supercarbuilder
Well-Known Member
I recently sold my 15 gal. dual tier stand, now it's time to build the new single tier 26 gal. HERMS system.
I'm going to do my best to give a step by step for anyone thinking of building a new system or adapting their own. I did this all by myself with basic tools except a welder but you could bolt it too if you wanted.
Some sheet metal work was done by a local sheet metal shop in Holland MI, Accurate Sheet Metal Inc. They also did the kettle welding. I'm a firm believer in getting local help with this sort of thing, they are usually cheaper than you think and are more than willing to help a brewer.
I'm going to try to post all the pictures and descriptions at once and then a few days later I'll have the first brew day documented to show how it went.
Thanks for looking!
I went with Polarware Heavy Duty kettles from MoreBeer, They had a sweet Christmas Deal and they to the ball valve and thermometer welding.
Getting a feel for how the layout will be...
Step bit saves money at the weld shop if I do it myself...
Lower Shelf Layout...
I'm going to do my best to give a step by step for anyone thinking of building a new system or adapting their own. I did this all by myself with basic tools except a welder but you could bolt it too if you wanted.
Some sheet metal work was done by a local sheet metal shop in Holland MI, Accurate Sheet Metal Inc. They also did the kettle welding. I'm a firm believer in getting local help with this sort of thing, they are usually cheaper than you think and are more than willing to help a brewer.
I'm going to try to post all the pictures and descriptions at once and then a few days later I'll have the first brew day documented to show how it went.
Thanks for looking!
I went with Polarware Heavy Duty kettles from MoreBeer, They had a sweet Christmas Deal and they to the ball valve and thermometer welding.
Getting a feel for how the layout will be...
Step bit saves money at the weld shop if I do it myself...
Lower Shelf Layout...