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[jcaudill]

I pieced this together - I am not aware of any kits! Although there are some vendors who will sell you the whole thing ready to go.

I will try to put together a parts list but it may take me a bit of time as I'm focused on getting some beer in the fermenter. Stay tuned!

 

[wncbrewer]

I pieced this together - I am not aware of any kits! Although there are some vendors who will sell you the whole thing ready to go.

I will try to put together a parts list but it may take me a bit of time as I'm focused on getting some beer in the fermenter. Stay tuned!

That sir, is a fine looking brew rig. Prost

 

[Irrenarzt]

Indeed. Fine looking rig.

 

[KBVC]

Here is the system I just finished. The control panel swings to the right for storage. The system runs on the house natural gas feed. The HLT and Rims system are automated. Here it is almost complete.

Here it is after connections and testing were complete.

Here is a better shot of the control panel.

 

[HDIr0n]

KBVC,
Very nice looking rig, do you have any clear shots of the RIMS?

Thanks,
-G

 

[sils13]

Almost done

 

[KBVC]

KBVC,
Very nice looking rig, do you have any clear shots of the RIMS?

Thanks,
-G

I will get a shot of it today and post later.

Keith

 

[KBVC]

Here is a shot of my rims tube. It is essentially the same design as the one in this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/rims-dummies-114997/

I did add this to house the element and allow me to remove it easily for cleaning.http://www.brewershardware.com/2-Tri-Clover-X-1-NPS-Element-Adapter.html The element connects to the rest of the tube with a Tri-clover fitting.

 

[rjbank]

Just got the 2 stands built tonight.

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[rjbank]

just got the 2 stands built tonight.

 

[drunkenmonk]

Does it count if I have a prefab unit? Here's a custom-built, flipped MoreBeer tippy dump. I used to have a small shed in my back yard where I brewed where the only way I could fit it in was if the mash tun / hot liquor tank stack was on the left.

 

[Irrenarzt]

It's still pimping, even if you didn't build it yourself.

 

[OneManBrewery]

Prefab? I built my own.

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

Prefab? I built my own.

Nice burner shrouds

 

[OneManBrewery]

Arent they? Made my life so much easier. I bought them from some company...

 

[BFD_BrewGeek]

Do you have many issues with the wood frame getting hot or scorched?

BFD Brewhaus was designed to keep any flammable material outside and below the burner shield perimeter. I used 1" angle iron back to back to make a "T" platform to mount the burners. The wooden frame was given a light spray of polyurethane clear coat to inhibit water infiltration. After I built it and fired up the burners, I found that the burner shields do get pretty hot, but the wooden frame surfaces and the steel angle below the burners were barely warm to the touch. I think I could have gotten by with wood to support the burners.

 

[Irrenarzt]

I'm not a big fan of wood, unless it's my own and some hottie has her mouth all over it, but I must say this is a pretty cool build. I like how you isolated the burners from the wood with the steel rails. This should work pretty well.

Nice work BFD.

 

[g-love]

I'm not a big fan of wood, unless it's my own and some hottie has her mouth all over it, but I must say this is a pretty cool build. I like how you isolated the burners from the wood with the steel rails. This should work pretty well.

Nice work BFD.

I'm a fan of this comment, and the build referenced within.

 

[SteveWPG]

You can't beat wood

 

[BFD_BrewGeek]

I'm not a big fan of wood, unless it's my own and some hottie has her mouth all over it, but I must say this is a pretty cool build. I like how you isolated the burners from the wood with the steel rails. This should work pretty well.

Nice work BFD.

I'm a fan of this comment, and the build referenced within.

Thanks. Tried to stay with a material that I had the most experience with. Needless to say, I'm not a welder.

Irrenarzt: that's an awesome walk-in build that you have going...very cool to watch it coming together...fight the power!

 

[Islandboy85]

Well, it ain't pretty, but that's what I get for not having a house yet. For now I brew out of a push cart. Here it is all put away. Two Sq14 burners inverted on the top shelf with my Bk and MLT ON TOP OF THEM. The rectangle cooler HLT is stored elsewhere. My kegmenter, pump, bucket for the grist mill, and tool bag with my hydrometer a, thermometers, gloves, etc is on the bottom along with my diy gfic switched extension cord for the pump. The grist mill is sitting in the cart's handle. The water filter/chiller valves manifold needs mounted along with my pump someday, but ill probably just leave it like this. When I get a house I want to convert it from the direct fire RIMS push cart brewery to a permanent single tier HERMS controlled by an Arduino board.

 

[chuckjaxfl]

I love it! I challenge anyone to show me a three-vessel system that stows as neatly.

 

[cody6173]

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

 

[Islandboy85]

I love it! I challenge anyone to show me a three-vessel system that stows as neatly.

Thanks.

 

[dcbc]

I love it! I challenge anyone to show me a three-vessel system that stows as neatly.

I'll play. I'm kind of cheating because the cooler wasn't stowed with the system. But this is my old folding rig that is still making great beer at a buddy's house.

This is an older picture of it stowed away. I hadn't added the second shelf at this point. But it stowed in the same 24"x24" space.

 

[Hex]

2 burner, 20 gal. HLT, 15.5 gal. direct fire MLT, multiple 11 gal. brew kettles.

All siphon/gravity powered. This is my pilot system which allows verses batches--2 @ 7+ gallon batches per brew go into buckets in the fermentation room.

Edit: This is a walk in vent hood with CO meter on wall. It has fans out of picture, and works like a chimney.

 

[Hex]

Twin 25' x 3/8" chillers with 50' x 5/8" ice bath pre-chiller. Cools two seven gallon batches simultaneously in about 30 minutes. Agitation helps. This was just a test photo, it doesn't leak anymore.

 

[Hex]

Just finished 50th seven gallon batch in a years time. This is the fermentation room, there is a heating and air conditioning unit maintaining 67*f.

'Look Ma, no pumps!' Three of my recipes have been scaled up to 30bbl, here is one on UnTapped:

https://untappd.com/beer/335594

 

[pfgonzo]

Nice Hex. Your location line says Ruhstaller. You affiliated with them? Are those your hops growing near Davis?

 

[Hex]

Nice Hex. Your location line says Ruhstaller. You affiliated with them? Are those your hops growing near Davis?

Yes to both. I auditioned for Ruhstaller and landed the brewmaster position last year. Turns out that they needed a brewery too, we are gypsy/contract brewing.
There were a lot of constraints on the design, mobile, no electricity and my rig worked out perfect. So I rent it to them, and produce double verses batches, and new recipes. I just finished my 50th seven gallon batch, a 12% Barleywine.
It's been a lot if work on a tight budget, but my invoices get paid, I get commissions for success, I'm being creative, and my name gets put on bottles of my signature recipes! We will grow, and I hope to help with design and process.
The hop field off hwy80 is actually our second, we started one in Winters on Sean McNamara's farm, Blue Heron. Ruhstaller has two great advantages, one we are superior marketers, two we are distributed by Tony's Foods. I'm looking forward to a full scale brewery, taphouse, and restaraunt in future, stay tuned!