grimpanda
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Hi everyone,
I'm putting together a 2-tier brewstand - initially for anything up to a double batch in a keggle, but with the room for upscaling in the future. The design is nothing revolutionary, but rather influenced by the fact that I'm working by modifying existing materials rather than designing from scratch. All materials are so far salvaged scrap, and all power used for cutting/grinding and welding has thus far been drawn from an off-the-grid hydroelectric system, making it so far an almost carbon-free project.
The starting materials were an old draftsmans desk salvaged from the scrapyard - I've used it as the basis of the stand and cut and welded it to suit my needs - additional bits of steel have also been salvaged scrap.
The stand will support from L-R an electric 50L HLT, an insulated keggle MLT with domed false bottom (50L) and gas-fired 50L keggle. I'll be adding a march pump for MLT to Keggle transfer duties and will later look into adding the extras for HERMS & recirc cooling.
I'll mostly be documenting things in large, infrequent stages as it tends to be how I work.
Above: Original desk
Above: Front legs removed and replaced with ones of equal height. Top straightened and back edge removed.
Above: 2nd tier and cross supports added. Castors ($5 for 4 from the scrapyard) welded on and given a coat of paint.
50L keg for size comparison.
More to come (hopefully) soon!
I'm putting together a 2-tier brewstand - initially for anything up to a double batch in a keggle, but with the room for upscaling in the future. The design is nothing revolutionary, but rather influenced by the fact that I'm working by modifying existing materials rather than designing from scratch. All materials are so far salvaged scrap, and all power used for cutting/grinding and welding has thus far been drawn from an off-the-grid hydroelectric system, making it so far an almost carbon-free project.
The starting materials were an old draftsmans desk salvaged from the scrapyard - I've used it as the basis of the stand and cut and welded it to suit my needs - additional bits of steel have also been salvaged scrap.
The stand will support from L-R an electric 50L HLT, an insulated keggle MLT with domed false bottom (50L) and gas-fired 50L keggle. I'll be adding a march pump for MLT to Keggle transfer duties and will later look into adding the extras for HERMS & recirc cooling.
I'll mostly be documenting things in large, infrequent stages as it tends to be how I work.
Above: Original desk
Above: Front legs removed and replaced with ones of equal height. Top straightened and back edge removed.
Above: 2nd tier and cross supports added. Castors ($5 for 4 from the scrapyard) welded on and given a coat of paint.
50L keg for size comparison.
More to come (hopefully) soon!
