help me spend money on all grain setup

[EmDubeu]

Here's the first image of my horizontal brew stand. I'll post the updates from today in a sec... The updated version has renderings for chugger pumps, pump splash shields, as well as removable burner "heat wash" covers.

 

[EmDubeu]

Here's the new rendering (it's missing the casters for some reason).

The long vertical bar is for mounting a Pot Filling Faucet on. This faucet will fill the HLT and MT with water.

Each of the burners will have a stainless steel cover with an 11 inch diameter hole cut into it. This will prevent the heat from the burners from washing up the keggle. These covers are removable to wash and access the top of the burner.

The chugger pumps will have splash guards on them to prevent any liquids from dripping on the pumps. The pumps can be moved forward or backward to accommodate a horizontal or vertical pump head installation.

The control box will be mounted on the left side. This will control the HLT temperature for the HERMS and also turn on/off pumps and accessories.

So here's the best things. All the stainless steel will be purchased at cost from my buddy's company. We will pay one of his builders to laser cut all the parts and press all the angles (he takes cash and beer as payment). I'll be posting images of the build progress as it's made.

 

[EmDubeu]

here's a couple of shots with the burner cover on and off.

 

[EmDubeu]

Here's a few images of the final rendering of my brew stand. My buddy and I will be working with the fabrication shop to laser cut and bend all the parts. This image is with the kettles off and kettle heat shields removed. I also modeled the burner windshields after blichmanns design.

 

[EmDubeu]

Here's a design image with the removable top plates in place.

 

[EmDubeu]

Here's an image with the burner heat covers in place.

 

[EmDubeu]

with kettles and some dimensions

 

[EmDubeu]

We're going to crank out some additional chugger/march pump covers made from 20 gauge 201 stainless steel. The shields will fit both chugger and march pumps. I'm going to sell them for $20 each. PM me if you are interested.

 

[EmDubeu]

Here's the latest design. I'll be going to the build process next week. I'll post pics and video.

 

[EmDubeu]

Here's an update to the design. We added a flat panel TV mount as the control box mounting arm. This gives us high articulation of the control box. We also added peizo igniters to each burner which are ignited by a battery powered spark igniter module with push-button activator. And finally we added covers over the peizo electrodes that help to "collect" the propane so the burner will ignite easier.

 

[bondra76]

nice work.

Scratching my head at the chain of events here. You asked for help, basically got attacked for asking for advice, and then went and designed a super sophisticated system using resources you already had. Well played sir, well played.....It looks awesome.

 

[EmDubeu]

nice work.

Scratching my head at the chain of events here. You asked for help, basically got attacked for asking for advice, and then went and designed a super sophisticated system using resources you already had. Well played sir, well played.....It looks awesome.

Like a boss. ..

Really though, I didn't have a clue what I was doing when I first posted the thread. Soon after, I did a lot of research on what to do. Everything but the brewstand is ready, in fact I brewed about a month ago and just got second place on my Winter Warmer Ale I submitted at my brew club competition.

I will be starting construction on the brewstand this week. I'll post pics of the process as I go.

Cheers.

 

[JJennings1187]

So.... How'd the brew stand turn out? Stumbled across this thread while doing a little research of my own and thought I'd resurrect it.


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