Time to take the plunge... Single Tier Plans

[Bobby_M]

psss Bobby wipe your chin !

No, I wear that drool like a beard of shame.

 

[lehr]

lehr always showin' off!

It can't be that clean any more with a few brew's under your belt...

Three brews and it still looks the same.

The welds on that design will be fine if welded properly.

Pat

 

[Brewme]

Also, it looks like you changed the total height to 2'1", should that be 2'10"?

 

[Brewme]

Just got off the phone with the steel shop. They only have 11 gauge or 3/16 (thicker). What should I go with for 1.5" x 1.5" do you think?

 

[rbarr110]

Just got off the phone with the steel shop. They only have 11 gauge or 3/16 (thicker). What should I go with for 1.5" x 1.5" do you think?

11 Gauge is approximately 0.12" thick, 3/16" is 0.1875". Very minimal difference, and as far as steel strenth for the weight you will put on it, 11 gauge is plenty if in tube form. (I'm a structural engineer, fwiw)

 

[Dog House Brew]

Check out Wayne1's single tier build. I think it's one of the best I've seen. Although all I've seen are better than mine.

 

[caskconditioned]

After much discussion with "nicksteck" I have found no reason to use a high pressure gas system.

My direct fired boil kettle will consist of:
Low pressure hurricane burner
Honeywell Pilot burner
Honeywell Thermocouple
BASO L62GB-3C Pilot Switch
ASCO Red Hat low pressure solenoid

Slightly - my apologies....

Any idea what the cost will come to for the list above? Reason I ask is I currently use the old cast iron burners but I'm in the process of planning an upgrade to my brewery (BCS/automation). My options are to go electric or convert everything to low pressure using the set-up you are thinking about. Just trying to get a rough idea of what 1 set-up of the above would run...

Looking forward to following your build. Cheers!

 

[Wayne1]

Check out Wayne1's single tier build. I think it's one of the best I've seen. Although all I've seen are better than mine.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/brewstand-build-finished-1st-brew-today-117290/

Thank you Dog House Brew. I LOVE the look of lehr's build. I wish I could have afforded to do the frame in stainless.

Anthony, I really like the design you are working with. I think the kettle supports look great and are very practical. I would suggest spreading the kettles a bit farther apart. The burners will heat up the kettles which will directly transfer their thermal energy to the frame. Giving the heat energy a bit more resistance with more distance between the kettles will make things quite a bit easier on brew day.

My rig is 16" from the bottom of the frame to the top. With the wheels on, it is 22" from the ground to the top of the frame. It is 45.75" from the ground to the top of the boil keggle. This is just right for my 5' 8" size. You all can adjust your frame to fit your methods of brewing, but this works for me.

BTW, I have no center vertical support. Using Uni-strut (roughly 1.75") nothing moves with a fully loaded kettle, MLT, HLT and me standing on it.

Good luck on your build, Anthony. Please let me know if I can be of any help.