Anyone have any pictures of the Blichmann "Tower of Power"?

[kedash]

Very cool. Where is that swimming hole located?

Theyre not all bad. This is my favorite swimming hole taken with my HTC phone.

 

[mlwahler]

Any updates on the tower???

 

[bumstigedy]

I think it has been renamed to The Tower of Patience.

 

[Mpez]

Blichmann vaporware?

 

[bja]

Tower of Power? Sounds like an old porn movie.

 

[goosegrease]

Frank Zappa lyric, from Bobby Brown

 

[mpcluever]

I've got a Blichmann Tower of Power in my garage right now... It's kind of making for a distracting day at work.

 

[mlwahler]

Where did u get the tower and how much and what's included

 

[mpcluever]

The homebrew store I work at got one and my friend and I were assigned to test it out. They're not available anywhere yet as I don't think they've even set pricing yet. I've got a post running here
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/got-test-out-tower-power-last-night-325707/

 

[bhaff]

http://www.blichmannengineering.com/TOWER_of_POWER/TOP_Owners_Manual-V1.pdf

Looks great!! I need one.

 

[Markd27]

http://www.blichmannengineering.com/TOWER_of_POWER/TOP_Owners_Manual-V1.pdf

Looks great!! I need one.

Interesting. The gas valves used are pretty small and look possibly cheaper than the large onese I've seen used around here. Anyone know what those valves are?

 

[bumstigedy]

This looks pretty cool.

 

[brewtime]

What is the model number to the ASCO valve!

 

[mpcluever]

I'll check tonight when I get home as to the model number of the valves

 

[brewtime]

That would be great thanks. I like the small footprint they have.

 

[mpcluever]

Here's some pics of the valve

 

[brewtime]

tyried to do a search to purchase the valve. No luck

 

[luhrks]

Those are the ASCO 8261 series. SC or SU means they're UL listed.

 

[Markd27]

They posted the instructional video on their YouTube channel.

 

[mpcluever]

I finally got to brew with this last night. Wrote a short review on a different thread.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/got-test-out-tower-power-last-night-325707/index2.html

 

[Dillonks1]

has anyone heard an update for when the tower of power is going to be available?

Word is first week of June they will be released

 

[kladue]

The "SC" at the beginning of the part number is just the "DIN" connection coil designation that ASCO uses. FWIW, the 8261S series solenoids shown are not rated for gas service, the 8262H models are CSA and FM rated for gas service and have been tested for that use.

 

[Cellarbrau]

This looks like a seriously cool piece of equipment.

 

[lhd7osc]

And here I was all excited that I just found the video..but it’s already been posted.

Let’s hope this comes out soon. It would a great addition to my Top Tier...

Edit: So I just got off the phone with my local homebrew store. They got one in yesterday for demo and testing! They also read off the price listing. Looks like it cost $575 for the control module. Now what I don’t know if that includes the two modules. Meaning, one if for the HLT and the other is the Mash. Let’s hope it’s for both. And the Power Stand is $550 without a pump and $650 with a pump. So about $1,100 out the door...yikes. Also the communication cable cost about $60. I’m guessing that’s for replacement parts. I’d hate for someone to have to pay for all that, then pay another $120 for two communication cables to connect to your HLT and Mash.

That’s all the news I have about it....I have to say, I’m excited. But I payed about $1,500 for Top Tier (with kettles and mash) Now add another $1,500 for this....I’m sure for that price of almost $3,000 I could have gotten something way cooler that will do the same thing?

 

[Dillonks1]

And here I was all excited that I just found the video..but it’s already been posted.

Let’s hope this comes out soon. It would a great addition to my Top Tier...

Edit: So I just got off the phone with my local homebrew store. They got one in yesterday for demo and testing! They also read off the price listing. Looks like it cost $575 for the control module. Now what I don’t know if that includes the two modules. Meaning, one if for the HLT and the other is the Mash. Let’s hope it’s for both. And the Power Stand is $550 without a pump and $650 with a pump. So about $1,100 out the door...yikes. Also the communication cable cost about $60. I’m guessing that’s for replacement parts. I’d hate for someone to have to pay for all that, then pay another $120 for two communication cables to connect to your HLT and Mash.

That’s all the news I have about it....I have to say, I’m excited. But I payed about $1,500 for Top Tier (with kettles and mash) Now add another $1,500 for this....I’m sure for that price of almost $3,000 I could have gotten something way cooler that will do the same thing?

That is the per module price unfortunately, but I saw it in action at my local store and it is awesome.

 

[Markd27]

And here I was all excited that I just found the video..but it’s already been posted.

Let’s hope this comes out soon. It would a great addition to my Top Tier...

Edit: So I just got off the phone with my local homebrew store. They got one in yesterday for demo and testing! They also read off the price listing. Looks like it cost $575 for the control module. Now what I don’t know if that includes the two modules. Meaning, one if for the HLT and the other is the Mash. Let’s hope it’s for both. And the Power Stand is $550 without a pump and $650 with a pump. So about $1,100 out the door...yikes. Also the communication cable cost about $60. I’m guessing that’s for replacement parts. I’d hate for someone to have to pay for all that, then pay another $120 for two communication cables to connect to your HLT and Mash.

That’s all the news I have about it....I have to say, I’m excited. But I payed about $1,500 for Top Tier (with kettles and mash) Now add another $1,500 for this....I’m sure for that price of almost $3,000 I could have gotten something way cooler that will do the same thing?

Lol, did you expect it to be cheap? It's about right where I expected.

Lots of people will scoff at that price, all they will see is a $40 pid and $60 gas valve with a $575 price tag. Truth is some of that is R&D and a company that puts out products that fit into part of a system.

As far as ending up spending $3k, it's true, if you had all that cash up front you would probably have some pretty decent options. For me I started with two burners, and later added the top tier, and eventually will add at least one of these controllers. I suppose that is part of the advantage of a modular system, it can and will grow with you if you want it to, and you can spread out the cost over time.

 

[mpcluever]

all they will see is a $40 pid and $60 gas valve with a $575 price tag

Yup. I'll be building this system for 20% the cost of buying this and mine will do a whole lot more...

 

[Dillonks1]

Yup. I'll be building this system for 20% the cost of buying this and mine will do a whole lot more...

Count in the man hours, and the 575 is a good price tag. I make 35/hr thats 16 hours of labor for 575, the amount of labor that went into the design of these modules and stand is a lot greater then 16 hours. I highly doubt you can make something more aesthetically pleasing and reliable then Blichmann can for that price tag.

 

[mpcluever]

Count in the man hours

You mean fun time...

the 575 is a good price tag

Nope. Not when I can build something WAY cheaper that has better automation automatically doing step mashes.

I make 35/hr thats 16 hours of labor for 575, the amount of labor that went into the design of these modules and stand is a lot greater then 16 hours.

Who counts time spent on a hobby and compares it to a paying job??

I highly doubt you can make something more aesthetically pleasing and reliable then Blichmann can for that price tag

I'll take that bet any day.

I'm not trying to discourage people from buying this. Not everyone can build their own stuff. As I said before, if DIY is not your thing, this will bolt right onto your system. If you can build your own you can do it better for WAY cheaper.

 

[Markd27]

Who counts time spent on a hobby and compares it to a paying job??

Those of us who have families or jobs and not a ton of spare time to spend fabricating. In some cases, there's definitely a cost associated for time spent on certain hobbies.

Nope. Not when I can build something WAY cheaper that has better automation automatically doing step mashes.

...If you can build your own you can do it better for WAY cheaper.

Can't argue against this really. Those with this mentality can't be convinced otherwise. Personally, I don't see a $300 home built PC to be on par with a Mac even they can do a lot of the same things. I also don't think a Corolla is as good as a 7-Series BMW just because it will get me from point A to point B. So, I don't see your home built rig to be the same as a product with real R&D, testing, engineers, etc behind it. Thats my opinion. You claim it's "better" but I sense that to you, "better" really means cheaper. That's totally cool, but it's also very subjective to claim you are doing it better.