Basketball Post 3-Tier Setup...Comments?

[Ace_Club]

I wonder if I could recycle the portable basketball pole sitting unused on my back patio for a similar rig. I think I could widen the wheel base and fill the pole with concrete. Then I would have a mobile 3-tiered brewing rig for very little cost! Hmmm, may have to put some thought into this idea!

I don't see why you couldn't. What's the pole constructed of?

 

[FirstStateBrewer]

I don't see why you couldn't. What's the pole constructed of?

It's some sort of steel tube. I would remove the backboard, though. Might want to attach shelves, rather than bolting a keggle directly to the pole.

 

[Ace_Club]

Is it round or square?

I'm guessing if you fill it with concrete it will be plenty strong enough. Although the added weight will decrease the portability.

 

[FirstStateBrewer]

Is it round or square?

I'm guessing if you fill it with concrete it will be plenty strong enough. Although the added weight will decrease the portability.

Yes, it's round and would become heavy when filled with concrete. I'll have to decide if that would be a show stopper.

 

[Ace_Club]

Yes, it's round and would become heavy when filled with concrete. I'll have to decide if that would be a show stopper.

It's hard to say if that will work well or not. From the portable hoops I've seen in the past, the pole is either at an angle (which will present it's own unique issues) or it is not centered on the base. Keep us posted as to what happens, though.

 

[FirstStateBrewer]

It's hard to say if that will work well or not. From the portable hoops I've seen in the past, the pole is either at an angle (which will present it's own unique issues) or it is not centered on the base. Keep us posted as to what happens, though.

I decided to go a different direction. I've started to build a rig out of extra wood I had. It will be a 3-tiered system designed to be mobile. The HLT will be stacked above the BK. The MLT will be a cooler sitting on a folding shelf off to the side recycled from a folding utility table. It will look just like the one here, only in wood. I will line the wood around the burners with concrete backer board. I'll post pics when it is done.

 

[Ace_Club]

Brewed a Fat Tire clone on the system on 6-28-11. I'm glad to say that I was able to better control the burners (BG-14s) by adjusting them so that they were a little closer to the bottoms of the keggles and by fiddling with the propane adjustments.

Previously I was almost burning through a full tank during a 10-gallon session. This time around I used less than half of a tank during the whole brew day.

Overall the system is working very well right now. I collected 25 gallons of water from the IC and ran the hose around the yard the rest of the time. I then used the collected water over the next couple of days to water my garden and hops. In the future, I think I'll need a couple 55 gallon trash cans to collect the water to reduce the waste.

 

[Bigscience]

Nice idea. Watch out for too much drinking while you brew so a game of H-O-R-S-E doesn't break out during the session.

I'm the most jealous of the Miller Keggle (it's my last name).