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Hey hey everyone
After quite some time out of the brewing game (doing partials), its about time to jump back into it and go AG.
Ive pretty much acquired everything needed to brew and just worked on a bit of a brew stand
Its just a boltless storage shelf from the big green shed, and using left over kitchen tiles for the shelves instead of the MDF they supplied with it.
Just a question, i was looking at cutting the bottom shelf tiles so that the keggle was supported by tiles on either side and the burner would be positioned in the gap between the tiles. Would this be a problem in regards to heating the tiles too much? There will be two tiles supporting both keggles instead of just a single tile to give it a bit more support
And ive only put the mash tun to one side so that when the boiler is getting a good boil on, there was room for the steam to escape instead of having shelving come all the way across and stopping it from going anywhere. The HLT is going to be run by a 2200W element on a timer so that I can get started brewing after waking up on a weekend.
Ive got some silicon hose to put between the three vessels. One other problem I was thinking of, is how to fill a cube for no chilling after the boil since Ill probably have to lift the keggle to a higher position to let gravity do its thangggg... The reason its positioned where it is now, is so the burner can sit on the ground and have the tiles supporting the boiler just above it.
Also, what attachments do people use for their keg taps and hose? is there just a standard nipple attachment that can be purchased to screw into the tap and place the silicon hose around it?
If there is any other feedback it would be greatly appreciated as I would rather find out its weaknesses now, then when it comes time to brew
Cheers heaps,
Sponge
After quite some time out of the brewing game (doing partials), its about time to jump back into it and go AG.
Ive pretty much acquired everything needed to brew and just worked on a bit of a brew stand
Its just a boltless storage shelf from the big green shed, and using left over kitchen tiles for the shelves instead of the MDF they supplied with it.
Just a question, i was looking at cutting the bottom shelf tiles so that the keggle was supported by tiles on either side and the burner would be positioned in the gap between the tiles. Would this be a problem in regards to heating the tiles too much? There will be two tiles supporting both keggles instead of just a single tile to give it a bit more support
And ive only put the mash tun to one side so that when the boiler is getting a good boil on, there was room for the steam to escape instead of having shelving come all the way across and stopping it from going anywhere. The HLT is going to be run by a 2200W element on a timer so that I can get started brewing after waking up on a weekend.
Ive got some silicon hose to put between the three vessels. One other problem I was thinking of, is how to fill a cube for no chilling after the boil since Ill probably have to lift the keggle to a higher position to let gravity do its thangggg... The reason its positioned where it is now, is so the burner can sit on the ground and have the tiles supporting the boiler just above it.
Also, what attachments do people use for their keg taps and hose? is there just a standard nipple attachment that can be purchased to screw into the tap and place the silicon hose around it?
If there is any other feedback it would be greatly appreciated as I would rather find out its weaknesses now, then when it comes time to brew
Cheers heaps,
Sponge