my brew rig build

[BlackNotch]

This puts Sabco's version to shame. You are my new hero...you need your own comic book.

 

[nicksteck]

well Boys,

we have fire!!!!

hurricane burners running on natural gas

i haven't adjusted the burner shutter or gas pressure

 

[polecreek]

Nice rig, I thought the one I am building was nice but its looks like scrap upside this one.

 

[nicksteck]

i knew i was missing something

 

[mosyslack]

Very very very nice!!!

 

[schweaty]

Wow. That thing is amazing. I'm working on a rig right now and I'm not sure I want to post pictures of it anymore! Truly a thing of beauty. Many happy brewings!

 

[nicksteck]

well i got a lot of work done this weekend, but still have a lot left. got it up and running, and installed the concole cover without the Love controls installed, they are coming Monday. getting the kegs cut and welded this week and lso have to mount the therminator, plumb the system with the hose and then check for leaks.

some people had asked about the conversion from propane to natural gas, i will address this later this week or after our brew day on the 10th, i'm still trying to figure out the best way to explain it.

just wanted to thank everyone on the site for all the good posts and pics, i've been on the site for over a year and Lonnies site and have seen alot of good idea's and everyone has been good about replaying to all my questions, i hope i can return the favor!

once i get it all together and up and running i will post more pics

Thanks again,

Nick

outlet for the computer

 

[nicksteck]

some more pics

Honeywell pilot

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

WOW, incredible job!!! Thanks for the pics, this has got to be the cleanest and best looking brew structure I've seen on HBT. Very nice work! :rockin:

 

[Seabee John]

To: My Brother -in- Law, Nicksteck;

You make me F'n SICK you freakin Beer Snob!!!

From:
Seabee John

 

[joety]

Wow, I'm not going to ask what you have into that industrial work of art, but what would you charge to build another one?

As a relative noob, at least to HBT, I have to ask all the people who use keggles why they prefer them over a 15 gallon commercial stainless pot. If Nicksteck put keggles on this rig, I have to assume they are preferable, but why? Isn't the bottom thinner stainless than a commercial pot would provide; and no aluminum sandwhich?

 

[Seabee John]

Wow, I'm not going to ask what you have into that industrial work of art, but what would you charge to build another one?

As a relative noob, at least to HBT, I have to ask all the people who use keggles why they prefer them over a 15 gallon commercial stainless pot. If Nicksteck put keggles on this rig, I have to assume they are preferable, but why? Isn't the bottom thinner stainless than a commercial pot would provide; and no aluminum sandwhich?

There's a bit of controversy over this keg vs pot idea. Some prefer pots because of the metallurgical attributes they provide, others prefer kegs because of cost (or lack)... it's kind of hard to over look a $100.00 keggle from sabco But there are those who also believe (I'm one) that using kegs add to the aesthetics of a good home brewery.... I mean sure, nicksteck could have gone with more BLICKMANN BLING... but he definitely would have lost "cool points" in my book. I guess what it really comes down to is economics for me. Kegs are still cheap enough (compared to go pots) to purchase legally, you can always replace them later with those expensive pots.

 

[nicksteck]

Wow, I'm not going to ask what you have into that industrial work of art, but what would you charge to build another one?

As a relative noob, at least to HBT, I have to ask all the people who use keggles why they prefer them over a 15 gallon commercial stainless pot. If Nicksteck put keggles on this rig, I have to assume they are preferable, but why? Isn't the bottom thinner stainless than a commercial pot would provide; and no aluminum sandwhich?

as far as what i spent, im guessing 1600.00- 2000.00 lost track and dont want to know

how much would i charge? i think i would sell this one and keep the second one because it would be better.

i started out with the mega pot or commercial stainless pot for extract and i think it is a very nice pot, Seebee John had the Polorware pot without the sandwich bottom and i didnt notice a differance between the 2 of them.

i had read about the ideal hieght and with of pots for all grain and the keggles seam to be close, the mega pot seams to be to short for the grain bed. but i am really new to all grain i just like to build things.

hope this help

 

[artyusmc]

Congarts, Nicksteck

"I guess what it really comes down to is economics for me."

You are on a different economic scale then me my friend. this looks awesome and i hate that word.

 

[apparatus]

Wow!! That is a piece of art. Where are the Love controller displays going? I am just getting ready to start my own build. You have given me some ideas. Thanks for the updates, great pictures, and inspiration. I hope your brewery is everything you dreamed of.

Apparatus

 

[nicksteck]

Wow!! That is a piece of art. Where are the Love controller displays going? I am just getting ready to start my own build. You have given me some ideas. Thanks for the updates, great pictures, and inspiration. I hope your brewery is everything you dreamed of.

Apparatus

between the gas valve and switch to the left, they are coming ups tomorrow so i should have pics of them posted by Weds.

thanks, Nick

 

[slnies]

To: My Brother -in- Law, Nicksteck;

You make me F'n SICK you freakin Beer Snob!!!

From:
Seabee John

Yup! A certified Brew SNOB!!!

 

[jdd12364]

That system looks great but I would be worried about water being spilled on the love controller & I would put some covers over the top of the pumps to protect from spillage .

 

[nicksteck]

well i installed the Love controls tonight, i have one thermocouple hooked up backwards and the other is reading about 40 f out of whack, besides that everything is going well.

getting the kegs welded tomorrow

more pics

either Seebee John has a REALLY high fever or i need to calibrate my control

 

[brrman]

mother of god... this is beautiful.

so... beautiful.

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

would you happen to have a build sheet for your tubing? I'm trying to get a cut sheet together and I'm a big fan of this build!

 

[joety]

Tony, if you end up building this, I'd love to see another Lopez Instructional.

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

I'm considering something VERY similiar to this build. I have been considering a single tier project for a long time now, but this system is making me itchy to build it. The biggest convenience for me is that all my brew day gear aside from the fermenters would be in one place and space is becoming an issue for us. I've already collected a lot of gear for the build. I just need to decide on the actual frame itself. I hope the build sheet for this is "open source"

 

[nicksteck]

what kind of info are you looking for?

 

[Anthony_Lopez]

I'm pretty much just looking for the dimension sheet for the frame itself. Myself and a few engineers are working on something fairly similiar to what you have built, and I've been collecting a few other cut sheets from single tier systems. Since I like yours the best, I wanted to show them this one and get the "fire" lit under their a$$es.

 

[nicksteck]

shes up and runnin,

everything is working good

i will take more pics the day of our brew,

some pics for now

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

Very cool setup, looks professional. Do you have any plans to hard plumb the return lines into the kegs?

 

[nicksteck]

yes, i want to brew with it for at least 5-6 brew till i really get to kknow what i want, i tried thinking about how i would pipe it at first and then i decided to go with the hoses

 

[silvervan83]

I feel like I just found the greatest porn site ever.

Seriously. Very nice. I will be plagiarizing this soon.

 

[Seabee John]

Yes! All of you... kneel at the alter of Nicksteck! do it now or there will be hell to pay!

It's looking great Nick, we'll see if it brews in 30 hours and 28 minutes....