show me your pully setup

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[TANSTAAFB]

The simple inexpensive 1/4" ratchet pulley attached at the bag gives 2-1 advantage and is a great simple solution. To go beyond 2-1 advantage isn't of great appeal to me for the added complexity or $.

I've done 35 lb grain bills w/ the 1/4" ratchet pulley and that is about the max. The value of the ratchet pulley IMO is not to make the lifting easier, but rather allowing you to pause and let the bag drain as it is exiting the kettle. Getting a 35 lb grain bag out of the kettle is a slow process for me, a few clicks at a time.

I have been toying with the idea of getting one of these, but way overkill I think....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/600-lbs-Han...641154?hash=item5b26d6e3c2:g:n1oAAOSwGIRXcMfj

I found an old cobweb & mud dauber nest covered crank like that at a yard sale that I picked up for a couple of bucks. It is overkill but I might find a use for it down the road doing larger batches. Right now the 1/4" for the 5 gallon brews and the 3/8" for the 10 gallon brews works great on the Frankenrig! If I get around to building something a little more purpose built I could see incorporating the big crank.

 

[JONNYROTTEN]

Heres a thread with my hoist with some pictures...you can crank up any amount of grain with 2 fingers and lock it there. Its been working great for years...I stopped using the basket now and just hoist up a wilser bag.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=508766

 

[pennengr]

Here's my hoist setup. I had to go with two ceiling hooks due to the locations of my joists.

 

[meridianomrebel]

Here's how mine is setup:

 

[mongoose33]

Worked great!

 

[1MadScientist]

How do you get your bag down? Do you move your kettle out of the way or man-handle it away? I'm looking to improve what I got. For 27 pound dry weight, it's a bear to get it away from my system by myself.

 

[mongoose33]

How do you get your bag down? Do you move your kettle out of the way or man-handle it away? I'm looking to improve what I got. For 27 pound dry weight, it's a bear to get it away from my system by myself.

The pulley has a release on it. Here's where I bought mine:

http://biabbags.webs.com/

I bought the heavy-duty one.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Do you move your kettle out of the way or man-handle it away? I'm looking to improve what I got. For 27 pound dry weight, it's a bear to get it away from my system by myself.

I think perhaps I understand the question since I've been there myself.

I've seen an idea here where the pulley is hooked over a suspended pipe, then you can slide the pulley along and over horizontally and lower.

I'm still manually unhooking and hoping to hit the waiting tote at floor level lol. But I still think I'm younger and stronger than I am lol. I see the need you describe.

 

[jrstephens65]

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Here is my latest creation. Spent an afternoon in the shop with welder. No pivoting arm but I think it will be fine for 10gal batches. On wheels so I can park it out of the way.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Here's my hoist setup. I had to go with two ceiling hooks due to the locations of my joists.

Just a suggestion, I think you would be better served to swap your pulleys, having the ratchet pulley at the bag, and the other pulley at the ceiling would put the ratchet release within reach?

That is an extremely nice home brewery you have btw!!!

edit...on second thought with the ratchet at the bottom, the basket will not stay nicely centered over the kettle and will want to swing left. Disregard my suggestion above...your brewery is perfect!

Maybe a nice stainless angle fastened to the two overhead joists with your pulley center mounted over the kettle....maybe not lol. Or maybe better / simpler yet, say a 6' length of rope attached to the two hooks, then your pulley system is hooked to the center of this "V" shaped down rope centered over the kettle?

Just trying to avoid you getting out the ladder every time you need to release the ratchet....but likely with such a beautiful space you remove the pulley after use anyway...

Did I mention that is a damn nice space you have!!!

 

[pricelessbrewing]

here's my hoist setup. I had to go with two ceiling hooks due to the locations of my joists.

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[Sparge]

Just trying to avoid you getting out the ladder every time you need to release the ratchet....but likely with such a beautiful space you remove the pulley after use anyway...

Did I mention that is a damn nice space you have!!!

I agree on the space, but for the ratchet pulley, why not one of these:


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006P39M8C/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Then you can pull the release easily.

 

[wilserbrewer]

I agree on the space, but for the ratchet pulley, why not one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006P39M8C/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

That is a nice ratchet pulley. My goal is to offer something similar at half the price

 

[z-bob]

If you really want to go cheap you can do it without any pulleys at all, using a knot called a "truckers hitch". Just a piece of rope and something to tie it to, and a carabiner.

 

[pennengr]

Thanks Sparge and Wilser (if I recall correctly, the black pulley is one of yours, just with an upgraded rope because of the needed length). Reaching the ratchet isn't so bad - I have a kitchen stool that I keep in my brewery, and I'm tall enough to reach from the top step. It also makes pulling down the basket easier. I take the pulley down between brew days.

The space was my winter project - back in November it was all studs and exposed insulation. It was fun to pull it all together, but I'm glad that it's done. Great having a dedicated brewing space (my wife agrees, although she doesn't drink beer).

 

[1MadScientist]

I like the idea of mounting a bar on the ceiling for when the bag is lifted and ready to remove, to just slide it away from the kettle, like the photo "AnoldUR" posted on the "show me your BIAB setup" ; https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=7034564&postcount=174

 

[pennengr]

That's pretty cool.

 

[akthor]

I have racked my brain for weeks trying to figure out a solution of how to mount the electric hoist I have. I can't mount anything to the ceiling. Since I have a 1bbl system I gotta do something. What I came up with was this: a game hoist that swivels that mounts to a 2" receiver. I won't use the hand winch and I'll take off the bits that keep the game from turning which should give me room to hang the hoist. I just gotta figure out a way to mount it to the 24" x 24" SS restaurant stand I am using to hold the BIAB setup.

 

[z-bob]

I may try to put an eye bolt in the kitchen ceiling this weekend (wife is out of town)

 

[pennengr]

Z-Bob - when I was brewing in my kitchen I went with a plant swivel hook - the hook can come off and just leave a metal disk with a screw showing - very unobtrusive and wife-friendly. Let me know if you'd like a link.

 

[z-bob]

I have a 4' fluorescent fixture in the kitchen. I'm gonna see if I can put then eyebolt in the fixture hidden by the diffuser. Otherwise it will be next to the fluorescent fixture and maybe she won't see it...

 

[imafan]

Here's my simple setup. two eye hooks and a bent rod with pizza pan and racheting pulley.

 

[ed007]

Eye hook in a ceiling stud. Rope ratchet attached to the Brew Bag. Quick release on the ratchet to lower the bag into a bucket.

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[beertastic]

That pic is from a couple of years ago, but not much has changed since then. The pineapple plant has since died.

I like the ladder because it's somewhat portable. I prefer brewing outside on my deck, weather permitting. Occasionally I brew in the garage.

more pics here

 

[Morrey]

With exposed rafters, all things are possible.

 

[ebstauffer]

Just too old to squeeze the giant camel nuts. That's a 25 gallon pot w/ 5500 watt element. To the left is a 40 gallon pot. I heat some sparge water and do a lazy-ass pourover sparge. Seems to work for me and no heavy lifting. Actually very little lifting at all.

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

Here's my stove top setup. The eye hooks were already there to hang pans so I just repurposed them. I use a ratcheting pulley from my kayak rack.

 

[mggray87]

I use a ratcheting pulley and bag set-up that I bought from The Brew Bag. The pulley mount is a simple folding/height adjustable ladder. Screw lifting this thing up by hand. Pulley is a very worthwhile investment if you've got something to hang it from.

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this is brilliant as i have the same ladder. then i wont have to do a eye hook in my garage. why didnt i think of this for my 15g spike solo build??????!

 

[OUBrew]

How do you get a squeeze on a hoisted bag?