JINKS
Fermentator Extrordinaire
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I had been kicking around switching from kits to brew in a bag for a few weeks and had acquired a new Bayou 11 gallon kettle.
My main desire was to make something that I could use to crane out the bag, so I didn't have to hold the grain bag while it drained.
I had been looking around here on HBT and discovered many fine ideas for a crane style framework.
Just before I could pull the trigger on a specific design, my work decided to dispose of several merchandise displays that were no longer needed.
I managed to pick up this little beauty.
The framework is all metal, and it has a mild steampunk look which I like. And it's on wheels
I pulled out all the plexiglass windows and parts to strip it to its metal components.
As I have few metal working tools, I had a buddy cut a hole in the bottom and weld in a propane burner and a cross bar to attach the pulley from @wilserbrewer at biabbags.webs.com
I attached a 18' RIMS tube and a 5000 watt 240v heating element from @Bobby_M at BREWHARDWARE which I am going to run on 120v to maintain the mash temp.
The height for lifting the basket out came out perfect and if you look closely through the holes you can see my wilserbrewer bag waiting patiently for the first brew day
I purchased all the camlocks and silicone hose from Bargainfittings
Here are a couple of pics with a mockup of how I was thinking of piping the wort. I have already decided to make a couple of changes to the kettle outlet and inlet side of the rims tube using some angled pipe fittings to mount to the RIMS tube, so I don't stress the plastic of the pump.
Still waiting for all the electrical components to get here from around the world so that I can power this beast. Unfortunately I need a modern PID but all the switches will be antique appearing Knife switches running the low voltage side.
This display was lit from the inside via led's so it comes with a ready made low voltage supply which I will use to run the controls.
My main desire was to make something that I could use to crane out the bag, so I didn't have to hold the grain bag while it drained.
I had been looking around here on HBT and discovered many fine ideas for a crane style framework.
Just before I could pull the trigger on a specific design, my work decided to dispose of several merchandise displays that were no longer needed.
I managed to pick up this little beauty.
The framework is all metal, and it has a mild steampunk look which I like. And it's on wheels
I pulled out all the plexiglass windows and parts to strip it to its metal components.
As I have few metal working tools, I had a buddy cut a hole in the bottom and weld in a propane burner and a cross bar to attach the pulley from @wilserbrewer at biabbags.webs.com
I attached a 18' RIMS tube and a 5000 watt 240v heating element from @Bobby_M at BREWHARDWARE which I am going to run on 120v to maintain the mash temp.
The height for lifting the basket out came out perfect and if you look closely through the holes you can see my wilserbrewer bag waiting patiently for the first brew day
I purchased all the camlocks and silicone hose from Bargainfittings
Here are a couple of pics with a mockup of how I was thinking of piping the wort. I have already decided to make a couple of changes to the kettle outlet and inlet side of the rims tube using some angled pipe fittings to mount to the RIMS tube, so I don't stress the plastic of the pump.
Still waiting for all the electrical components to get here from around the world so that I can power this beast. Unfortunately I need a modern PID but all the switches will be antique appearing Knife switches running the low voltage side.
This display was lit from the inside via led's so it comes with a ready made low voltage supply which I will use to run the controls.