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First brew day down with the new rig, more of a success than it had a right to be. Stand worked pretty much flawlessly. Only problems were getting all the jets to ignite under the MLT, the flame jumping to the jet opening of the MLT (scares the bejeesus out of you), and the pilot spark arcing...

No, this was with all valves turned down to the bare minimum. Wasn't trying to burn through gas, only testing to show they all work. Believe me, I turned the valves open for a bit and there were serious BTU's being put out. Started seeing strong condensation on my LP tank within 2-3 minutes...

Down to the wire! Got nine guys coming over to brew tomorrow morning and just got the last third of my gas hardware in the mail at 4:30pm. It's now 10pm and we have...FIRE! Wasn't working on it that whole time, probably took about 2 hours to finish and check for leaks. Got it ghetto-rigged...

I'm literally going through this same thing myself for the past few days and only found resolution today (I hope). Plumbing three BG-14's to my brand new stand (still in progress). I got my stuff (mostly) from www.gashosesandregulators.com. Not a plug, in fact I think I overpayed by a bit...

Also, in the pics above I took the valve and flexible tubing off the third feed to have with me at the store in case you're wondering why it's different. Forgot to mention I plan on securing the pipe to the back of the forward cross member and running the feeds up through the diamond plate...

Now the problem is running the gas. I've got the 1/2" black water pipe all set up...everything else is questionable. So it's 1/2" BWP to the ball valves (see pics). From there I have 12" flexible gas hoses from HD. The ends are M/F 1/2" flares, depending on if the adapter is in place. That...

Well this is just silly. HBT refuses to post pictures in any orientation other than the original shot, regardless what correction has been done? I took these on my phone's camera, which is agnostic what direction is up. I even deleted the shots, rotated them on my computer, and re-uploaded...

Well, as she sits she's brewable! :ban: Let me tell you, those wind screens were BY FAR the suckiest, crappiest, most frustrating, cursable, MF GD SOB PITA's of the whole build. I am so glad I went with only 22 guage steel. They're non-structural and non-weight bearing which is what led to...

Do you plan on grinding the joint down to smooth and flush it so it is "sanitary"? I'm not making a suggestion, really asking if that is the thing to do or not. Unfortunately I've already gone threaded on all my bulkheads or I think I'd do this.

Kuckoo, I actually plan on skipping the control portion, at least for now. I have a Blichmann Tower of Power (don't roll your eyes, I got a can't-pass-this-up deal on it) which I built on it's own stand for my MLT temp control. I also only plan on using a single pump which is controlled via...

The plans are here: http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/14085118/1257679793/name/Brutus.pdf Since they are available easily and directly with a Google search I don't think there's any problem with posting the link. If there is someone let me know and I'll take it down. Otherwise I'll be raising a...

How is that paint heat-wise? I mean damn that looks sick but are you afraid it'll go up in smoke around the burners? There's a place locally that will powder coat mine for about $100 (including prep)...having a tough time weighing not having to mess around with all that grinding and painting...

Big day yesterday. Welder was working well though the wire spool was wound poorly and kept binding up on the near side. Got all the burners mounted, installed the rest of the stand-offs, and fixed some welds. Really pushing the limits of my welder with the 1/2" bar stock...LOTS of preheating...

ColoHox, I have three sheets of stainless, 6"x40", 22 guage that I rolled into semi-circles (used the top of my leg as the bending press). I'll drill corresponding holes in the sheet and they will slot between the burners and the mounting brackets to be secured by those bolts. Right now there...

Day Six. Wasn't even really planning on working on the stand today but had the opportunity. This was probably my most productive day yet. I figured out the wire feed problem...turns out the welder is especially sensitive to the length of the wire tip and how close you hold the nozzle to the...

Fifth day. Spent the whole day fabricating mounting brackets for the burners. Started with a 2" x 1/8" x 60" flat sheet, clamped it over the brew stand, hammered the curves in, cut it off, and moved on to the next section. Seems to work out decently well, keeps everything pretty far removed...

Day Four. Lots and lots and lots of welder problems again today. Just won't feed wire while I'm welding. Might happen right at the start or even during a bead. Still can't find that gremlin. Got the top cross supports in place and that was about it. Also had to run for a second bottle of...

Oops, sorry, this is actually Day 3 now. Got a lot done including grinding down some welds to see what that was all about. Turns out way back in my mind I remembered something about the welds being much tougher than the base metal. Holy crap is that the truth! Was like eating fresh bread...

Now moving into Day 3. Started having a LOT of problems with the welder not feeding wire through. One issue was backlash on the spool which, while annoying, was easily fixed. The other issue just made no sense...while not welding I could pull the trigger and wire would pay out just fine. As...

This was by necessity a garage floor build. Bad thing is we don't have the amperage in there so I had to run a 50' 12/3 extension cord outside to the back of the house, through a basement window, and plug into the washer/dryer circuit. The good part of this super cold spring was the extra...