Redneck three tier

[Cranny04]

I think i need a pump... I almost died filling the HLT

 

[spenghali]

lol, take your pot off the burner and move everything down a step!

 

[Cranny04]

Hahahaha.... I usually do.. It's cold out so I'm going to fire my burner half way through the Sparge to hurry up the boil...

 

[wildwest450]

If you actually brewed like that, you're a dope, and I hope you have decent medical coverage. And why are you using a cooler as a HLT?


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[Cranny04]

If you actually brewed like that, you're a dope, and I hope you have decent medical coverage. And why are you using a cooler as a HLT?

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Because I already had a cooler... Why not use it?

 

[spenghali]

And why are you using a cooler as a HLT?


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I thought most people did this. Personally, I heat my water much higher than needed, dump it in my cooler HLT, then wait/stir until it is at strike temp, then mash in. It works well to hold temp for your strike/sparge water....

 

[Cranny04]

I thought most people did this. Personally, I heat my water much higher than needed, dump it in my cooler HLT, then wait/stir until it is at strike temp, then mash in. It works well to hold temp for your strike/sparge water....

This is what I do

 

[wildwest450]

This is what I do

So the cooler up top is your mash tun? I used a cooler for a mash tun, but I used a aluminum pot as the HLT, just using a cooler for super hot water will eventually warp it to death.


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[spenghali]

depends how nice your cooler is. his mash tun is the middle one, like in most 3 tier AG setups.

 

[Gunrunner]

Nice, I like it. LOL

 

[wildwest450]

depends how nice your cooler is. his mash tun is the middle one, like in most 3 tier AG setups.

I get that. You said you dump your water into the hlt and add grains, thus making it a mash tun not a hlt, he said he did the same thing. I was just trying to clarify the terminology.


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[phatuna]

Looks like you've got some work to do on your brew rig here is a pic of my homemade gravity system. it's ugly, but I don't have to move hot water around manually.

 

[Moonlighter]

More clarification please. Is that really a balancing act on top of the stool on top of the barbecue? Just asking, not drawing conclusions here...

Edit: question directed at OP, not at Post #12

 

[FalmouthBrewmeister]

Oh wow. I thought this was a joke when I first saw it. Then I realized it is what dreams and success are made of!

 

[Phantastik]

I assume you posted this so others could get a laugh. If so, mission accomplished! That picture is hilarious.

 

[onthekeg]

The only problem is you can't grill some grub when you are brewing!

 

[Riddei]

I need my pickup truck on brew days. It's a crucial part of my system

 

[Cranny04]

More clarification please. Is that really a balancing act on top of the stool on top of the barbecue? Just asking, not drawing conclusions here...

Edit: question directed at OP, not at Post #12

Yes it is

 

[brewtus_]

Love it!

 

[shutupjojo]

It amazes me that you don't hear about many homebrewing
related deaths. Especially electric brewers. I like it but sh!!!!!!!!!!t.

 

[passedpawn]

Bwaah! That's some funny stuff right there. Please post pics when the disaster happens.

 

[scotched]

Very frugal.

 

[brewingmeister]

Nice, I hope these are added to the pics of ghetto brew setups thread in the photo forum.

 

[spenghali]

I get that. You said you dump your water into the hlt and add grains, thus making it a mash tun not a hlt, he said he did the same thing. I was just trying to clarify the terminology.

oh sorry if it came off that way. i actually have an MLT that i have the grain in, then my strike water in my HLT, then mash in the classic 3 tier way, anyway, happy brewing

 

[shutupjojo]

Bwaah! That's some funny stuff right there. Please post pics when the disaster happens.

A video I hope.

 

[Phantastik]

I'm thinking that the grill should be lit at the start of the mash. That's what I call "three tiering with style."

 

[C-Rider]

I know what a mash tun is, but not what an HTL is. I did a search on "what is an HTL" didn't get an answer.

 

[Cranny04]

I know what a mash tun is, but not what an HTL is. I did a search on "what is an HTL" didn't get an answer.

HLT "Hot Liquor Tank"

 

[Dog House Brew]

I brewed one batch on my 3 tier, then bought pumps. Once I bought pumps, I then realized, that I should have built a single tier. Really man, get a pump and drop that thing down. I must say it was no fun climbing up and dumping 15 gallons into my HLT. A brewer has to do what he has to do. Making due is better than no brew at all.

 

[jagg]

lol, you are da man dude, that is awesome.