Deployed and miss brewing

Well, I've been in the 'Stan for about a month and the bug has got me. I miss brewing so much that I almost crave it. I'm left thinking through my brew processes and pretending that I'm brewing. All I can think about it is upgrading my setup and building a new rig. This deployment is going to take forever! At least in the end I should have enough cash saved up to build a nice new single teir. Does anyone have any good ideas? Maybe someone can point me in the direction of some good builds so I can print them off during my limited time on the internet. Thanks everyone!!!

Step one: Browse the DIY subforum daily.
Step two: Spend ALL your money the week you get back.

iijakii said:

Step one: Browse the DIY subforum daily.
Step two: Spend ALL your money the week you get back.

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Step 2 isn't a problem for most people coming off deployment.

I came back from Iraq with about $15k. $5K went towards my car, $5K went towards 2 weeks in Ukraine (best vacation EVER!), and the rest went to student loan and credit card debt.

All that within about a 1 month span.

Oh, I also spent quite a bit Halloween weekend in Vegas.

Good times.

Got it! I'm not sure if I'll come back with that much. I've got a wife and kid at home so I don't get to save as much as I would like. I also tend to put myself way in debt before I leave. Then I have to spend the 7 months digging myself back out!

If you want to build, you'll have to give us a better idea of what you want to do. There are a lot of different types of systems.

I know how you feel man. I've been here 6 months and miss brewing beer more than I miss drinking it. Good luck during your time here and may you brew many fine beers when you return.

Ya know... I'm not sure exactly what I want to do. I know I want to build some sort of single teir system with a pump or 2 running off propane (for now). I think I want to avoid having to buy a bunch of new equipment. My orange cooler and Bayou Classic SS pot work just fine. I don't know... This just gives me something to dream about for a while. I've got 6 months before I'm out of here so I've got plenty of time to plan.

Thanks for your service Athos! If it wasn't a punishable offense, I'd start brewing in my tent. Maybe some Apfelwien..... >

thank you all for your service....stay safe

I'd start by GIS single tier brew stands and look at the images. Most of them seem to be located at some site called homebrewtalk.com. I don't think you can search the HBT images directly though.