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If it is an adjustable regulator, make sure it is in the off position before opening the propane valve. If the regulator is on/open when you crack the propane valve it can mess with the flow. You will have a very low flame that is difficult to adjust. I've run into this a time or two with...

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I just brewed this guy up yesterday. It pushed the limits of my system with 24.5lbs of grain but everything went great. I overshot the OG with 1.130 so this guy is going to be a beast. Hopefully 2 packs of S-05 will beable to handle it. Fermentation is just starting to ramp up this morning...

I only have 2 brews down on this system so far and I'm really happy with the design of the stand. The heat shields seem to be doing their job, the stand stays surprisingly cool, even the upright behind the lower boil kettle tier which I thought would be an issue. My MLT stays nice and cool and...

Here is a link to a post about my super high gravity beer. The picture gallery in the post has some info. the last picture in the gallery has my notes that I kept during the whole process...

Down that way is tough. If you make the hour drive north to Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach we have 2 great places. Lighthouse Beer and Wine is a great bottle shop and Cape Fear Wine and Beer has a great selection on tap and bottle. Front Street Brewery is our local brewpub that has some great...

After 1.5 years of brewing I gained 20+ pounds. In January I started P90X2 and mixed in some Insanity and running and dropped 27 lbs down to 176. I drank very little during the P90X2 time and brewed even less. I'm back on the brewing/drinking wagon now. I just have to keep a close eye on...

Oxygen under pressure plus hydrocarbons leads to fire which leads to explosion in a pressurized system. VERY VERY bad idea!

I am a stand virgin. I pretty much learned everything via this site. 2 months ago I didn't have the slightest clue how to proceed but after reading the vast library of extremely informative posts here, it all clicked and seems pretty straight forward now. By far the most confusing thing was...

I took time over the long weekend and automated the propane system on my HLT and HERMS loop. The system was initially set up as all high pressure propane. I had to replace the burner to be automated and add a low pressure grill regulator in front of the Honeywell valve. After moving the...

I'm new to the fly sparge and was wondering if this is a common method for regulating water height and flow in a gravity system. It is the use of an external standpipe to control water level in the MLT. I drew an awesome picture below to illustrate the method. Basically you set the external...

Can you install a low pressure propane regulator between the HP reg and the low pressure pilot valve?

Brewing a Centennial Blonde on the new rig now. Having never seen or used a system like this and having never fly sparged before, I planned on 70% efficiency, got 82%, nice but not good for the recipe. I'll take it though! Its inline with my old batch sparge method. I'm liking this thing so...

It is stong enough to hold me (175lbs) bouncing on the ends of the supports with no noticeable flex and the base stayed pretty stable. It's some pretty strong steel only cantilevered out 18".

The gas lines came from Home Depot, the valves from Lowes.

I'm 95% done bare bones portion of stand. Did a water test run today and besides the learning curve, all is good. I've learned I need some silicon gloves so I don't burn the **** out of my hands while moving the cam locks/hoses. I probably have to raise and reposition the pump to avoid air...

Thanks for all the kind works everyone! Let's hope function follows form on this one. I'm a week away from completing the build. I have the last bit of parts coming in early next week and I have to build the gas manifold. I was wondering about the heat getting to the second teir, I'll...

Wow this thing is getting expensive, I'm a few hundred over budget already. It doesn't help that I kinked my copper HERMS coil and had to trash it, $70 lost. Now I'm not taking any chances and went with a SS one from stainlessbrewing.com. It was built with 26' of 1.5" square steel tube...

I finally pulled the trigger and started my brewstand. It is a 2-tier propane HERMS system. Parts are slowly trickling in and I hope to give it a water test run next week. My buddy and I just welded it up and painted it yesterday. Today we do the stainless work, shields, logos, and shelves...