fold up brewstand vs hidden brew stand?

so i'm looking to build a single tier stand for All Grain, but i don't really have the dedicated space to store something that large. i'm toying with the idea of going collapsible, but haven't seen any threads on this. does anyone know if it's been done (well) before? plans? examples? reasons not to go down this road?

if i can't get a suitable design for something collapsible it's going to have to "transform" into an outdoor patio table or something so we can drink homebrew on it

My vote is for hidden(if you have the room) mainly because if you run collapsable, you're still going to have to come up with storage for everything.

I always thought it would be great to build an outdoor bench with a removable or hinged seat to hide the burners/pumps. Wouldn't be too hard to design somethign like that.

Jawbox0 said:

My vote is for hidden(if you have the room) mainly because if you run collapsable, you're still going to have to come up with storage for everything.

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yeah, hidden under a table means i can put the keggles and everything underneath...

I'd totally rip this off if I were you... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-new-brew-system-brutus-10-some-nice-modifications-172927/. Easy enough to throw a table top or something over it to get the most of your space.

oh dear is that is a sexy rig.

Let me know what you decide upon, when it is completed I will drive by and check it out. I am planning on building something this winter.

Thirteen said:

I'd totally rip this off if I were you... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-new-brew-system-brutus-10-some-nice-modifications-172927/. Easy enough to throw a table top or something over it to get the most of your space.

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+1 on that right there. This is your best bet. You can store things in the keggles, and the keggles are stored within the rig. You can not get a better way of storing a single-tier rig.

single tier + table top seems like a winner...

slakwhere said:

single tier + table top seems like a winner...

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That's the route I'm planning for my new rig. Going electric though so I can brew year round in the comfort of my basement as opposed to outside in -20º. I'd like to store it under the bar but that space is reserved for a couple of chest freezers for a keezer and fermentation. Will just need to build a nice cabinet that I can roll it in and out of.

What about something like this.
I have one and it works great. I am in the process of mounting a pump within the main section. While there is no space to hold the kettles and MT, I find that those are easily stashed elsewhere. I also have a place scoped out to mount the in-near-future RIMS

Jason


https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/viable-option-stand-review-w-pics-103082/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/please-vote-quest-ultimate-portable-brewery-127359/
(post #21 for a picture)

that's a cool little stand for portability... but i kind of like the idea of single tier over a 3 tier system.

I went the fold up route. There just wasn't enough room at my place for a more permanent solution.

Mine is not single-tier, but it does take up VERY little space in my garage. See link in sig.

is there heat on your HLT? can't see it in the pics... that's a pretty small footprint!

Xakk said:

I went the fold up route. There just wasn't enough room at my place for a more permanent solution.

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Yep.

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