Show Me Your Wood Brew Sculpture/Rig

[beerloaf]

Here is mine from the other day with Rochefort 10 clone boiling away....

 

[VanHorneDog]

The burner goes right at the end of the rig, turkey fryer. $10 in wood, turned brew day into a much more enjoyable and easier affair.

 

[Lucky_Chicken]

just got done building mine... water test and brew today/ tomorrow

 

[BrokenDog]

Following this thread for reference later.

 

[Bubba70]

Wooden Herms

 

[TonySwank]

Single Tier HERMS that I finished last summer. Makes life so much easier and after spending that much time/money I make sure it gets plenty of use. There is no way I could have done it without this site.

 

[CourtHouseBrewing]

Wooden Herms

Hey Bubba70;
I like this a lot. The tile top is what I've been thinking about using for clean ability and heat shielding. It also makes it look nice for not a lot of money. I also think it’s great the way the kegs store in the shaped racks below. I would think the lose hoses and bobbles and bits would store in the kegs. I would think a plastic cover over the whole rig would keep the dust and dirt out till brew day.
:rockin:

 

[Martin30R]

I think that I've gone through this entire thread about 4 times now. Mine seems totally lame! The joy of mine is how easy it collapses and how simple it is. Where mine falls short is how simple it is. The plastic horses were cheap and have 2x4 slots, which I used to create a the table top for. All of the wood was extra. This is a very beginner setup which I plan to replace in a few years ... I like what I see here!

 

[Bashiba]

Just used my new woody for the first time yesterday, its not quite done as I'm waiting to add the blichmann tower of power to automate the mash temp if it ever gets done. And have to wire the pumps to a more permanent solution as well.

 

[uncle_jimbo]

Got a ton of ideas from this thread and finished mine a couple months ago.

I'm only doing 5 gallon batches now and I'm batch sparging, but I left room in my build to add a 2nd burner on the top left above the mash tun and enough space to fit a full keg or a much larger brew kettle on top of the right side burner.

My landlord had a few extra ceramic kitchen tiles in the garage that fit perfectly in the spots below my burner and between the burner and the vertical posts. I don't know if they are helping with heat or not, but I figure it didn't hurt. I was actually somewhat worried about the glass sliding door right behind the burner, but I don't know anything about heat conduction. I've brewed 2 batches and it hasn't seemed to be putting off that much heat.

 

[Rcole]

Got a ton of ideas from this thread and finished mine a couple months ago.

Looks like a great setup.

 

[brian4508]

My baby!

 

[Rcole]

Wood rules!!!

 

[FScholle]

My BIAB brewstand with gallows to pull out the bag.

 

[BigJerk]

oops, wrong thread!

 

[zelltj]

It ain't much, but I finally built myself a brew cart. It is "upholstered" with a fire resistant tarp that I had stuffed in the shed. I have a few things left to do, but it came together just like I wanted it to.

 

[soundsign]

Here's mine. Still need to add a pump, but it works great.

 

[BigJim_inFLA]

Just finished building this. It will hold a 3 vessel electric HERMs setup shortly.

 

[Brandx40]

Thanks gents. I used Google Sketch Up to design it and I'd be happy to share those plans with anyone that is interested.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7265982/Restoration%20Brewing/Plans/BrewRig.skp

Updated link on 05/10/12

Hmmm...This link doesn't seem to go anywhere. Looks like it was updated recently though...Any assistance? I love the design and am looking forward to building something similar if not the same. Thats right I wanna bite it! =)

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

It's a Google Sketch Up file. You have to download it and Google Sketch Up to view it.

 

[Brandx40]

It's a Google Sketch Up file. You have to download it and Google Sketch Up to view it.

Wow...How did I not pick up on that? Thanks. I'll have to download it and check it out.

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

Wow...How did I not pick up on that? Thanks. I'll have to download it and check it out.

the file extension: '.skp'

 

[benbradford]

Here is mine... Gotta add a control panel at some point, but it is pretty much finished

 

[wilserbrewer]

Sweet work benbradford! That middle thermo looks a tad small

 

[benbradford]

Ya, I got it for $2 and even debated about putting it on... I had a 3 inch dial thermo on it originally, and only a 4" probe, and it never even kept a close temp for mashing. This is closer to a 6" probe and in the middle of the tank, so I hope it is more accurate Going digital soon anyway i guess, but I like the way they look

 

[Indytruks138]

Here is mine... Gotta add a control panel at some point, but it is pretty much finished

This is one sexy beast of a brew stand. Cheers brother.

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

I usually don't care for wood brew systems but this is one very nice looking unit. Almost a piece of furniture. Well Done!

 

[blaster_54738]

My rig I just finished. About $40 in lumber and hardware. The support arms come off and the tiers fold down, then the bottom comes off for easy storage.

 

[JimCharb]

My rig I just finished. About $40 in lumber and hardware. The support arms come off and the tiers fold down, then the bottom comes off for easy storage.

Nice setup...do you have plans or materials list? I like the idea of folding it up to store when not using it. Space is at a premium in the garage!

 

[diS]

This is my BrewStation