Stovetop535
Well-Known Member
I have been slowly accumulating parts for a brew rig for almost a year. I had to sell off some of my old stuff in order to fund my new rig, which has left me brew less since middle of October.
I will start out by saying this is definitely a budget build. The only thing I purchased new was a plate chiller from dudadiesel and the wheels on the brewstand. Everything else has been from the classifieds, craigslist, or scrap stuff from around the house. All the lumber came from HD's cull lumber pile and was about 70% off. I had to dig around a lot but ended up with enough to make the stand. It is all pressure treated, which I dont really care about but its what was available at the time. Eventually I will stain it and fill in the nail holes with putty.
To give credit where credit is due, I spent a lot of time looking over this build, along with about ten thousand other posts, but this thread really helped get me started. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/scubas-herms-build-36267/
There was absolutely zero welding done on the stand. Having a welder would have made this easier, but for now a welder is not in the budget. Maybe once I finish remodeling the bathroom.
Burners are 3 bg-14's and I have one of bayous 30 psi regulators to run them. Eventually I will make a manifold, but for now I have two regulators that I will use and just make do. These burners throw off a lot of heat. I cant believe the flame/heat output from these. I was used to my el cheapo turkey fryer, which did the job, but nowhere near what I think these will do.
Sides are 2x8's and the front is 2x6's to keep a little extra clearance for gettin things underneath. The durock is 1/4", but I think I will replace it with 1/2. The burners are so close to the durock I think after a few brews they will start to crumble, especially the ones around the bk.
Everything is held together with 6d framing nails and construction adhesive. I had a ton of nails leftover for my framing gun and did not want to purchase lags. I will say I nailed the crap out of it, but between the nails and the adhesive I do not think it is going anywhere. I can climb all over it and it feels solid.
I still need to line the insides of the frame with durock, mount the pumps and chiller and finish converting my kegs. I am hoping to make my first batch next week, if everything goes to plan. I also have some high temp bbq grill paint that I was going to paint the durock with, but I dont know if I will or not. I dont think it will last very long after painted.
And as for the wheels, yes I know they are huge. The shed in our backyard is in the far corner and we have two sections of natural flagstone walkways that this thing needs to be able to roll over, hence the off roading wheels.
I will start out by saying this is definitely a budget build. The only thing I purchased new was a plate chiller from dudadiesel and the wheels on the brewstand. Everything else has been from the classifieds, craigslist, or scrap stuff from around the house. All the lumber came from HD's cull lumber pile and was about 70% off. I had to dig around a lot but ended up with enough to make the stand. It is all pressure treated, which I dont really care about but its what was available at the time. Eventually I will stain it and fill in the nail holes with putty.
To give credit where credit is due, I spent a lot of time looking over this build, along with about ten thousand other posts, but this thread really helped get me started. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/scubas-herms-build-36267/
There was absolutely zero welding done on the stand. Having a welder would have made this easier, but for now a welder is not in the budget. Maybe once I finish remodeling the bathroom.
Burners are 3 bg-14's and I have one of bayous 30 psi regulators to run them. Eventually I will make a manifold, but for now I have two regulators that I will use and just make do. These burners throw off a lot of heat. I cant believe the flame/heat output from these. I was used to my el cheapo turkey fryer, which did the job, but nowhere near what I think these will do.
Sides are 2x8's and the front is 2x6's to keep a little extra clearance for gettin things underneath. The durock is 1/4", but I think I will replace it with 1/2. The burners are so close to the durock I think after a few brews they will start to crumble, especially the ones around the bk.
Everything is held together with 6d framing nails and construction adhesive. I had a ton of nails leftover for my framing gun and did not want to purchase lags. I will say I nailed the crap out of it, but between the nails and the adhesive I do not think it is going anywhere. I can climb all over it and it feels solid.
I still need to line the insides of the frame with durock, mount the pumps and chiller and finish converting my kegs. I am hoping to make my first batch next week, if everything goes to plan. I also have some high temp bbq grill paint that I was going to paint the durock with, but I dont know if I will or not. I dont think it will last very long after painted.
And as for the wheels, yes I know they are huge. The shed in our backyard is in the far corner and we have two sections of natural flagstone walkways that this thing needs to be able to roll over, hence the off roading wheels.
