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Here is my brew rig in progress of being built. I still need to mount and plumb in the burners. I also need to mount the pumps and plate chiller. I have decided to take the center support out and split it on either side of the MT so I can put some drawers in there. The Ceramic tiles under the BK and HLT are removable but will be in when it is in storage. It is nice to be able to use it for serving beer at parties as well.



The BK is a 15.5 Gallon Bayou classic and the HLT is 12 Gallon.

Jerico said:

Here is my brew rig in progress of being built. I still need to mount and plumb in the burners.

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Looks pretty sweet Jerico. I'm in the process of building my own wood stand which is fairly similar to yours. I like the dual purpose tile action on the top, good call. We'll have to compare notes once I get a little further in.

Can do BIAB with a 10 gallon batch or batch sparge in cooler for 20 gallon batch. Uses 2x5500 watt elements and that is just right - not overkill. 25 gallon kettle here but 30 gallon would be better.

Brew Haas, we have similar rigs. Also, is that a Pantera?

Cool. Yeah. 1973.
Let's see your rig.

Yes, I know, I'm a 'professional', but I'm still proud of the equipment we build.
BCS 462, Wash Down Duty Touch Screen and Keyboard. Motorized ball valves, 3 5 series march pumps, electric cable winch dump unit. Wash down flange bearings, aircraft aluminum shaft supports, etc. etc. etc. 65 gallon kettles, fully automated 23 tip NG jet burners. Customer named this 'Scarlett Brewhaunson'

This unit is on it's way to Ohio as I type.

Pretty sick brew porn

OneHoppyGuy said:

Yes, I know, I'm a 'professional', but I'm still proud of the equipment we build.
BCS 462, Wash Down Duty Touch Screen and Keyboard. Motorized ball valves, 3 5 series march pumps, electric cable winch dump unit. Wash down flange bearings, aircraft aluminum shaft supports, etc. etc. etc. 65 gallon kettles, fully automated 23 tip NG jet burners. Customer named this 'Scarlett Brewhaunson'

This unit is on it's way to Ohio as I type.

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Cost?

Love the red dude! Makes it pop nicely.

mattd2 said:

Cost?

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a lot...

allclene said:

Love the red dude! Makes it pop nicely.

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Our powder coater said it was the most beautiful red he'd seen in his 20 years of business.

If you live in the area, check out Steve's new pub when it opens.

Here is mine that I just finished, while it's missing a few things, the first brew went extremely smooth. I kind of sort of stole the design from a photo OneHoppyGuy posted.

BrokenDog said:

Here is mine that I just finished, while it's missing a few things, the first brew went extremely smooth. I kind of sort of stole the design from a photo OneHoppyGuy posted.

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Imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Looks great!!

BrokenDog said:

Here is mine that I just finished, while it's missing a few things, the first brew went extremely smooth. I kind of sort of stole the design from a photo OneHoppyGuy posted.

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Where did you get those gas tee valves? Or are they multiple parts? Looks clean.

SpentGrains said:

Where did you get those gas tee valves? Or are they multiple parts? Looks clean.

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The needle valves are the ones sold on Bayou Classics website. The orifices and hoses I sourced locally.

My HERMS system when I brewed with it for the first time a couple weeks back. Got a lot of ideas from here.

Here's my latest rig:

BrokenDog said:

Here is mine that I just finished, while it's missing a few things, the first brew went extremely smooth. I kind of sort of stole the design from a photo OneHoppyGuy posted.

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Wait! Is that a burlap bag hanging over a lit burner? Homeowners insurance paid up? :cross:

Irrenarzt said:

Here's my latest rig:

http://s49.photobucket.com/user/Smoooth69/media/photo-1-2_zps8fb3919d.jpg.html

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Love dales pale ale and deadhead stickers.

AnOldUR said:

Wait! Is that a burlap bag hanging over a lit burner? Homeowners insurance paid up? :cross:

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Haha, just the left over from my shrub rap and the burners were barely lit.

Here is my brew stand. I have done some upgrading since starting. Now I am going to be running two 5500w elements instead of propane. No HERMS yet, but will be adding that soon.

Here's mine. Almost finished.

scotprice said:

Here is my brew stand. I have done some upgrading since starting. Now I am going to be running two 5500w elements instead of propane. No HERMS yet, but will be adding that soon.

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What material did you use for the stand and what paint?

I used the zinc galvanized plated slotted angle from Lowes. For the paint I used two coats of self etching primer, then the top coat is RustOleum Engine Enamel.

I have been out of commission since last October but I'm happy to report I am nearly back up and running again! Here is the updated setup. All I can say is boy if I knew what I know now I would saved myself a lot of money, time and aggravation! My best piece of advice for anyone here building a rig is do a LOT of homework and be careful who you get help from.

jcaudill said:

i have been out of commission since last october but i'm happy to report i am nearly back up and running again! Here is the updated setup. All i can say is boy if i knew what i know now i would saved myself a lot of money, time and aggravation! My best piece of advice for anyone here building a rig is do a lot of homework and be careful who you get help from.

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awesome!!!!

jcaudill said:

I have been out of commission since last October but I'm happy to report I am nearly back up and running again! Here is the updated setup. All I can say is boy if I knew what I know now I would saved myself a lot of money, time and aggravation! My best piece of advice for anyone here building a rig is do a LOT of homework and be careful who you get help from.

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Care to share what happened? To help the rest of us not end up the same.

mattd2 said:

Care to share what happened? To help the rest of us not end up the same.

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Honestly I could probably write a book I'll try and rekindle the post I had on here with the rig info.

I would say the biggest lesson was in the gas system. My original rail I went the typical route of black pipe and valves and fittings and such but I just took advice from someone else on what to purchase. Come to find out they really didn't fully understand what they had me ordering and I ended up with this crazy mix of high and low pressure stuff that just caused all kinds of headaches. That and I got fitting crazy because it looked cool and didn't stop to think about all the unnecessary crap I was adding that would rob me of btu's.

I'll elaborate on my thread when I can find it and come back here and link it!

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This is about 90% complete. Adding a shelf to it, mounting a 2' x 4' back board to mount some hangers for potable hoses and a 2-stage camper filter, putting a couple coats of Thompson honey gold tinted water sealer, and finally putting some flashing down on the decks.

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OK, here it is at about 98%. I'm getting a 20 gallon BoilerMaker as an HLT the first weekend in June, but this is how it's rolling for this weekend's brew day.

jcaudill said:

I have been out of commission since last October but I'm happy to report I am nearly back up and running again! Here is the updated setup. All I can say is boy if I knew what I know now I would saved myself a lot of money, time and aggravation! My best piece of advice for anyone here building a rig is do a LOT of homework and be careful who you get help from.

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That looks awesome! Is that a kit or did you piece it together? Do you have some sort of "parts list" that I can work off of?

I pieced this together - I am not aware of any kits! Although there are some vendors who will sell you the whole thing ready to go.

I will try to put together a parts list but it may take me a bit of time as I'm focused on getting some beer in the fermenter. Stay tuned!

jcaudill said:

I pieced this together - I am not aware of any kits! Although there are some vendors who will sell you the whole thing ready to go.

I will try to put together a parts list but it may take me a bit of time as I'm focused on getting some beer in the fermenter. Stay tuned!

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That sir, is a fine looking brew rig. Prost

Indeed. Fine looking rig.

Here is the system I just finished. The control panel swings to the right for storage. The system runs on the house natural gas feed. The HLT and Rims system are automated. Here it is almost complete.



Here it is after connections and testing were complete.




Here is a better shot of the control panel.

KBVC,
Very nice looking rig, do you have any clear shots of the RIMS?

Thanks,
-G

Almost done

HDIr0n said:

KBVC,
Very nice looking rig, do you have any clear shots of the RIMS?

Thanks,
-G

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I will get a shot of it today and post later.

Keith

Here is a shot of my rims tube. It is essentially the same design as the one in this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/rims-dummies-114997/



I did add this to house the element and allow me to remove it easily for cleaning.http://www.brewershardware.com/2-Tri-Clover-X-1-NPS-Element-Adapter.html The element connects to the rest of the tube with a Tri-clover fitting.

Just got the 2 stands built tonight.

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rjbank said:

just got the 2 stands built tonight.

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