Updated drawings.
Its 93" long without the shelf and 11' 4" long with it. With the grain mill attached, its 12' 4" long.
Basically, what I hope to do is back a vehicle out of the garage, wheel this in, fold it out, set up the vessels, hook up the hoses and start brewing. The stand is designed so that everything is accessible from the front, so it could be backed right up to a wall (with a gap so it doesn't start a fire) when in use, taking up as little space as possible.
Its been designed so that nothing sits on the floor while brewing, meaning that it could be moved in the middle of a brew session. My old stand had a flip out shelf that relied on a leg that sat on the floor when out. It was a pain to move in the middle of a brew session.
Its 74" from the heat shield wall beside the mash tun to the end of the shelf. 30 inches of that is sink, but its better than having no table area at all.
The longer sink is going to allow for a bit more storage room on the lower shelf. The shelf under the burners will be entirely full with vessels when in storage.
The fawcet isn't drawn, but it goes right in line with the sink divider, so its now beside the hot water heater controls, instead of in front of them, which is a good thing.
When the vessels are in storage on the lower shelf, the side shelf will sit over the burners creating a work area without folding anything out. I'm hoping with hot water and a sink its a nice set up for racking and kegging. If it is, I can do all that in the garage too, which will make my wife pretty happy.
This thing is more than a brew stand. Its also a brewing work center. Its not as nice as a dedicated room in the house, but given I don't have a room in the house its the best I can do.
The sink holds 9x17x30/231 = 19.8 gallons when full. Say 15 gallons max in use. Sink (15 gallons) + mash tun (15 gallons) + first boil kettle (10 gallons) + second boil kettle (15 gallons) = 55 gallons of usable liquid capacity on the stand. 55 x 8.33 lbs/gallon = 458 pounds of liquid, plus the gear on the stand.
That is a load of about 150 pounds per long tube. I'm glad I went with 2 x 2 tubing instead of 1.5 x 1.5 tubing.
I can't wait to use this thing.
Its 93" long without the shelf and 11' 4" long with it. With the grain mill attached, its 12' 4" long.
Basically, what I hope to do is back a vehicle out of the garage, wheel this in, fold it out, set up the vessels, hook up the hoses and start brewing. The stand is designed so that everything is accessible from the front, so it could be backed right up to a wall (with a gap so it doesn't start a fire) when in use, taking up as little space as possible.
Its been designed so that nothing sits on the floor while brewing, meaning that it could be moved in the middle of a brew session. My old stand had a flip out shelf that relied on a leg that sat on the floor when out. It was a pain to move in the middle of a brew session.
Its 74" from the heat shield wall beside the mash tun to the end of the shelf. 30 inches of that is sink, but its better than having no table area at all.
The longer sink is going to allow for a bit more storage room on the lower shelf. The shelf under the burners will be entirely full with vessels when in storage.
The fawcet isn't drawn, but it goes right in line with the sink divider, so its now beside the hot water heater controls, instead of in front of them, which is a good thing.
When the vessels are in storage on the lower shelf, the side shelf will sit over the burners creating a work area without folding anything out. I'm hoping with hot water and a sink its a nice set up for racking and kegging. If it is, I can do all that in the garage too, which will make my wife pretty happy.
This thing is more than a brew stand. Its also a brewing work center. Its not as nice as a dedicated room in the house, but given I don't have a room in the house its the best I can do.
The sink holds 9x17x30/231 = 19.8 gallons when full. Say 15 gallons max in use. Sink (15 gallons) + mash tun (15 gallons) + first boil kettle (10 gallons) + second boil kettle (15 gallons) = 55 gallons of usable liquid capacity on the stand. 55 x 8.33 lbs/gallon = 458 pounds of liquid, plus the gear on the stand.
That is a load of about 150 pounds per long tube. I'm glad I went with 2 x 2 tubing instead of 1.5 x 1.5 tubing.
I can't wait to use this thing.