Show Me Your Wood Brew Sculpture/Rig

[blaster_54738]

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!

I can try and scan my plans and post them.

The base is 2x4's and is 4' x 2'6".

The uprights are 2x4's as well and I think I ended up making it 5'6" tall.

The platforms are made with 1x4's and measure 2'x2'.

The side supports are 1x4's I just cut to fit. These have to be removed for it to fold.

I used 1/2"x4" bolts for all of it. Base separates and stores really nice.

 

[JimCharb]

I can try and scan my plans and post them.

The base is 2x4's and is 4' x 2'6".

The uprights are 2x4's as well and I think I ended up making it 5'6" tall.

The platforms are made with 1x4's and measure 2'x2'.

The side supports are 1x4's I just cut to fit. These have to be removed for it to fold.

I used 1/2"x4" bolts for all of it. Base separates and stores really nice.

Thanks! Maybe another pic from the side? I can't quite make out why it doesn't tip over in the base. Do you have 2 bolts through the uprights into the base? Is that sturdy when the coolers are full? I can see the bracing on the shelves...looks like you have a one by between the braces and the upright. I like the simplicity and common materials used in your setup!

 

[blaster_54738]

Thanks! Maybe another pic from the side? I can't quite make out why it doesn't tip over in the base. Do you have 2 bolts through the uprights into the base? Is that sturdy when the coolers are full? I can see the bracing on the shelves...looks like you have a one by between the braces and the upright. I like the simplicity and common materials used in your setup!

Yeah there is 2 bolts on each side holding it up. It held to coolers fine. I didn't get my holes drilled perfectly so it did tilt a little when I put the first cooler on but nothing major. Here is a side picture after I bolted on the top tier

 

[JimCharb]

Yeah there is 2 bolts on each side holding it up. It held to coolers fine. I didn't get my holes drilled perfectly so it did tilt a little when I put the first cooler on but nothing major. Here is a side picture after I bolted on the top tier

Nice...thanks for the extra pic! I'll post a pic when I make one!!

 

[kh54s10]

Here is mine. I am going to add a filter and water directly to the HLT. I presently fill the HLT a gallon at a time. Everything is at a height that I don't have to move anything heavy except the spent grains.

 

[ButcherBrew]

Here is mine. I am going to add a filter and water directly to the HLT. I presently fill the HLT a gallon at a time. Everything is at a height that I don't have to move anything heavy except the spent grains.

Any plans or dimensions for this? Nice job....Only thing I would add are some wheels in case you need to move it away from a wall.

 

[fategod]

Very good ！ admire ！

 

[Thefirebuilds]

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

elegant, simple, modular. Big ups! I was contemplating something like this myself.

 

[ctranchina]

Started this stand a few weeks ago, 1 batch done on it and working well...just needs some stain and poly and maybe a little more work on storage.

 

[73Drvr]

Here's mine with pump and cfc. The tubing in the pic is not set up correctly. Iirc the cfc is in a loop to prevent drips or contamination. The outlet box on the back has a switched outlet so the pump can plug into the outlet and then the pump is switched on and off from the switch there on the stand. The cfc is bolted to the stand and has an inline thermo on the outlet.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Yeah there is 2 bolts on each side holding it up. It held to coolers fine. I didn't get my holes drilled perfectly so it did tilt a little when I put the first cooler on but nothing major. Here is a side picture after I bolted on the top tier

At the risk of being chicken little-ish, I would advise placing some bracing between the legs and base of this stand. The legs at the two bolts holding the legs upright could easily be overstressed and fail if the stand were ever to be loaded more on one side than the other, and torque the legs and split that connection.

 

[mariojr]

That's a beauty 73!

 

[thomcat333]

Today's 4th of July project was finally building the 3-tier setup.

Still need to mount the heat exchanger, run some plumbing for water supply, and get the new burners hooked up, but the structure is together. Can't wait to brew with it

 

[blaster_54738]

At the risk of being chicken little-ish, I would advise placing some bracing between the legs and base of this stand. The legs at the two bolts holding the legs upright could easily be overstressed and fail if the stand were ever to be loaded more on one side than the other, and torque the legs and split that connection.

It had no issues with two 5 gallon coolers on there, solid as a rock. I may do that when I step up to the 10 gallon coolers but right now I'm not too concerned.

 

[Max232]

A friend built it for me.

 

[ButcherBrew]

Today's 4th of July project was finally building the 3-tier setup.

Still need to mount the heat exchanger, run some plumbing for water supply, and get the new burners hooked up, but the structure is together. Can't wait to brew with it

Nice work Thomcat.....Very simple yet effective. No issues with the blichmann burners being that close to the wood? Do you have any plans to share on your build?

Well Done!

 

[Rcole]

At the risk of being chicken little-ish, I would advise placing some bracing between the legs and base of this stand. The legs at the two bolts holding the legs upright could easily be overstressed and fail if the stand were ever to be loaded more on one side than the other, and torque the legs and split that connection.

I agree with Wilserbrewer. A scalding accident from 15# of grain and 5 gallons of water @ 150 degrees would be very serious, if the shelf collapsed during the mash.

 

[kal]

It had no issues with two 5 gallon coolers on there, solid as a rock. I may do that when I step up to the 10 gallon coolers but right now I'm not too concerned.

IMHO you should be. That thing is an accident waiting to happen. You have far too long of a span to simply have a couple of 2x4's held together at a 90 degree angle to hope to hold itself together. All the stress is within a tiny 3.5"x3.5" area where you've put two large bolts which further reduce the integrity of the wood. Over time it will give. Spend the $3-4 on a couple of 2x4 cross braces on either side at 45 degree angles. You already did it at the top. Do it at the bottom for the exact same reasons. Nobody wants to see a brewer get hurt.

Kal

 

[basslake]

Just finished the steps so I wouldn't have to haul water up on a ladder anymore.

 

[iijakii]

Built mine a few months ago already, guess I forgot to post it in here, only the general show-us-your.. thread.

 

[LandoLincoln]

Here's ours. We call it "the mammoth." It's about ten feet long, with the ladder. Why so long? Because SCREW YOU, that's why.

 

[DanPoch]

Here's ours. We call it "the mammoth."

Nice! Looks heavy to move about, but nice and solid.

 

[Otter_Bay_Brewing]

LandoLincoln: I'm jealous of your banjo burner you have under your boil kettle! Mine barely barely fits a keg, that one looks much more friendly. I have like 1/2 inch to spare on each leg where the keg rests.

 

[LandoLincoln]

LandoLincoln: I'm jealous of your banjo burner you have under your boil kettle! Mine barely barely fits a keg, that one looks much more friendly. I have like 1/2 inch to spare on each leg where the keg rests.

That's the Bayou Classic KAB6. Yes, it fits a keggle very nicely. The burner we have up top (Bayou Classic SP10) had to have extra metal welded onto the top of it to fit our keggle HLT safely.

Unfortunately, the KAB6's 10" burner underneath really outputs a lot of heat to the sides of the keggle, which will fry your valve and sight glass easily if you don't have some serious heat shielding going on. I've used that burner for about five brews now and I'm still having some problems nailing down the proper heat setting on it so I can reliably hit my target volumes. You turn that thing on full blast and you'll have a rolling boil like you've never seen before.

My brew partner and I are thinking of just getting a 25 gallon pot which should alleviate the heat-to-the-sides issue quite a bit. And we'll be able to brew more beer at once, of course.

 

[Silentnoiz]

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.

What type of surface do you have on top of your sculpture (under your burners)? And how is it working?

 

[BayerischBier]

That mashtun looks "sexy" - you got some pics from inside?
How large is it? I am thinking to modify my current setup and eyeballing
a similar mashtun-cooler.
thanks

Here's some photos of my wooden rig:

 

[capcrnch]

Why so long? Because SCREW YOU, that's why.

bahaha I love it

 

[srans]

My weekend warrior

 

[thekage]

Ghetttorific!

 

[zacc]

Here's my man cave!