ghetto brew setups?...

[wilserbrewer]

Yes it is tough to appreciate a facial expression on the HBT, someday soon we hope it will be easier to realize someone is merely posting in jest, and NOT being a prick.

Life was so much easier years ago, wink.

I'm a big fan, in a most sarcastic way, of a vendor egging on members who have been his bread and butter for some time.

Sorry guys, I was not trying to egg anyone on, I was trying to point out that sometimes posts get misunderstood, as mine may have been, and also that I didn't think any harm had been done and everyone needed a big sip of brew....that's all

Remind me to stay out of these cat fights...no good deed goes unpunished haha...j/k

cheers!

 

[stamandster]

I have one thing to say ...

 

[reeberom]

Lol, that and a homebrew and I'm in.

 

[Crucial-BBQ]

I ruined two digital thermometers already. Apparently it's not a good idea to leave the probes in hot water. Who knew?

Now I have to check my turkey temp with my mechanical brewing thermometer.

Not to harp on you but did you read the Warnings on the package? The probes of most are not meant to be submerged in liquid. You either need a Thermowell if you want to use one or find one that is designed for other uses besides "meat".

No,I'm in NE Ohio. I just save the Leinenkugel boxes because they have separators in them. They also have multi-layer top flaps with tabs on'em to keep them closed. Those are the empties. At this point,I have just enough of those empties left to bottle the dampfbier when it's ready.

When I lived in Minnesota we used to buy Leinnie's and a few other local brands by the returnable-case load. The boxes were made of some heavy duty cardboard and generally showed signs of age/use. The bottles...well, it was obvious they were used numerous times each as well. Even though you got your few-dollars deposit back when you returned the cases they were totally awesome for home-brew/bottling.

Here is a link to what one looked like:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f16/approx-130-bottles-4-24-pack-leinenkugel-returnable-cases-446723/

 

[unionrdr]

I pitched the Leini twist offs & use the boxes. I have one Leini case box when Giant Eagle sold cases of Summer Shandy. I went stir crazy a week or so ago when my computer did a thermal shutdown. so my brewery corner went from this-

To this in a weeks time-

The two stacks on the right are the dampfbier & saison. Out of the frame are the Irish red & ESB. As can be seen I now don't have to bend over tables & such to get to the empties anymore. They're now to the left of the bottling table next to the comp hutch. I also de-labeled every bottle that wasn't nailed down for my collection. Somebody can now pick up about two batches worth of SA bottles.

 

[Flboy]

On another note, how do you get the avatar? Also can you choose your own or is there a set you choose from?

You can choose your own..after you become a paid member. Paid membership is worth it, there is a written guarantee your posts can never be misunderstood!

 

[CGVT]

Not to harp on you but did you read the Warnings on the package? The probes of most are not meant to be submerged in liquid.

No ****

 

[Sanjuro]

Here is my setup in pictures:

1) Fermentation chamber with temperature controller

2)Inside of fermentation chamber SS Brewtech 7gal conical, and empty carboy

3) Close up of the fermenter

4) Bayou Classic 16 gal brew kettle /mash tun with false bottom, filter screen and 1/2 ball balve. I do BAIB until I can get more equipment.

5) I have a paltry 5 gallons brewing at this point.. trying to gather the courage to go to 10 gallons but it might be hard using BAIB. Pulling the bag after mash is heavy enough now.

6)Indoor keezer with 2 pony kegs and a sad little ghetto party tap. 5cu ft freezer with temperature controller.

7) Inside the keezer.

8) After my backyard was redone and that first all grain batch was done, a Belgian Trappist Ale. It was the best I've done so far!!

 

[badlee]

And that is ghetto how?
I would kill for some of your shiny things

 

[Sanjuro]

That's why I titled it the way I did. LOL . Sorry..

 

[chessking]

Lets see some real ghetto here. I want to see ugly, misshapen, half assed homemade $hit that is both functional, as well as dangerous. Come on, I know its out there.

 

[jrowland74]

My coffee can temp controller. Is that ghetto enough for you?

 

[NathPowe]

My coffee can temp controller. Is that ghetto enough for you?

This is f***ing magical.

 

[MegaMania]

How do you like that SS brewtech Fermenter? I checked em out. They look like a great value, Not sure if it was worth cutting corners on cost or not. They look nice though.

 

[Sanjuro]

How do you like that SS brewtech Fermenter? I checked em out. They look like a great value, Not sure if it was worth cutting corners on cost or not. They look nice though.

Since I switched to the SS BrewTech fermenter my brew has improved, I can't say that it is because of that because I got my fermentation chamber at the same time. I do have to say that is much easier to clean, the conical design and the racking arm are VERY useful, the conical because of the yeast cake of course. The racking arm is cool because I can take a gravity reading without getting yeast cake in the way and of course, the racking arm to the keg is sweet!! So, yeah, I like it!!


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[unionrdr]

When I first started this thread, I was curious about the run-what-ya-brung nature of the average home brewer's set up. I have not been disappointed! When I said ghetto brew set ups, I meant anything from slapdash to whatever you find that works. Be that from a discount store or picked up while out junkin'. I'm sure some of you know what junkin' is. Like my sig, everything works if ya let it. But once you start getting into Blichmann, & other such brew riggs, you ain't ghetto no mo'!
The old printer stand was gonna get thrown out, but I decided at that moment it could be repurposed as my fermenter stand/storage unit. The black table is from Walmart for some 40 bucks to be used as a bottling table. The broken chair is my bottle tree stand so I don't have to reach as high to get the top bottles. The 1 gallon jugs are for measuring mash water,etc & Starsan & PBW. Half gallon vodka jugs are for blow offs. Measuring spoons & cups, funnels, spray bottles from the dollar store. The pack of bathroom plastic cups are for weighing out small amounts of hops,etc.


So my original intent was to show your creative minds at work. This has been exemplified so far. Keep it up!!! :rockin:

 

[unionrdr]

I've since added a chromed steel shelf to make things easier to reach & unclutter the fermenter stand a bit...

Not completely ghetto anymore, but still run whatcha brung.

 

[Rohlk]

My old rig

 

[aking]

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

 

[unionrdr]

These posts definitely show American ingenuity at work. Simple solutions to git-r-done!

 

[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!