Show us your sculpture or brew rig

[mikescooling]

You better clean your pots better, ya never know what's growing in there.

 

[IronsGateBrewery]

You better clean your pots better, ya never know what's growing in there.

his mother hated me for that picture

 

[kickflip_mj]

his mother hated me for that picture

Shes just mad she cant build something as sweet as that

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Shes just mad she cant build something as sweet as that

She had a hand in it, I bet!.........:cross:

 

[nextgenxx]

Long time reader first time poster this is my pride and joy

Hope you have a filter for the floaters!

 

[bsomogyi]

Bsomogyi-


Do you have any flow issues with the 90 degree turn into the pump? Many people suggest it causes issues. Do you restrict the flow on the outflow? I would prefer your setup.

Thanks! Looks great!!! A+

So I far I have....

I finally got a full water run under my belt and the pumps worked great in this configuration. I open the returns to the kettles then prime by opening the motorized valve. It bubbles all the air out prior to turning on the pump. Works great and didn't have any priming issues. Happy building...

 

[xtrmnt]

Built this in my 5'x10' laundry room. It's a 20 Gallon HERMS electric system fully plumbed with 3 pumps, inline chiller, and aeration stone. The cheapest item was the box fan.

 

[EODstads]

sweet baby jesus......it's sooooo PRETTYipe:

 

[jammin]

All that SS & TC's

 

[501irishred]

Does it double a washing machine?

 

[mikescooling]

Wow, that is nice! You made that window to fit the box fan; from a guy that did HVAC for 15 years, I bet it works great, just like a Whole-house fan. You do nice work!

 

[xtrmnt]

@mikescooling The window was included when we bought the condo. The box fan fit nicely and pulls the vapors right out of the room. We also epoxy painted all of the walls in the room. So far so good after 6 brews. Now to improve my HERMS recirculation flow rate. My HLT runs at about 5-6 degrees higher than my mash temperature. I have no idea if this is normal, but the flow through the Morebeer Ultimate Sparge Arm is just a trickle. Though we haven't made a bad beer yet.

 

[FredTheNuke]

@mikescooling The window was included when we bought the condo. The box fan fit nicely and pulls the vapors right out of the room. We also epoxy painted all of the walls in the room. So far so good after 6 brews. Now to improve my HERMS recirculation flow rate. My HLT runs at about 5-6 degrees higher than my mash temperature. I have no idea if this is normal, but the flow through the Morebeer Ultimate Sparge Arm is just a trickle. Though we haven't made a bad beer yet.

I recommend you build a sparge arm out of the Loc-Line fittings. It works VERY well.

http://www.loc-line.com/index.html

 

[IronsGateBrewery]

Built this in my 5'x10' laundry room. It's a 20 Gallon HERMS electric system fully plumbed with 3 pumps, inline chiller, and aeration stone. The cheapest item was the box fan.

Bravo Sir... Bravo

 

[Fordzilla]

I did a ton of work on my single tier stand over the weekend and today.

-Finalized the design
-Cut steel stock
-Welded
-Cut, stained and sealed wood for shelf
-Bought hose and fittings for propane plumbing
-Started to paint

Edit: Almost forgot, build pictures coming soon!

 

[day_trippr]

Hey up there ^ - this is the "Show us your sculpture or brew rig".
Promises don't feed the bulldoggies...

Cheers!

 

[NewBrewB]

Hey up there ^ - this is the "Show us your sculpture or brew rig".
Promises don't feed the bulldoggies...

Cheers!

True. Separate thread for the build (which we absolutely want to see) but final shiny pictures here.

 

[Fordzilla]

True. Separate thread for the build (which we absolutely want to see) but final shiny pictures here.

Will do! Still painting right now, but. I've tried to snap pictures most every step of the way.

 

[Rivenin]

and why aren't they here?
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[Fordzilla]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/single-tier-brew-stand-build-429050/

Build pics here! I'll post back to this thread when it's complete.

 

[boredstate]

nothing fancy. all manual propane setup & single infusion:

slowly piecing the new system together:

 

[Ddubduder]

nothing fancy. all manual propane setup & single infusion:

slowly piecing the new system together:

Love the fermentor setup, what do you use to control the temp for it? I'm assuming you have coils in the top with water or glycol.

 

[bd2xu]

nothing fancy. all manual propane setup & single infusion:

slowly piecing the new system together:

Wow is that last kettle photo stock or yours? Serious investment.. But how nice!

 

[boredstate]

Love the fermentor setup, what do you use to control the temp for it? I'm assuming you have coils in the top with water or glycol.

I have a window a/c unit in my guest bathroom to control the ambient temp and, yes, a stainless coil installed through the lid for fine tuning temps. no glycol setup yet, just recirculating ice water through the coil for the moment.

Wow is that last kettle photo stock or yours? Serious investment.. But how nice!

that's mine. scored them with midwest's 20% off deal they did a while back. took a few months to get them in, but worth the wait!

 

[nextgenxx]

My new 1000 gallon brew kettle! Jk!

 

[jstebell]

Operational not finished tho. New Stout kettles 20 gal all the way around w/ herms and hard plummed in the near future.

 

[bd2xu]

Operational not finished tho. New Stout kettles 20 gal all the way around w/ herms and hard plummed in the near future.

Wow! Nice design. Looks scary with no support underneath but I'm sure you checked that out. Makes a nice open look and feel.

 

[mikescooling]

That looks like something sold at IKEA, like art deco. If the welds are good it should be strong enough. Just freekey to look at.
Whats the muffler on your plate chiller? I've never seen it, I think I want one?

 

[bd2xu]

That looks like something sold at IKEA, like art deco. If the welds are good it should be strong enough. Just freekey to look at.
Whats the muffler on your plate chiller? I've never seen it, I think I want one?

I think that is the Rims, but I don't understand why it would be hooked to the chiller

 

[jammin]

It's the hop filter from brewers hardware
http://www.brewershardware.com/FILTER1.html