My Three Tier Build Project

[Lil' Sparky]

I'm assuming the zip ties holding the piping on are temproary?

yeah, definately go get you some pipe clamps to secure the plumbing to the rig.

See my previous pics.

 

[TerapinChef]

Zip ties nothing, that's butchers twine!!!!
I do plan on zip tying the whole deal to the stand until it gets warm out. I don't want to mess with this thing on a cold day, and I want to make sure that this setup is going to work well before I go putting more holes in my stand. Because of the way that the plumbing runs in conjunction with the stand, there is no good off-the-shelf solution to hanging it, so I'm going to wait until I want to spend some time outside before I start messing with that. I'm going to get that top lead shortened and leak test it this week, and hopefully brew with it on Sunday or Monday. Or both

 

[IrregularPulse]

good luck on the first brew day.

 

[TerapinChef]

So I'm done mashing on it's two burner inaugural brewday. I'm really liking not having to lift anything. Leak check was a success, not a single leak anywhere. Not suprised, I taped and doped it up pretty good at every fitting. I really need a sightglass on my HLT though...

I'm brewing my Pure Soul Porter, by the way.

 

[ScubaSteve]

+1 on the sight glass. It's a really handy piece of gear.

I think if you get some beefy black zip ties, you'll be all set! Drilling, etc is a PITA and yu need to buy more hardware.

If you hide the tie-in part of the zip tie and clip off excess, it looks pretty clean. I used them on my rig inconspicuously, and they're awesome. If I ever have to do work, they cut right off.

 

[TerapinChef]

Yeah, I"m using the beefy black ones right now.
I'm not happy with them. I'll end up mounting them on my stand once I figure out the right clip for it. No real hardware needed besides the clip, I've got a bunch of short self tapping screws that work great. I'll be needing them to build a heat/wind shield as well...

 

[TerapinChef]

Here it is in it's latest brew day. I've built a little stand for the propane tank and clamped the gas manifold in with plastic pipe clamps (the little bit of flexibility from the plastic made things a bit easier). Next up are wind shields for the burners, brewing on a windy day seems to waste an awful lot of propane. Updates will ensue.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Looks nice and organized. Can't wait to have a rig some day some day for the sole purpose of everything being where it needs to be.

 

[TerapinChef]

Yeah I'm hoping that one day that will happen for me as well

 

[BooneDocks]

Chef, what is that on top of your HLT? It looks like it could be a handle, an airlock (but why on an HLT), or the neighbor's chimney.

 

[TerapinChef]

LOL that thing on top of my OLD HLT (!) is the top to a tiki torch. They're mounted around my deck and that one just happened to line up perfectly. Sorry for the confusion!

 

[BooneDocks]

Ah, yes. I can see the tiki torch aspects to it now. LOL.

 

[TerapinChef]

Here's the new addition...I fashioned some wind shields out of the old aluminum pot that came with my first turkey fryer. It was quite easy, that stuff cuts like butter! I left the handles on for the novelty, otherwise you wouldn't know it's a pot.

Here's the top (with pot handles)

Here's the bottome

 

[BooneDocks]

American ingenuity at its finest!

 

[TerapinChef]

And the best part was I didn't have to spend a dime. Had everything at the house already.

 

[yeastbound]

Chef, this thing is absolutely top-notch. Good work.

 

[BooneDocks]

making more progess, eh, Chef?

 

[ihatehoward]

Put burners on top.

 

[TerapinChef]

Uh...put burners on top of what?

 

[IrregularPulse]

Just on top duh!

 

[Lil' Sparky]

on top of the other stuff, ya know!

 

[TerapinChef]

Burners have been put on top. And just to make sure I covered all the bases, I also put burners on the bottom, sides, and insides as well. Hope I got it all....

 

[Lil' Sparky]

You DID mount one upside down, too, right? I found it easiest to maintain a boil by adding heat to the top of the BK!

 

[TerapinChef]

I knew I forgot something. Of course that would work because heat rises. Also I use sparkly fountain fireworks to help mash out.