My Brew Build - Elm Street Brewery - Part 5 - The Stand and Setup

Hi everyone,

Welcome to Part 5.

The previous posts are:

Part 1 - Introduction
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-brew-build-elm-street-brewery-part-1-introduction-129652/

Part 2 - The Grain Mill
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-brew-build-elm-street-brewery-part-2-grain-mill-129770/

Part 3 - The Mash/LauterTun
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-brew-build-elm-street-brewery-part-3-mash-lautertun-129913/

Part 4 - The HLT and Keggle
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-brew-build-elm-street-brewery-part-4-hlt-keggle-130091/


I decided to make my brewstand from wood. I have seen some awesome brewstands made from metal but I am no welder. So when I saw people using wood I thought that was the way to go. I can cut wood and hammer a nail so it seemed logical, plus the cost was much cheaper.

I used simpson-strong-ties to put it all together, while modifying a basic design they had on their website.

Here's a pic showing the start of construction:



Here's the stand completely finished, but before staining:



Here's the stand finished and stained with all the pieces in place. Two outdoor burners, both with their own propane tanks:



A closer pic of the setup, this time with the march pump extended from below the shelf:



And my favorite feature, my nifty paddle holder!!!:

And this is the way I'm going with mine! Looks really really great. Did you use any water-proofing? I'd like to feel ok about spraying mine down.

DarkSide said:

I decided to make my brewstand from wood. I have seen some awesome brewstands made from metal but I am no welder. So when I saw people using wood I thought that was the way to go. I can cut wood and hammer a nail so it seemed logical, plus the cost was much cheaper.

I used simpson-strong-ties to put it all together, while modifying a basic design they had on their website.

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Here I thought I was going to see fine mortise and tennon joinery. Just kidding, everything is looking very good and also very strong. Great job so far. I really like how you documented your build.

Very nice! Where did you get those strong-ties?

Home Depot in Canada.

Here's the Strong-Tie website

http://www.strongtie.com/