Weldless brew stand.

[bobrap]

Just ordered my metal this morning. Anybody care to post the length cuts of the pieces? I need all the help I can get

 

[dannedry]

Just ordered my metal this morning. Anybody care to post the length cuts of the pieces? I need all the help I can get

"Wallace" (The Weldless Brew Stand) - ALEiens Homebrew Club

From the very 1st post of this entire thread...

 

[MaltedLiver]

Anyone have a parts list for the Gas Plumbing? I didn't see it in the original post.

 

[BrewerRick]

BrewerRick-

I will be mounting my burners and pump exactly as you have. Did you order additional angle iron or did you have enough left over from the amount specified in the original plans?

Sorry, I haven't been on for a while. I did order an extra 6 ft. piece and then had some scrap left over to lower the support piece.

BrewerRick

 

[SanMarzano]

Haven't had a whole lot of time but here are updated pics of the progress

 

[infantej]

I thought I was on my way as I built the stand last night. I was just waiting for the burners to come from agrisupply. I ordered last week and nothing. I called to check on an eta and, after being on hold for about 10 minutes, was told they were out of stock and didn't know when they would get more. They said I should just cancel my order. (Edit) Anyone have a recommendation on another burner? How about one I can pick up at a store?

 

[Bender]

I sprang for the Hurricane burners. For now I'm on propane, but I can change the jet and go natural gas. If you are looking for something cheaper try this or this at Amazon.

 

[infantej]

I sprang for the Hurricane burners. For now I'm on propane, but I can change the jet and go natural gas. If you are looking for something cheaper try this or this at Amazon.

Thanks for the info. I called one of the agrisupply stores and was told they actually do have the burners in stock. Called customer service and am waiting for them to get back to me on overnighting them.

Edit: They are overnighting without the extra charge.

 

[noodle23]

This is what i bought for mine. Works great. 3 Burner Hose Assembly - Complete Hose Assembly for a 3 Burner System

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

We sell hose assemblies cut to length for a perfect fit.
The photo shows grey hose but the actual hose is CGA 350 psi hose.

 

[DubbelDach]

Just won a football pick 'em pool... Overall season champ, $635 prize. Net $462 after the $173 entry fee.

So......... Going to start ordering soon!!!

 

[Dukeman9988]

Can anyone comment on the green stuff? How does it hold up, is it worth getting?

 

[cobolstinks]

Can anyone comment on the green stuff? How does it hold up, is it worth getting?

Been wondering the same thing... I'm hoping to buy the steel in 2 weeks.at this point oil probably just go for ther gray stuff because that seems to ber the most popular.

 

[Deric]

The green powder coat material is listed on the same page as the galvanized.

Try this link... http://www.mcmaster.com/#perforated-angles/=fna7zl


Can anyone tell me what size the hardware is? Plan on ordering some extra lock washers....

Thanks!

 

[Dukeman9988]

The green powder coat material is listed on the same page as the galvanized.

Try this link... http://www.mcmaster.com/#perforated-angles/=fna7zl

Can anyone tell me what size the hardware is? Plan on ordering some extra lock washers....

Thanks!

I know where it is located, I just want to know if there are any advantages to the regular stuff

 

[Deric]

Duh! I obviously didn't read your post well....sorry!

Haven't tried it myself. After thinking about it for a few days I plan on ordering the galvanized tonight.

 

[Dukeman9988]

Duh! I obviously didn't read your post well....sorry!

Haven't tried it myself. After thinking about it for a few days I plan on ordering the galvanized tonight.

It's alright lol. I am just debating ordering the green stuff from mcmaster or getting the galvanized from lowes

 

[a_potter]

This is my weldless stand. It's made of Super Strut from Home Depot. this pic is from last spring. It's not a HERMS anymore. I've added a panel and a RIMS tube to heat the mash.

 

[mikeysab]

Nice, I always wondered about bulding a stand out of Kindorf. It seems a little flimsy though. How does that bad boy hold up under all the weight of full pots?

 

[Plankton]

Here is my take on the Wallace. I just finished my 5th batch. I am very happy with material. I opted for the non-green metal. It was a good choice for me as I have already had a boil over and burnt wort to several spots on the frame. I think this adds a really nice patina to the look.

It really was like building an erector set. If anyone is considering, I give this two thumbs up.

Cheers!

 

[mredge73]

Plankton
When I build my stand I plan to build it very similar to your picture instead of on one level.
I would prefer to keep to one pump instead of two.
Do you care to elaborate on the construction details and part list?

 

[Vtbrew]

Plankton
When I build my stand I plan to build it very similar to your picture instead of on one level.
I would prefer to keep to one pump instead of two.
Do you care to elaborate on the construction details and part list?

Second that. That is what I had in mind for mine so if you have a write up on your build that would be awsome.

 

[Dukeman9988]

How difficult is it to maintain a stable mash temperature with a direct fired recirculating keggle mash tun? I want to do something like this but don't quite have the money to go the brutus route yet. About how many times do you have to fire the burner to heat up the mash on average?

 

[mredge73]

If you have good circulation requiring a large false bottom and your burner/kettle distributes the heat evenly then you will not have a problem. The trouble occurs when you burn the grains on the bottom or scorch the wort due to low of circulation or hot spots. Going this route you would ideally want a burner that can be run at a low enough level that you would not have to cycle it off and on often during your mash. So you would want a low BTU burner with lots of surface area for you mash tun, and a high BTU burner for your Boil and HLT.

 

[OneHoppyGuy]

How difficult is it to maintain a stable mash temperature with a direct fired recirculating keggle mash tun? I want to do something like this but don't quite have the money to go the brutus route yet. About how many times do you have to fire the burner to heat up the mash on average?

Too many variables to respond on what is 'average'.
Insulation properties of your Mash Tun
Size of the batch
BTU output of mash burner
Flow rate of re-circulation
Size and type of kettle
Ambient temperature

 

[SanMarzano]

Can anyone comment on the green stuff? How does it hold up, is it worth getting?

can't comment yet...I don't have burners

 

[Plankton]

Here you go. I basically started with a Wallace plan and adjusted it to gravity feed the HLT. The plan is pretty simple. The width is 16 inches. The length of the first tier is 38 inches long. The total length is 54 inches long. The height of the lower tier is 21 inches tall. The height of the top tier is 46 inches tall. I purchased the parts listed on the weldless brew stand webpage. However, I ended up buying additional parts to incorporate the second tier. One item of note, you will need 3 bags of the bolts. The parts can be found on "Wallace" (The Weldless Brew Stand) - ALEiens Homebrew Club

Parts list:

Keggle fittings all were bought from Bargain Fittings Based on your plan for the keggle build, you will need to determine which fittings you will need to purchase. On hindsight, I bought my fittings before I talked to the welder. I was fortunate to live in an area where there was a professional brew welder to help me out. I ended up with some extra stuff which I did not need. BTW- I live in the Tampa area. The welder I used was Jay the Welder. He did a great job for me.

For the burners, I used the 10 jet burners for propane from bayou classic. I am running these using a 1/2" pipe and 0.5psi. It has worked great for me. Propane Jet Burners, 10 Jet Propane Jet Burner 618LP

I wanted to automate the HLT, so I used honeywell VR8200 with standing pilot light with auber PIDs. THe honeywell valves run on 24Vac, so you will need to get something to step down 110. I used a door bell power supply from HD. On my boil kettle, i just used a on/off switch to the valve to control the flame (no PID on the boil kettle).

In order to maintain mash temps, I incorporated a heat exchange. I found a $3 2gallon kettle at walmart. I put in a 1500W heating element and run it off of a PID. This has been really great at maintaining the temps during mashing.

For cooling the wort, I found a good site that sells many different plate chillers. There are many to choose from. I picked a 30 plate chiller for about $100 and it cools quickly. I put in copper tubing to the plate chiller and I single point of attachment for the water line. To make filling the HLT easier, I ran a copper line to the top of the HLT.

Bobby has a good tutorial on how to build a hop screen. I built one and it works great.

I hope this helps.

 

[Plankton]

Here are a few more photos.

 

[Plankton]

...and a couple more.

 

[Dukeman9988]

Can you show more on the wiring of the honeywell? I want to do something similar but have no real wiring experience