Finally got a chance to try out my diy brewstand.
Glowing red with awesomeness.
Finally got a chance to try out my diy brewstand.
What burners are those, I've been trying to figure it out for a while now, and where did you get them? Other than looking pretty sweet, what are the benefits or drawbacks of them vs. something like the hurricane burners?
thanks, look great!!!
Not yet, that was the first go with it, i'm sure eventually it will start looking used.
Keep an eye on it, if it starts to smoke, spray it with a hose. You'll then need to replace it.
Or, you can do like I did and get a sheet of aluminum diamond plate and turn it into a heat shield. I have 2x6s that the burner sits on. It's open right under the burner, but they still got hot enough to smolder. The heat shield should help.
If you offset the plate with a few washers or a bolt or two, the heat shield will work better...I have my rubbermaid MLT not too far from my heat shield and its just fine.
Here is my system! It's all direct fire, there is plans to put a RIMS tube on it but for now it's all manual. I also want to put a Bobby M mash tun insulation project on it since the reflective junk is melting if I turn the flame on to high.
cheers!
it should look like this
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Kotti, remove the [ url] [ / url] tags from your post and the photo will show up.
I love the small foot print of your rig nice job.Code:it should look like this [IMG ]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs615.ash2/156795_647290733872_185103070_36975946_4854514_n.jpg[/IMG ]
-=Jason=-
First pic is of my first brew April 2009. The second was taken a month ago. These brew rigs grow fast.
Here's my 3-tier.. all freebie metal.. just stole the burners from stands and bought some plumbing..
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Not a fancy rig, but it works. The cart is from Harbor Freight. It has storage down below and also under the tile top:
Inside of my HLT. I use a 1000 watt bucket heater to keep water warm. I use the propane BK to initially heat it and pump it to the HLT where the bucket heater maintains the temp. The bucket heater will heat to >160F (I have done so quite a few times), it just takes an hour. These Coleman Bev Coolers also have nice markings in US gallons and liters:
I use a bag and the SS basket instead of a false bottom:
Recirc Return/Sparge Arm:
SS valves and Camlocks:
My pump is over 15yrs old, but brand new. I stopped brewing right after I bought it. I used it once last December. I bought it when I read an article in BYO, or BT or Zymurgy...can't remember which. It was about building a RIMS. I bought the same pump and speed controller they used (from Grainger)
My Auber PID. This is a plug-n-play PID from Auber. I plug the probe into the valve on the MT that is in the first and fifth photo above:
Simple DJ lighting control. Everything is plugged into a GFCI outlet:
I used hangers that are used for hanging rakes and shovels in garages to hold the paddle:
A simple RV filter and white potable water hose take care of the water supply:
The BK is a 40qt and the burner says it is 90 or 100,000 BTU, can't remember which. It heats quickly. I am still waiting for my SS RIMS tube to come. It supposedly shipped on 29 Nov. I have a PVC tube for now which I have not used and don't plan to. Stay tuned for my final thoughts on the SS RIMS tube. Not pictured is my immersion chiller.
Hey if that basket you're using instead of a false bottom is from a turkey fryer then it's made from aluminium and not SS. I have one that looks just like it. At mash temps and pH it should be OK and develop a nice hard dark grey layer of aluminum oxide on it over the course of a couple of batches. Oh and what kind of pump is that. I doesn't look like a March to me.
Paulasaurus, that's a nice mill you built. Good luck with the new brew stand.
Thanks limulus, the mill stand really did come together nice. Still need a few finishing touches but its been great to have.
Current stand progress here--> https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f85/life-story-my-brewery-212838/index4.html
Can you provide us with some specs on that mill?
Thanks,
No, in order to use a tankless heater like that, you have to completely gut it, there are so many safety features built in that you could never get 170° strike and sparge water out of it.
For strike water, I fill the MT to my desired volume, then recirculate through the heat exchanger to get to my strike temp. This way, I don't have to run it WOT (imagine a flame shooting out of the chimney). For sparge water, I run it WOT in order to even get by at 0.5 gal / minute at 170°.
A 110v tankless heater would never be be able to produce water at much more than a trickle, you really need >5000W to heat water at an appreciable speed.
Where did you get the console from?
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