Verloc5150
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So I'd been looking to go all grain for a while now. A few months ago, I got a nice phone call from dad saying he'd laid his hands on a pump skid that his work was throwing out, and could I think of any use for a hundred linear feet or so of 304 stainless angle of various sizes.
"Why yes Pop, yes I can. "
So, we got to planning, cutting steel, and welding.
First weekend's work:
Partially completed frame, with uprights done. The larger area is where the Hot Liquor Tank and Boil Kettle will go once we frame in the rest of the part where we've got the angle halfway up. The other section will be for the mash tank mounted on a tippy-dump.
Second weekend's work:
Platform framed in and banjos mounted.
Closeup of how the HLT and boil kettle are going to sit. The offset is because we'd originally based our measurements on a flat-walled keggle, but I got a screamin' deal on some older barrel shaped kegs. Unfortunately Pops had already got the frame cut and partially welded before I told him about the dimension change on our keggles, so we had to adapt our design and offset the tanks. It'll make plumbing a bit more of a challenge, but should be doable.
Sideview of the stand and Pops. You can just make out the mash tank keggle peeking out there. Next step is to fabricate the tippy-dump and get him mounted, then it's time for pumps and plumbing.
"Why yes Pop, yes I can. "
So, we got to planning, cutting steel, and welding.
First weekend's work:
Partially completed frame, with uprights done. The larger area is where the Hot Liquor Tank and Boil Kettle will go once we frame in the rest of the part where we've got the angle halfway up. The other section will be for the mash tank mounted on a tippy-dump.
Second weekend's work:
Platform framed in and banjos mounted.
Closeup of how the HLT and boil kettle are going to sit. The offset is because we'd originally based our measurements on a flat-walled keggle, but I got a screamin' deal on some older barrel shaped kegs. Unfortunately Pops had already got the frame cut and partially welded before I told him about the dimension change on our keggles, so we had to adapt our design and offset the tanks. It'll make plumbing a bit more of a challenge, but should be doable.
Sideview of the stand and Pops. You can just make out the mash tank keggle peeking out there. Next step is to fabricate the tippy-dump and get him mounted, then it's time for pumps and plumbing.