AG without a brewstand

[Lil' Sparky]

OK, so that I'm not being mistaken for stating that you need one, I'm not. Obviously you can get by without one, but...


orfy - that's a tidy setup you've got there. However, my guess is a lot of people don't end up with their HLT waste high. I tried several different jerry-rigged configurations to get my levels right. None of them looked as tidy as Born Brewing Co's (see below), but most had the levels at about the same height as his. I fly sparged exclusively in the past, so my HLT (just a 7 gal bucket w/ spout) was usually pretty full of scalding water and I was having to lift it at least shoulder height - I HATED that, not because I can't but because of the risk of serious burns! And lifting a very full kettle (7.5 gal pot) onto the burner wasn't fun either.

All I'm saying is that a dedicated brew stand has dramatically changed by brewing experience and at a very modest cost. No more contrived setup. No more lifting ANYTHING except my grains up to the MLT. If I had experienced using one earlier in my brewing career, I would've built one long ago!!! My guess is most other brewers out there would too - they just don't know what they're missing.

Cheap painting ladder from Lowe's about $35. Stores flat and is portable for brew days at friends houses.

C'mon, there are other guys on this forum using brew stands. Chime in here so that I know I'm not alone. You know you love your brew stand. Give these guys some reasons why they don't know what they're missing.

 

[The Pol]

Here is my "brew stand"

http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/PolTavern/

Is that considered a stand??

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Here is my "brew stand"

http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u189/PolTavern/

Is that considered a stand??

I guess I could go as far as "brew shelf"

edited: inserted pic of brew shelf for all to see...

 

[Lil' Sparky]

It does have wheels, though, so at least it's a portable brew shelf.

 

[The Pol]

Gotta be able to wheel it outside to brew in the summer!

 

[BierMuncher]

Two tier system and some heavy lifting.



Heat water in big pot.
Pour hot water into MT.
Move emptied pot to lower level. (SWMBO suggests a towel underneath...go figure)
Drain and use smaller pots to heat water for sparging.

Hardest part...carrying that 6 gallons of 160 degree wort out to the garage for the boil. If I get a bigger MLT and a larger pot, I could use the same system and transfer the wort to the kettle in multiple batches.

 

[uglygoat]

we've cobbled together some wooden tables for our 'brew stand'

cost about twenty bucks in lumber and screws.