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[waterkc]

 

[BrewBeemer]

Kevin; that's a clean looking stand congrats plus the help you had from
"The Power Of Blue".
The 1"x 2" tube is plenty strong but I have a question. Why did you settle on having the kettles resting on the weak side instead of the strong side of the rectangle tube for your frame? Don't get me wrong it's a simple and clean design overall.

 

[waterkc]

Kevin; that's a clean looking stand congrats plus the help you had from
"The Power Of Blue".
The 1"x 2" tube is plenty strong but I have a question. Why did you settle on having the kettles resting on the weak side instead of the strong side of the rectangle tube for your frame? Don't get me wrong it's a simple and clean design overall.

First let me say thanks for the feed back, I really appreciate it.

The question of weak side vs strong side. More of a two response answer really.

1. Surface Area was the main concern for the kettles to sit on, they are 16.5 inches up top and just under 13 at the bottom of the kettle.
2. This is not a seriously load rated device that will be stressed beyond a few hundred pounds. Although I have been told we get enough beers in us we are going to try and ride it down this really big in the hood here. So you never know I guess. But mostly the first response.

So the next design will have some mode to it, But I am going to brew on this for a while first. Calculate and change it up. First thing I have to change is overall widths. I might even do this wth this stand. We will see. :rockin:

 

[BrewBeemer]

Do I understand correctly that the kettles are just a little larger than the frame design and to prevent the kettles from falling thru if not centered on the frame? Four short pieces of 3/4" long by 1/2" angle iron to lock the kettles in position on the frame needed?

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Very nice. Well done!

 

[JeffNYC]

I'm in the early stages of planning the good old erector set style 3 tier 10 gallon. I'm hoping to make it partially collapsible. Updates and pictures to follow.

What is the brand/source you used? Doable for a single tier system?

 

[ThickHead]

It's a work in progress. Here it is on the first day of the build. The burners mount on clips directly below the kegs. The project is nearly complete and is scheduled to brew on saturday.

So...are you Malay or Indonesian? And should'nt it be "GilaMinumBir?"

 

[waterkc]

Man that is a very cool idea, I have a buddy that wanted to take on a more store-able type lay out. So this is where here was heading also. What a blast huh!

 

[Coastarine]

Here is my rig which got its first use today. That's Bee Cave IPA mashing. I really need a freakin sight glass.

Not a super clear picture, but you can see the counter space I built in, the white RV hose which splits and has valves to go to the HLT and the CFC, the extension cord/built-in (zip tied in) power strip, and the aluminum flashing windgaurd. Also the assistant brewer. She's new but fitting right in. She got her first taste of spent grain tonight mixed in with her evening kibble, and she wouldn't stop licking the bowl after it was gone. She loves that stuff!

 

[TerapinChef]

Huh. Looks great. I never thought of feeding a bit of spent grain to my dogs...anybody else do this?

 

[Coastarine]

Huh. Looks great. I never thought of feeding a bit of spent grain to my dogs...anybody else do this?

A lot of people, actually. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/what-do-you-do-your-used-grains-76640/

I don't plan on ever giving her more than about a cup because I don't really want to know what that would do to what comes out the other end.

 

[brocko492]

Hi guys, just built a new two tier system and converted the kegs myself. I am a bit concerned because I filled them with water and opened the valves only to find that they don't drain all the way to the bottom of the pickup tubes. They drain below the bulkhad but still leave almost 2 gal of water. I checked everything to make sure it was tight and don't perceive any air getting into the line/ joint/ bulkeads.

Any other perceived problems??? Open to suggestions, I would imagine pump will provide suction enough to drain more, but haven't hooked up yet.

 

[Coastarine]

When you did that, did you have any kind of tube on the output of the valve? You need to have a tube on there that ends below the bottom of the pickup tube in order to get a siphon, which is how the pickup tube works.

 

[brocko492]

Duh,

Now I really feel stupid!!! I took fluid mechanics in college so I should have realized this. I just had a street L coming off my ball valve, I bet I was a short nipple away!

 

[nathan]

I can't keep one of my dogs out of the compost pile. She'll munch on the freshly dumped spent grains and I can sure tell the next day that she was in the grains.

 

[nathan]

Some might be prettier to look at yet, but once you build one of these you will fall in love with it along the way.

I'm picking up odds and ends this week and hope to finish her all up within 2 weeks for an inaugural brew some time around new years.

 

[Coastarine]

Your image isn't working. Here you go.

 

[TerapinChef]

Holy crap that's a nice one!
Just realized I never posted a painted pic once I got done working on mine. Adding a second burner and some gas plumbing this winter...hopefully.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

So...are you Malay or Indonesian? And should'nt it be "GilaMinumBir?"

Malay and, Nah. We butcher all languages equally.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

My new diggs. Set to deliver in January.

 

[slnies]

My new diggs. Set to deliver in January.

Ahh, what money can buy. Got to love it. Cheers and congrats!

 

[nathan]

thanks for the pic help.

I got my gas nipples adapted to the wardflex with a monstrous line of adapters, but it should flow gas.

I also got parts to build a return nozzle into the lid of the hlt that will help turn it, so I can use one pump to keep the hlt fluid moving (more even temps). Also, a built-in-under-the-lid sparge setup for the blichmann. It should thread through the lid, and like the hlt return, have a male qd showing above the lid.

Also my hoses arrived... really I'm missing just the pumps and some odds and ends.

Next big step will be to electrify the hlt.

 

[sleepystevenson]

Here's my one barrel rig in action for the second time:

 

[nathan]

the one barrel setup is a trip. Where do you find one barrel kegs?

 

[sleepystevenson]

I don't know where you would find them commercially. Thankfully, I have a relative who worked for the company that made them (now out of business...) He scarfed up any extras laying around for scrap price and the "test" barrels, which were dropped filled and pressurized....there was little damage, other than the top skirt, which we pounded out. They are really heavy duty...weigh about 70 lbs empty.

 

[Shonuff]

I don't know where you would find them commercially. Thankfully, I have a relative who worked for the company that made them (now out of business...) He scarfed up any extras laying around for scrap price and the "test" barrels, which were dropped filled and pressurized....there was little damage, other than the top skirt, which we pounded out. They are really heavy duty...weigh about 70 lbs empty.

60 gallon SS primary? You don't mess around.

 

[-TH-]

Say hello to my little rig...

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

60 gallon SS primary? You don't mess around.

Not to mention the 23.5 gallons of American Stout. Sheesh! And I have a hard time seeing the bottom of 5 gallons.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Ahh, what money can buy. Got to love it. Cheers and congrats!

Money?

Who said anything about money. :cross:

Credit baby and at 19.654798% daily interest thta makes this rigs value right at about $40K.

wOOt!


Oh and .

 

[camiller]

Say hello to my little rig...

Is that cart custom built, or re-purposed from something that is commercially available?