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So far I have the frame welded and started working on mounting the banjo burners with heat shields. Sorry about the sideways photo, I don't know how to rotate it yet.

Regarding the basket idea I'm still toying with that notion. I am currently building a 3 vessel design, which I posted an image of today, which has two keggles, an igloo mash tun, and the ferminator not shown in the image. That is what I'll have and may go to the brew in a basket approach...

Here is what I intended to do initially, a 3 vessel rig. I have the frame welded together with casters, and the keggles outfitted with couplings, valves, sight glass, and the hinged base. I'll post some photos next.

The original intent of the middle space was for a mash tun that would be well below the heat wash from the burners. I'm now thinking of using that space to store my fermenter. I can go either way with this design.

I'm not 100% convinced to go with the Brew in a Basket approach, so I can still do a 3 vessel approach.

Any one have experience with Brewing in a Basket, using only one vessel for mashing, sparging, and brewing? Grains in the basket initially, then dumping the grains and brewing with hops in the basket.

Regarding pulling the basket, I plan on using the basket for mashing/sparging grains, and then dumping and using the basket again for brewing (boiling) the wort....the basket would hold the leaf hops...therefore I would not pull it. Regarding the 2nd keggle, I built the steel frame with a 3...

Thanks I'll look into that before I buy the basket......my basket will be almost the same diameter as the keggle, much bigger than typical spiders I think.

Well I've been toying with this design and collecting parts for a couple of years and finally started building it. Here is the Sketchup design I'm working to. I can add pics if anyone is interested or has questions. I'm open to suggestions too. So far I have the steel frame welded and the...

I've decided I like to dry hop with free floating whole leaf hops in my Blichmann 14.5 Gallon conical fermenter, sooooo.....anybody out there ever do this using a hop screen that fits over the end of the 1/2 inch racking arm? (no bags, etc for me) There is a screen available that is 7/16 inch...

This my design that I have not built yet. It will allow gravity or pump feed. I may use 2 inch steel vs the 1.5 inch shown in the drawing. Any feedback from experienced stand brewers on this would be appreciated.

I planted three varieties as rhizomes in April (Tettnanger, Cascade, and Kent Goldings). Not sure if they can take the heat, but so far they look happy. Anyone else out there trying this in LV, or another very hot area?

What do you use for water when making ales? What do you use when making lagers? I'm buying "Spring Water" and using that. Any information you could pass on would be greatly appreciated. I've been thinking about buying a charcoal filter and tinkering with balancing the chemical...

After everything I have read I've concluded that I'll simply leave my lager alone for a couple of weeks at fermentation temperature (50 F) after signs of fermentation are gone (no bubbles in airlock). I'll taste it after that and if I detect diacetyl then I'll let it sit another week and taste...

Anyone out there from Las Vegas actually treating their tap water for all grain brewing? If so, what did you do and why? Were you successful? My plan is to charcoal filter for Chlorine (and other junk) versus simply boiling, and to use the pH stabilizer for mashing as PlainJay recommends. I'm...

Just started all grain brewing. 1st batch was a Ranger IPA clone. Not bad. I understand I might consider treating the tap water. Charcoal filter for the Chlorine and PH balancer due to the tap water hardness. Anybody out there have experience with this, and recommendations?