Poor Man's Brew Stand

Has anyone purchased and tried one of these? I didn't find any posts in the forums. I may have to do another unaffordable purchase for the sake of science.


http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...ooglebase-_-D28X-_-202483495&locStoreNum=4029

very interested --- kinda seems like a no brainer starting point for a new person wanting to expand and get serious.

Damn - haven't been down that aisle yet!!

Might have to pick that up...

That is EXTREMELY slick for 150 bucks.

pssst: my local Costco has one MUCH beefier for $164. It's the same thing they use to stack pallets to the ceiling with. Check your local Costco first.

That's not necessarily a poor man's brew stand. What I have is more or less a REAL poor man's brewstand. I use 55 gallon barrels with burners placed on top. At 7.50 a barrel, how could I not afford to make a brew stand.

I probably should have tried to find it cheaper, but I just ordered one. I'll post a report when I get it. I was thinking of building a sculpture, but this will give me a great hands-on start so I can figure what I really need in a build. Now I just need a plate chiller and a pump, but those can wait. I have two Penrose kettles ( BK & HLT) and a sanke MT. Looks like I'm in business for some 10gal AG brews!! :whoot:

Well in further search after posting, I was led back to a 2009 post on this site which said DON'T BUY IT!!!! I still would like to take a look at it though.

I would be concerned over the lower BTU ratings of those burners, for our applications. It might do ok for ~5 gallon batches, but I suspect it will take longer to get up to a boil than one of the stand-alone burners.

IMO, you'd be better off getting a solid single burner, and make a platform for it. Even if that's just a table you cover with tile, a cement patio block, or one of the thin BBQ/grill pads you can easily locate.

GatorDad said:

pssst: my local Costco has one MUCH beefier for $164. It's the same thing they use to stack pallets to the ceiling with. Check your local Costco first.

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This?

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...51&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

It looks like the same item.

Or maybe you were referring to something else?

Have a link to that thread?

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/king-kooker-double-burner-164806/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/king-kooker-30-a-133911/

Thanks for the links! Gotta say, nothing definite on why not to buy it, though. Guess I'll have to take one for the team...

Something else...

Rich_S said:

This?

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...51&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

It looks like the same item.

Or maybe you were referring to something else?

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FunkyDung - got photos of your barrel burner?

So I guess I should post an update... I have to say, it's better than I expected. I've used it for 3 brew sessions now and it has done well. Direct fire keg MT on the upper, lower BTU burner ; lower jet burner for HLT then BK. I do have a March pump, which helps. I have to say, for ME, it was worth the $160 to keep brewing while I design a brew stand/sculpture...

Not at the moment ultravista. I'll post one hopefully within the week.