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[puney_the_youkel]

 

[Passload]

Here is my gravity system.

 

[el gato]

Here is mine now that it has been painted. There are more pictures in my gallery.
Lots of very impressive systems on here. Nice work!

Nice. I like the mash paddle in the shape of a hockey stick :rockin:

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Here's mine.

 

[WortMonger]

I can't wait to post, I can't wait to post, I can't wait to post!!!! I am almost there on mine. A few more pieces for total completion but... it will be brew-able Sunday. Still can't get the kettle polished so it may just have to look bad for the picture until I get to it. Lids and everything else are coming together nicely. Here's some pics so far.

The brew stand being painted.

The newly insulated and "Line-X truck bed liner covered" Mash and Liquor Tuns. Woohoo!

Here's one of the Plasti-Dip covered lids for the tuns.

Cannot wait. End caps and wiring for the stand, mash mixer and motor, and HLT water stirrer are all I'm lacking from being 100%. There are a lot of system here that make my jaw drop. I love this forum.

 

[slnies]

Nice set up Wortmonger. I am looking forward to hearing how it runs. S.

 

[WortMonger]

Thank you, and that makes two of us

 

[Bernie Brewer]

I finally got around to finishing mine this weekend. It is essentially the same as Lil' Sparky's original gravity-fed brewing tree with one little difference. I'm a lazy slob, so instead of welding the bottom tier directly onto the trunk, I put it onto a sleeve that can be raised and lowered with a boat winch. That way I don't have to pick up 10+ gallons of wort in order to drain it into my carboys. I plan on popping the cherry on this one next weekend.

 

[SuperiorBrew]

Sweet set up! If you put a motor on it you can drive it to the LHBS too

 

[SirFizzle]

more at:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=62617

 

[Bobby_M]

I'm a lazy slob, so instead of welding the bottom tier directly onto the trunk, I put it onto a sleeve that can be raised and lowered with a boat winch.

That this is awesome Bernie. Great idea with the winch. Here's mine..

 

[The Pol]

BOBBY, is that keg on the left the one that you polished? Where is the thred for how you did that? That is awesome!

 

[Squeeky]

Look up about say 1 line The Pol, he has it posted in signature "Keg Polishing"

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Great idea Bernie! Definately an improvement on the brew tree design!

 

[Uncle Fat]

Mine's been modified a bit since this pic, but:

 

[98EXL]

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[MadDwarf]

Mine's still under construction, but should be operational soon. Two more burners and a pump are en route.

Starting pieces:

Basic frame - not cleaned up yet:

Aaand the reason I'm taking a few weekends to build a stand. My neighbors were placing side bets on whether I'd be arrested for the fire hazard or for suspicion of cookin' up some of Pappy's White Lightnin'.

 

[Bobby_M]

Holy crap dude, adjust the mix on that burner. It's like a coal fire.

 

[FSR402]

look at the size of that damn chiller

 

[nathan]

I have much respect for that bricktastic setup. Now there is someone who can make magic out of few resources.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Hmm.. Now my brains bugging me to make a whole brick brew tree... I wonder what that would look like in the back yard. Pretty cool I would think.

 

[denimglen]

...Basic frame - not cleaned up yet:

...

Hey, if you don't mind could you post a pic or two on how that burner is mounted.

I'm designing mine at the moment and am a little stumped on a way to mount similar burners.

Cheers!

 

[Bobby_M]

It's not really the bricks I was worried about but more the plastic horses underneath. Man, that's a LOT of weight for those.

The burner on the new stand looks a little too close to the vessel if you ask me. You ought to drop it at least an inch.

 

[MadDwarf]

denimglen - Here's a couple more shots that show the brackets a little better. I can get a closeup if this doesn't give enough detail. They're basically just L brackets that I cut slots in so that I could adjust the burner height. Dunno if I've got enough adjustment room or not yet, but was trying to leave myself some flexibility.

Bobby_M - You may be right - hopefully I'll know more this weekend. For what it's worth, I'm using keggles, so the bottom isn't quite as close as it would be with a flat-bottomed kettle.

 

[Dr_Deathweed]

This is my current brewstand:


Still working on a design for a real brewstand, so for now, I think I will re-read this thread and drool....

 

[Rhino17]

First off I need to thank ScubaSteve for teaching us that wood is not to be feared as a sculpture medium . My rig is made of cedar, and is a definite clone of his. Although not finished yet, is operationable:

Denimglen, I use two hurricane burners on either end of the rig (the low pressure version of the banjo).

The mounting was pretty easy using leftover bits of the angle iron:

Since it will be outside all year(except winter), I have plans to build a removable top that goes on when the kegs are put away, and converts it into a bench!

Cheers,

Rhino

 

[denimglen]

Thanks Rhino and MadDwarf, much appreciated.

Turns out my burners are different - they have 5 little 'feet' on the bottom.

Looks like I might just use a large piece of SS plate and make a bench-top type thing, can't think of any easy way to mount my burners

 

[Gabe]

My 10 gal AG system:

 

[ScubaSteve]

First off I need to thank ScubaSteve for teaching us that wood is not to be feared as a sculpture medium . My rig is made of cedar, and is a definite clone of his. Although not finished yet, is operationable:

Lookin' good! I like the idea of turning your stand into a bench....it's all about stayin' off the SWMBO radar...

I also like how you mounted the Banjo.....they can be such a PITA to incorporate.....I know I stared at my rig for hours on end.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

This is my current brewstand:
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Still working on a design for a real brewstand, so for now, I think I will re-read this thread and drool....

Ya know, I've got a ready-to-go 3-tier that still needs a home...