Biab - Brew Rig

[QldKev]

Who said BIAB was about keep it simple?

Thanks to Gregs and Scott, I now have a brew stand to be proud of.


Brew rig showing the sky hook; rotates and height adjustable.



Burner holders have wind and heat sheilds, and the base is adjustable height.


With a 40L pot and a 50L keggle


With a 40L pot and a 82L keggle

QldKev

 

[crundle]

Looks great QLDKev!

How are you operating it - is one to mash and boil in, the other purely a sparge vessel, or something else?

Looks like the BIAB setup of the future - here today!

Crundle

 

[troopa]

Bulk Buy Orders anyone? LOL

Seriously though thats a really nice looking portable stand that you can take anywhere... even a mates place for the day of brewing and drinking

I would certainly love to see the plans because ive been considering making something alnog the lines of this but didnt even occur to me to make a sky hook though

Although if your looking at small scale production i could understand if you dont want to share the plans behind it

ooer and a thought that hit me last night after seeing the pics of this in front of the boat..
Why dont you include a boat winch for lifting .. i know its a little over kill but certainly not out of reach


Tom

 

[Katherine]

Fantastic work, looks easily portable aswell.. love your work. I want one!

 

[porky]

Top job Kev. It really looks great.

Looking forward to seeing it in action next week.

Cheers,
Bud

 

[RdeVjun]

Interesting stuff Kev, many thanks for posting that- seems shiny new BIAB rigs are popping up everywhere of late!

I have a couple of Rheem stainless firkin (~40litre) kegs in the same style as your 82 litre one, they're left over from our dairying days, and if/ when I get tired of stovetop stockpot BIABing I was eventually just going to set up a traditional 3- vessel system, a HERMS or a RIMS with them, but now I've had serious second thoughts. I'm kind of glad I've held off on that now as I've been threatening to fire the TIG up for ages, between this one and the one Chap Chap and BribieG have just unveiled there's a whole new system to consider and procrastinate over.

I'm guessing the smaller pot on the right is for dunk sparging? If so, for the bigger setup at least, being able to lift the sparge vessel up and emptying it into the keggle wouldn't hurt, not sure if you've considered that already though.

Top work, thanks again for sharing- plenty of ideas and food for thought for us all!

 

[FNQ Bunyip]

Well done guys ,, Top stuff ... Great setup and very practical ...

Cheers

 

[zagadka]

That looks great!

What is the mast - 40mm tube?

 

[roddersf]

Nice work QLDKev - brewers are true innovators I say!

Any chance of letting on about costs etc?

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Interesting stuff Kev, many thanks for posting that- seems shiny new BIAB rigs are popping up everywhere of late!

I have a couple of Rheem stainless firkin (~40litre) kegs in the same style as your 82 litre one, they're left over from our dairying days, and if/ when I get tired of stovetop stockpot BIABing I was eventually just going to set up a traditional 3- vessel system, a HERMS or a RIMS with them, but now I've had serious second thoughts. I'm kind of glad I've held off on that now as I've been threatening to fire the TIG up for ages, between this one and the one Chap Chap and BribieG have just unveiled there's a whole new system to consider and procrastinate over.

I'm guessing the smaller pot on the right is for dunk sparging? If so, for the bigger setup at least, being able to lift the sparge vessel up and emptying it into the keggle wouldn't hurt, not sure if you've considered that already though.

Top work, thanks again for sharing- plenty of ideas and food for thought for us all!

What you want is a two level stand - the dunk sparge vessel higher than the mash/kettle so it can gravity drain back in. Hoist the bag up into the sparge pot seeing as you already have a skyhook....

Or - you could get a pump - then maybe a BIABer can claim to be a real brewer ........

nice rig Kev, very nice.

 

[Pollux]

God damnit....

Two threads in two days, you lot are really not helping me with my whole trying to not spend money on brewing thing.....


Right, I think I need to find a fellow BIABer in the Inner West who can weld. Then we can plan and build two at once.

 

[RdeVjun]

Or - you could get a pump - then maybe a BIABer can claim to be a real brewer ........

Yeah, fair call TB, I was thinking pump all along, but with some restraint I was trying to keep my angle aligned to 'true' BIAB territory! :lol:
Although swapping the burner over to a different level (i.e. the sparge level) is really no biggie (or else two burners). Then gravity feed the sparge into the keggle. Gravity is our friend!

I still think sparging is a must for BIABing particularly in a kettle<fermenter volume situation.

 

[QldKev]

Thanks for all the good feedback. Nope were not planning on mass production; this was just a to good to be true offer for a build from Gregs and Scott.

The second side is not a dunk vessel, it is 2 BIAB simultaneously; Also the 82L keg will allow me to do a double, so I can have a double and a single on the go at one time :icon_chickcheers:

Most the design ideas were from Gregs. The top pole is about 32mmOD, which is heaps strong for lifting a bag of grain. The design was to be 100% portable, so BIAB anywhere; next weekend at Gregs house for the brewday.

Henno uses a boat winch on his brew stand to lift the HLT for gravity feeding. I though about it here but the s/s pulley setup was lighter to setup.

Price wise? not sure as most was gifts from Gregs and Scott, thanks guys :super:

QldKev

 

[Bribie G]

Great to see BIAB moving away from the wooden chair and skyhook nailed to the garage ceiling phase, although there's nothing wrong with keeping it basic if that's what you are happy with. Chappo is well under way with the rig he is making for me, I'll also do a brewday with pictures. Can't wait, no more tying off the rope onto the back of the chair with a one handed bowline and hoping I don't tip the lot over :icon_cheers:

 

[gregs]

Kev; youve given me to much credit, just to let everyone know it was Kevs input, measurements and ideas that lead to a few small refinements that helped create the final product. I only glued the steel together.

 

[raven19]

Great looking stylish rig there.
Well done.

 

[Henno]

Top stuff Kev. What are the groovy looking black inserts that I gather are heat shields, made of?

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Thanks for all the good feedback. Nope were not planning on mass production; this was just a to good to be true offer for a build from Gregs and Scott.

The second side is not a dunk vessel, it is 2 BIAB simultaneously; Also the 82L keg will allow me to do a double, so I can have a double and a single on the go at one time :icon_chickcheers:

Most the design ideas were from Gregs. The top pole is about 32mmOD, which is heaps strong for lifting a bag of grain. The design was to be 100% portable, so BIAB anywhere; next weekend at Gregs house for the brewday.

Henno uses a boat winch on his brew stand to lift the HLT for gravity feeding. I though about it here but the s/s pulley setup was lighter to setup.

Price wise? not sure as most was gifts from Gregs and Scott, thanks guys :super:

QldKev

Cool - double barrel brewing.

With that mast and the wheels... you could put a sail on it and brew on the move

 

[QldKev]

The burner gaurds are 5mm plate, should be strong enough not to warp from the heat

Should also add to avoid confusion, the stand is made from steel, and painted in a aluminium color.

QldKev

 

[chappo1970]

Great stuff Kev. Love the design!