone uses the march 809? How about burners, I was thinking of using the hurricane burners since I'm on propane.

Boerderij_Kabouter · 04-03-2009, 03:18 PM

I highly suggest writing everything down and drawing out your system on paper. I have gone through several iterations of my design and am finally collecting parts for it. My build record (only a design record at this point) is in my sig. I wasted a lot of money on my current setup because I didn't have a clear vision of what I needed. Knowing exactly what you need WILL save you money and you can work out kinks before buying parts.

datamike · 04-03-2009, 05:49 PM

I agree with Kabouter. Figure out as much as you can now, before you buy stuff. Think about electronic controls, wiring, switches, etc. Consider natural gas now. (no more running out of propane, ever!)

I am just finishing my system. It's taken about two months to build, but many months in the planning stage.

Good luck!

BrewDevil Build

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Originally Posted by Boerderij_Kabouter

I highly suggest writing everything down and drawing out your system on paper. I have gone through several iterations of my design and am finally collecting parts for it. My build record (only a design record at this point) is in my sig. I wasted a lot of money on my current setup because I didn't have a clear vision of what I needed. Knowing exactly what you need WILL save you money and you can work out kinks before buying parts.

nyer · 04-03-2009, 06:11 PM

I'm not going electric, I'm building a single tier with 1 pump and 3 burners. I have to use propane because that's what my house runs on. I'm curious what everyone likes for pumps and burners. I want to order them so I can plan the mounting when I weld up the frame.

**Lil' Sparky** · 04-03-2009, 06:15 PM

March pump 809 HS. That's standard issue.

I'm using these cheap $8 cast iron burners and they work great. http://www.agrisupply.com/product.asp?pn=30295

If you hard plumb the burners, you'll want to use an orifice like this one from morebeer. Burner Jet - 1/8 in. x 1 in. | MoreBeer.