rickbyte
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Finally done....or is it....probably not!
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The frame is all 2x2 aluminum.
Still have to mount the plate chiller yet and put the control panel together. The control panel is made of all aluminum diamond plate.
Thanks for the compliments. The burners are actually for NG which burns a little cooler but not much. I have some stainless sheet stock the I may end up making someheat shield with if need be. I may end up also plugging a few nozzles on the burners as well.Aluminum frame with propane burners looks like a meltdown about to happen, I hope i'm wrong. Your stand is screaming "Go full electric" plus
add a BCS 460 controller. It sure looks sharp.
Aluminum frame with propane burners looks like a meltdown about to happen, I hope i'm wrong. Your stand is screaming "Go full electric" plus
add a BCS 460 controller. It sure looks sharp.
Sourmash I dont think you will have any problem with the aluminum but when one end gets hot the whole thing will be hot. Some heat sheilds would be a good addition.
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+1 You beat me to it. The heat speads for sure. I don't think you will have to worry. Your not running your burners at max the whole time anyway.
Sourmash I dont think you will have any problem with the aluminum but when one end gets hot the whole thing will be hot. Some heat sheilds would be a good addition.
Pat
After a quick search it looks like aluminum melts at 2200
Carbon Steel 2600-2800
Stainless 2750
NG burns at 3000
Propane at 3600
Both these numbers assume no heat loss. So you can figure that it will be much less at contact with your stand.
Here are some good links. Your stand should be fine
http://www.derose.net/steve/resources/engtables/flametemp.html
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/melting-temperature-metals-d_860.html
By the way. That stand looks sweet.
Without starting any pissing war most aluminum alloys decline rapidly if exposed to elevated temperatures although some retain significant strength to 500*F. Aluminum melts at 1,220*F not"2,200*F", deep red color steel your at 1,300*F. If aluminum is exposed to elevated temperatures it weakens due to mainly the coarsening of the the fine precipitutates on which the alloy depends on their strength. With the reply of the steel plate melting which is way above the deep red of 1,300*F and the 1,220*F of aluminum is the reason why I replied in ther first place. A metal frame insert to hold your keggles or pots exposed directly in the flame that is bolted to the aluminum frame plus a heat shield protecting the aluminum from any flames pushed to the side by wind or the burner cranked up high.
If the automotive world could get pistons to operate at these higher elevated conditions with a melting temp of 2,200*F we would have super clean and higher efficiency running internal combustion engines, the limiting factor would be the ignition temps of the gasoline by thes elevated temps. This in the ignition range of app 875*F causing preignition detonation and self distruction of the engines.
Try www.steelforge.com as a example, click on aluminum then click on "Learn More".
Sourmash I know all about polishing.
If the automotive world could get pistons to operate at these higher elevated conditions with a melting temp of 2,200*F we would have super clean and higher efficiency running internal combustion engines, the limiting factor would be the ignition temps of the gasoline by thes elevated temps. This in the ignition range of app 875*F causing preignition detonation and self distruction of the engines.
Try www.steelforge.com as a example, click on aluminum then click on "Learn More".
You would have a lot more NOx formed.
Here is mine. I have been building it for about 2 months now and it is finally finished. I was going to add a March 809 but after using it there is no real need to spend the money, it flows very nice from level to level. Here are some pics from yesterdays brew day, I brewed a Cream ale and a Blonde back to back.
Can somoone tell me what this is (see picture)?
I have seen this on several rigs and have never seen it before the last couple of months. I would do a search, but I have no idea what you call this (catch-22).
TIA
Don't sell yourself short, man. That's a mighty fine rig you got!Mine's not nearly as awesome as Chuckger's but here's my rebuilt brew rig right in action with a Fly Sparge in progress.
Don't sell yourself short, man. That's a mighty fine rig you got!
Mine's not nearly as awesome as Chuckger's but here's my rebuilt brew rig in action with a Fly Sparge in progress.
Every single one on here is AWESOME! You know why.... Because they are all used to make outstanding beer!!!!
3dog,
Here is a better picture of my hop sock.
I use it whenever I add anything to the boil, hops, spices, whatever. It works great especially when brewing beers with lots of additions at different times, like an IPA. THe parts cost me about $8 at the orange box and it took about 15 to assemble, I am not sure what the long skinny hop bag costs, I got it when I bought some guys stuff off Craigslist. Every brewer needs one!
Sweet! I thought that might be what it was, but I didn't want to assume. You still get good hop utilization and don't have as big a mess to clean up? Sounds better than my Zymeco (sp) stainless mesh on the outlet port. Good idea, might have to build me one of those!
Yeah, I like it, too. But in all honesty it wasn't my idea. Someone else on here came up with it, and somehow I got the credit.the Lil' Sparky Hop Sock is one of the best things I've ever added to my set-up. IPA brews are now easy instead of a PIA. Can't imagine brewing w/o it.
Yeah, I like it, too. But in all honesty it wasn't my idea. Someone else on here came up with it, and somehow I got the credit.
Every single one on here is AWESOME! You know why.... Because they are all used to make outstanding beer!!!!
3dog,
Here is a better picture of my hop sock.
I use it whenever I add anything to the boil, hops, spices, whatever. It works great especially when brewing beers with lots of additions at different times, like an IPA. THe parts cost me about $8 at the orange box and it took about 15 to assemble, I am not sure what the long skinny hop bag costs, I got it when I bought some guys stuff off Craigslist. Every brewer needs one!
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