ghetto brew setups?...

[chessking]

Before I got my brew stand this his how I used to roll. Meow cat tower.....

I'm diggin that cat tower. Not worth having a cat though

 

[ghohn]

I'm just getting my first Udemy course off the ground featuring this very thing. In the course, I cover my ghetto-ish Montana brewing rig as well as my super ghetto, vertical Korean rig. Have a look ...

https://www.udemy.com/i-brew-u-brew-small-spaces-minimal-gear-lotsa-beer/?couponCode=First30

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah, when all is said & done after much experimentation, we all seem to come back to the simplest common denominator. Sometimes, simple is better...even ghetto simple!

 

[Darkness]

Before I got my brew stand this his how I used to roll. Meow cat tower.....

We're you also doing laundry? Just wondering about the detergent on cat tower. Well played!

 

[aking]

We're you also doing laundry? Just wondering about the detergent on cat tower. Well played!

Haha due to it being so unstable with the HLT on top. The detergent was the heaviest thing I could quickly find to stabilize it. You can also see a random landscaping brick at the bottom for added stability.

 

[chessking]

Haha due to it being so unstable with the HLT on top. The detergent was the heaviest thing I could quickly find to stabilize it. You can also see a random landscaping brick at the bottom for added stability.

Couldn't you set it up on some old roller skates?

 

[Ladd]

My very first mash... Old sleeping bag wrapped around a plastic fermentation bucket.

Lots have changed since then!

 

[chessking]

My very first mash... Old sleeping bag wrapped around a plastic fermentation bucket.

Lots have changed since then!

P b & J crusts in the background. I can dig it.

 

[jrowland74]

Kind of an old thread, but I just had to add my latest setup. I came across a Corona mill, but I didn't have a hopper or any way to get the grains into the bucket without making a mess or losing grains. So this happened... Once I got it tweaked, it was clean. The mess you see is what led to the mods

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[NervousDad]

kind of an old thread, but i just had to add my latest setup. I came across a corona mill, but i didn't have a hopper or any way to get the grains into the bucket without making a mess or losing grains. So this happened... Once i got it tweaked, it was clean. The mess you see is what led to the mods

Fantastic!

 

[CGVT]

Kind of an old thread, but I just had to add my latest setup. I came across a Corona mill, but I didn't have a hopper or any way to get the grains into the bucket without making a mess or losing grains. So this happened... Once I got it tweaked, it was clean. The mess you see is what led to the mods

You win.

Close the thread.

 

[unionrdr]

That's about as ghetto as you can get! And I've been using broken chairs, folding tables, old printer stands...anything that'd work. But this is a new level of ghetto!

 

[jwalk4]

Kind of an old thread, but I just had to add my latest setup. I came across a Corona mill, but I didn't have a hopper or any way to get the grains into the bucket without making a mess or losing grains. So this happened... Once I got it tweaked, it was clean. The mess you see is what led to the mods

Please... PLEASE write a dead serious "how-to" on how to rig a hopper for a carona mill.

If it doesn't make the home page I'll eat my hat!

 

[chessking]

Kind of an old thread, but I just had to add my latest setup. I came across a Corona mill, but I didn't have a hopper or any way to get the grains into the bucket without making a mess or losing grains. So this happened... Once I got it tweaked, it was clean. The mess you see is what led to the mods

Is that gummy bear duct tape? That is a bit too fancy for a true ghetto. Lost some points there.

 

[jrowland74]

Haha. It's all I had other than the tape with red lipstick prints, but I couldn't find it. My wife got it because it was on clearance, does that help?

 

[unionrdr]

Hey, ghetto means everything works of ya let it!

 

[lawless317]

I love reading old threads like this when I'm supposed to be working
I have to get a pic of my winter setup
I can't use the hose to chill so I use a bucket of snow water and an old fish tank canister filter to cycle the water through the chiller

 

[tennesseean_87]

I love reading old threads like this when I'm supposed to be working
I have to get a pic of my winter setup
I can't use the hose to chill so I use a bucket of snow water and an old fish tank canister filter to cycle the water through the chiller

You can use your mash tun and gravity to do it, too.

 

[ACSlater]

I love reading old threads like this when I'm supposed to be working
I have to get a pic of my winter setup
I can't use the hose to chill so I use a bucket of snow water and an old fish tank canister filter to cycle the water through the chiller

My winter wort chilling setup consists of my sink, and me running outside using my smaller brew kettle to dig "chilling material" out of the snowbank.

 

[wilserbrewer]

All this pumping with chillers and melting snow....this is the ghetto thread.

Easiest method if it's cold enough to have snow, just leave the kettle outside for a few hours.

If you want faster results, fill a large tub with snow and water, and just set the kettle in the slush, go inside and have a beer, this will chill pretty quick.

I always imagined the best ghetto winter chiller to be a kiddie pool full of ice and water, set the kettle in their and bam your chilling quick.

Some people say ice baths don't work that well, I say they just haven't tried a large enough one with enough ice.

A few times I have chilled w/ a 30 gallon tub and 60-80 lbs of ice and water, set the kettle in their and just walk away....chills pretty damn fast ime.

 

[VApatriot]

Here's a pic of my setup. Not sure how ghetto it really is, but I like it.

The boil kettle is on the bottom right. When I've collected enough wort, I move the boil kettle to the burner where the HLT is.

 

[Rivenin]

i dont know if i would count nice stainless steel pots with thermometers and valves ghetto... LOL

 

[Psylocide]

Ghetto BIAB setup, 20 gal kettle/bag. Ladder. Rope.



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[unionrdr]

I gotta rig something to lift those heavy grain bags myself. That other one looks ghetto rigged to me, even though the kettles are a bit upscale. The rig says it all!

 

[Psylocide]

I actually need to build a stand for my burner, because lifting 12 gallons of hot wort sucks ass.

 

[NathPowe]

I actually need to build a stand for my burner, because lifting 12 gallons of hot wort sucks ass.

Couple of cinder blocks would probably get you up high enough so you can gravity drain to a fermenter. Plus they'll match your current theme.

Cheers.

 

[chessking]

i dont know if i would count nice stainless steel pots with thermometers and valves ghetto... LOL

Yeah! And what about that chair? Sitting on an old bucket too good for you?

 

[pricelessbrewing]

Here's a pic of my setup. Not sure how ghetto it really is, but I like it.

The boil kettle is on the bottom right. When I've collected enough wort, I move the boil kettle to the burner where the HLT is.

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Hey stranger, just moved from plymouth mi to chicago!

Not that ghetto imo.

Fyi wine barrel plus is having another half off brew day in the 10th. All ingredients you use that day are half priced.

 

[slym2none]

Ghetto BIAB setup, 20 gal kettle/bag. Ladder. Rope.



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Not sure if I would count using an Alton Brown setup as "ghetto"...

 

[unionrdr]

Since ghetto is run watcha brung, rigged on the fly sort of thing, I think it counts. American ingenuity in action!...

 

[joe_four_strings]

My ghetto BIAB. High tech mash insulator and bag suspension basket.

 

[unionrdr]

Partial ghetto anyway. I use my winter hunting coat & muscle to lift the bag...

 

[d3track]

I actually need to build a stand for my burner, because lifting 12 gallons of hot wort sucks ass.

Looks like we may have the same burner
I just used cinder blocks

 

[chessking]

My ghetto BIAB. High tech mash insulator and bag suspension basket.

Thats not BIAB ghetto! A stainless drain basket? Come on man, This is BIAB ghetto. Just throw a half hitch over the cupboard door handle.

 

[lawless317]

I'm not allowed to brew in the house anymore
I was even yelled at making a starter
Anyone know if microwave starters are any good ?
I don't wanna set the whole **** up for a starter
It would look ridiculous with a burner and a tiny pot or a flask on it

 

[chessking]

I'm not allowed to brew in the house anymore
I was even yelled at making a starter

SWMBO loves it when I brew in the house, because I do it when she is out shopping, and she gets a spotlessly clean kitchen when I'm done. She even will suggest a brew weekend when I got other things to do.

Its all how you play the game.

Law of the joint. Play by the rules, and you can make up your own rules.

 

[slym2none]

Thats not BIAB ghetto! A stainless drain basket? Come on man, This is BIAB ghetto. Just throw a half hitch over the cupboard door handle.

I'd be afraid of pulling the cabinet door off of its hinges.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah, I didn't have the nerve to try that either. Wet grain bags are getting heavier, since my partial mashes are turning into mostly mashes...:rockin:

 

[chessking]

For the time being, this is my ghetto brew stand. The rest of the brew room is alright, but the stand could use some work.

 

[blackschnauzer]

this is an upgrade from using buckets and ladders, but i wanted to share my garden sprayer sparge arm adapted to a 3/8 ss faucet connecter. works pretty good, i just move it around while it is running.