Show us your sculpture or brew rig

[liquidlunch]

 

[flippedcracker]

Here's my leftover parts rig. Pain the ass to lift the cooler up to the top, but it works for now.

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

The beer tree fly sparging. Plumbing water onto the rig was the best addition. Adding a table to it is in the works.

 

[calebstringer]

I realized I never threw mine into the ring. I have been building/tweaking/modifying for the last two years.

 

[FuzzBeckersHB]

I realized I never threw mine into the ring. I have been building/tweaking/modifying for the last two years.

That is a killer nice setup. Pro.. Nice job..
Cheers..


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[calebstringer]

That is a killer nice setup. Pro.. Nice job..
Cheers..


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Thanks! I still need to modify the stand a little bit, a little more work on the tippy dump, and then I really need to get it powder coated. My high temp looks pretty horrible on it.... all scuffed, scraped and scratched.

Thanks for the kind words!

 

[iamthelaw]

Just finished!! Finally Ready to go

 

[RyanSweeney]

Is that just plain old pine or some other wood? And what are you using to hold the kettles and the burners in place?

 

[iamthelaw]

Yep it's top choice pine that has been waterproofed. As for the burners and kettles I kept it simple....angle iron set into a notch on top of the 2x6 for the kettles and I mounted a strip of 1x3 lower and inside the 2x6 which I notched and set two more angle iron into. Then I simply set the burner on top of the lower set of angle iron. Since the piping is ran directly through the 2x6 it firmly secures the front of the burner, then I took rebar ties and tied down the back of the burner to the iron. Solid as a rock. Lastly Painted all the metal with high temp paint.

 

[iamthelaw]

 

[RyanSweeney]

Thanks for the explanation! I have no welding skills, but I can build just about anything with wood...I'm gonna get started on one of these babies!

 

[iamthelaw]

Thanks for the explanation! I have no welding skills, but I can build just about anything with wood...I'm gonna get started on one of these babies!

I'll post more detailed pictures when I get a chance of exactly how I constructed it. I personally know how to weld just wanted to keep it as simple as possible. Also I can replace parts much easier than I they are welded

 

[natnov]

Here's my steel 3 tier. Has 220k btu burners for all three tiers. Makes it much easier to make 10-15 gallons at a time with no heavy lifting.

 

[eaglerisingbrew]

I love seeing the wood brew-rigs. Thanks for sharing this one- looks great.

 

[poptarts]

Just welded up a mount and got my panel attached to my stand. Stand is made out of bed frames.

 

[LeeBonesBrewing]

Almost ready to brew! Waiting on a few more small parts and just need to clean up the wiring.

 

[day_trippr]

I see a likely problem just waiting for the first firing to show itself.

It appears the keggles are totally closing off any egress for exhaust gases/heat to escape from the burners. You will most likely find that you'll need to shim the keggles up off the deck to allow the burners to run clean (and not have all the exhaust gases flowing under the deck and emerging around your belt line)...

Cheers!

 

[LeeBonesBrewing]

It is hard to see in that picture but there is actually about 2" opening around the kegs. I tested them before I welded it all up. I might raise them up a bit more if needed.

 

[day_trippr]

It is hard to see in that picture but there is actually about 2" opening around the kegs. I tested them before I welded it all up. I might raise them up a bit more if needed.

Ah, very good. You're right, the gap is impossible to see in that pic...

Cheers!

 

[seeGarzz]

Here is what I put together about 9 months ago. 3 burners, 3 pumps.

 

[1fast636]

Now that is a work of art^^ great looking rig, what's the white box on the right side?

 

[old-pasture-brew]

Instant hot water?? Very nice.


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[seeGarzz]

Instant Hot Water Heater. It was a great addition to the brewery, it gets from tap to a few degrees below strike temp. Then I let the burner/PID get it the last couple of degrees.

 

[1fast636]

Interesting where do I find one of these instant water heaters, never mind google is my friend lol

 

[1fast636]

This one like yours or is this alil on the low end

 

[seeGarzz]

That's a different brand. The key thing is to make sure you know what the max temperature rise is for the unit. Some have temp override sensors that limit it to 50 or 60F over incoming water temp. I spoke with the vendor of my unit to make sure it didn't have a limit. Shoot me a pm if you would like more info on the HWH.


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[4x4jeep74]

My pride and joy

 

[calebstringer]

That's a different brand. The key thing is to make sure you know what the max temperature rise is for the unit. Some have temp override sensors that limit it to 50 or 60F over incoming water temp. I spoke with the vendor of my unit to make sure it didn't have a limit. Shoot me a pm if you would like more info on the HWH.


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The Insta-hot that I bought will do 180 out of the spout. Speeds up the brew day so much! Nice set up bud!

 

[seeGarzz]

Thanks. 180F is the cutoff for mine as well. However, I find it works best (and pretty consistent) when I am
In the 165F to 170F range. I agree, it's one of the best additions to the brewery. I believe it saves quite a bit of propane as well but haven't verified.


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[Howhownow]

Totally mobile, marginally ghetto.
I have to break it all down each brew and store everything but the shelf in the spare room.