Show Me Your Wood Brew Sculpture/Rig

[nosnhojm20]

Right on. Good to know. I was thinking aloud.


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[rcm_rx7]

^Lookin' slick. Pretty much exactly what I want to do. I'm nervous of using polyeurathane with the temperatures of a boil, effectively melting it. Do you plan on putting something between it and the ekettle? I am new to ebrewing, go easy on me.

Not sure if it makes a difference, but the original kal electric brewery used cork boards under the kettles to protect the wood. Considering how cheap they are I think I'll go that route. Probably won't make a difference though!

 

[poptarts]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...x=cork+plan,aps&rh=i:aps,k:cork plant coaster

 

[Rockn_M]

^Lookin' slick. Pretty much exactly what I want to do. I'm nervous of using polyeurathane with the temperatures of a boil, effectively melting it. Do you plan on putting something between it and the ekettle? I am new to ebrewing, go easy on me.

I plan on putting either a piece of cork or a spare piece of wood to keep the BK from burning or melting the poly. The HLT shouldn't cause any problems.


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[Setesh]

I shortened my recycled pallet brew stand. I got really tired really quick of standing on a ladder to empty the mash tun. Here is the original version:


And here is the shortened version. I also added another pump for back to back batches. I can now shorten my brew day for 2 batches by about 2 hours. Can't decide if I want to wire in a foot switch for the chiller pump or run it to the panel.

 

[Polyphaeon]

Yeah it seems to me that brew stands are often unreasonably tall.
Nice work!

 

[Phillypony50]

She's going on her maiden voyage tomorrow. Can't wait!

 

[Tuckerl]

So, the southeast was on the verge of being crippled by another ice storm, and I rush to Lowe's to get supplies. No, not shovels or batteries or generators. No, I went to get some lumber to build a brew stand now that I actually have a few days off, trapped in my house.

The big question is were to put the casters. If I put them in the end, I am a bit concerned that the center will start to sag. If I put 6 instead of 4, it is almost certain to be unstable. If I move one set of casters in I under the support for the upper tear, I am concerned the section hanging of work start to sag. Any advice from those of you who have made these? With the 2x6 frame, I may just be worrying too much about nothing.

Either way, it will be nice upgrade over the folding table I have been cautiously putting that mash tun on.

Micah

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Mine works pretty good with six. It's very stable and easy to move around.

 

[Tizzomes]

Here's my wood!

 

[blaster_54738]

Here's my new stand, not quite finished. Still need to mount the casters, pumps and two burners to each side of the MASH tun (and get the flashing to help dissipate heat. Probably going to put some sort of sheet metal on the bottom too to help with water

 

[grainbill]

Here's my new stand, not quite finished. Still need to mount the casters, pumps and two burners to each side of the MASH tun (and get the flashing to help dissipate heat. Probably going to put some sort of sheet metal on the bottom too to help with water

won't the wooded support blocks get torched?

 

[blaster_54738]

won't the wooded support blocks get torched?

There aren't support blocks. There is an inch of clearance between the burners and any wood. The burners are bolted on. I'm also adding some flashing to help dissipate the heat but from the tests I've done so far the the wood doesn't get hot enough to ignite.

Here's a new, crappy picture with most everything mounted except the flashing which is tomorrows project and I need to figure out a way to mount the chiller.

 

[rcm_rx7]

So I finally finished my brew stand, I took a lot of inspiration from people here. Mine features a roll out cart on the bottom that holds my mash tun, it pushes back in to hide when not in use. It's a two tier setup. Full album of the build.

 

[BeerGrylls]

So I finally finished my brew stand, I took a lot of inspiration from people here. Mine features a roll out cart on the bottom that holds my mash tun, it pushes back in to hide when not in use. It's a two tier setup. Full album of the build.

I love it, thanks for sharing.

 

[BrewDawg79]

Just converted mine from gravity to single tier.

 

[Smellyglove]

You can barely see it behind all the mess, got inspiration from this thread.

 

[nosnhojm20]

Looking good. How's that working out for you with the pumps so close to the mash tun? I'm about to build a stand and trying to figure it all out.


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[HOPtuary]

Just finished her this weekend. Three BG14s and a march pump.

 

[cavemanbrews]

Here is mine! Four bucks for some screws.

 

[Smellyglove]

Looking good. How's that working out for you with the pumps so close to the mash tun? I'm about to build a stand and trying to figure it all out.


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Was that to me? What do you mean?

 

[dcrog]

Okay. Well here is mine for what it's worth. I think the only thing that I had to buy to build it was the casters from Harbor Freight. All the rest was just lumber, screws, carriage bolts, etc. that I had on hand.
Under the pots, MLT I have an 18x18 ceramic or porcelain tile. I was at the tile shop picking up a small order for work and asked where their bargain bin was. The guy gave them to me for free.

The black paint will hide a lot of sins.

 

[BeerGrylls]

Just finished her this weekend. Three BG14s and a march pump.

It's really nice but it don't look much like wood..

 

[HOPtuary]

It's really nice but it don't look much like wood..

It was plenty of work. Took a total of 2 days to get everything cut, bolted and tightened down and tweaked. It is a simple design but very strong and easy to move around.

 

[nosnhojm20]

Was that to me? What do you mean?

Yep! I've heard that one needs at least 18in to prime the pump. Yours seems closer than that. Have you run into any priming issues?


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[rivertranced]

I don't love the idea of having a separate prop I need to use, but this does seem like a reasonable solution. Does anyone else have a 6 foot span like this that knows if sagging is even an issue?

A little late to reply (you've certainly tackled this already) but my stand is about 6' across and I have casters supporting only the corners with 0 sagging. If I put all of my brewing equipment, a wet mash and a rhinoceros on the middle, it still would not sag.

 

[rangrr4834]

Mines almost 7' long and I think I could park my car on it without sagging. Just casters on the corners.

 

[Smellyglove]

Yep! I've heard that one needs at least 18in to prime the pump. Yours seems closer than that. Have you run into any priming issues?


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So that's why I actually have been having priming issues! But it feels somewhat random. Thanks, didn't know this. I thougt it was the outlet which was important.

I hope I can fit it lower.

 

[BeerGrylls]

It was plenty of work. Took a total of 2 days to get everything cut, bolted and tightened down and tweaked. It is a simple design but very strong and easy to move around.

No no, never mind, I was just being snarky. A lot of people miss the word 'wood' in the thread title in their excitement to show off their fancy new brew rig. Your kit is very nice and I'd be proud to own it.

 

[HOPtuary]

No no, never mind, I was just being snarky. A lot of people miss the word 'wood' in the thread title in their excitement to show off their fancy new brew rig. Your kit is very nice and I'd be proud to own it.

HAHA Ya I wasnt sure what you were going for there. Yea very proud of it as my first AG build.

 

[BrewDawg79]

So that's why I actually have been having priming issues! But it feels somewhat random. Thanks, didn't know this. I thougt it was the outlet which was important.

I hope I can fit it lower.

My vessels are less than 18in to the pump, and I don't notice any more priming issues now then when I had them positioned further away.