Recent content by TerraNova

Finally someone said it.

You may not want to put your name address and phone number on the internet. Cool pup though. Great name.

A thing of beauty.

I concur. I ordered a long, specific list of random parts, fittings, tubing, and a pump. Everything came as ordered and in perfect condition. All was packaged well and arrived faster than a order that I made from Northern Brewer (a unique item that I have only been able to find there)...

The fittings will hold it together for the weight you are talking about (3bbl). You can always drill into the solid parts and bolt on extra fittings if you are really concerned. The best thing though is to make sure engineer it properly. Make sure your top rails have columns underneath (so the...

The strut will support a 3bbl system if you build in support columns to help with the load. It really is every bit as strong as 11 ga tubing. Platt has locations for pick up, but nothing in SoCal. Locations I want to like Grainger...but they ALWAYS kill me on the price. Good luck with your...

I ended up getting mine from a mom and pop electrical supply shop sort of close to me. I say sort of because a bad traffic jam cost me in gas all i saved by finding it locally and going to pick it up. The shop was so small that they gave me a deal just to get rid of all of their last...

Yes, I have mine cut and am waiting on more funds to complete my rig. Also, even if you paint over galvanized the zinc will cook and melt under the paint making both come off with various drawbacks. Still, like the OP said, he is basically planning this on being a stand that he will use...

The problem with these is that you can really easily scratch the glass around the opening of the carboy with the spinning metal rod that is going thru it. Trying to keep the metal from touching the glass with this is like playing the game Operation with a power drill and holding it in place...

You putting casters on it? Any plans to cover the pumps? Can you post dimensions? Even just in text (no diagram needed) I ask so that I can steal any good ideas. :o)

There really is no answer to that question. If you have to clean them first there are DIY projects that can cycle cleaning/sanitizing/drying into an easy step. You also have to account for space, cost, etc.

Super awesome. I am mid build on my solid strut stainless stand but am stuck due to funds and redesigns. Yours is a work of beauty. Every bit as aesthetically pleasing as a welded stand but easier and potentially cheaper. Plus it can be easily modified. NICELY DONE! I love homebrew porn like...

I really think this is broken logic. In a commercial beer batch of say 900 lbs of grain, the entire weight of that grain bill would not be focused onto any single grain. It would be dispersed evenly across the mash tun. The weight of the grain on the geographic north side if a 900 lb grain bed...

Yes, it CAN be done. I have seen it first hand. But, it is a pain. Flow rate is slow and hard to adjust. And you leave any wort in the CFC once the feeding vessel is empty (lame on a small batch). I thought the whole point of building a rig is to streamline and make as many things as possible...

It seems to work for many, many people. So I could be overly paranoid. Good luck, your set up is SWEET!