kahlerisms
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Where'd you have your frame built, Camo? I'm looking to build a pretty similar rig as I want to move up from BIAB for volume reasons.
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Camo6
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Built the frame myself kahlerisms. Paid about $125 for 13m of 50x50x2mm tube. A metal cut off saw and a gasless MIG borrowed from work. A couple of flap discs to tidy up some of the welds, a couple of coats of primer. A couple more of spray enamel then I ended up doing two more coats of high temp paint. For the amount of money I spent on spraypaint I probably could of had it powder coated. I ended up running the spiral burner under it for a few hours to try and cure it.
The design itself is very close to Franko's awesome Red Rocket Brewery brewstand dimensions. http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/10984-frankos-brewstand-construction/page-2?hl=brewstand. Heaps of good info in that thread. Thanks to Franko for the inspiration. Mines a little bit longer and a little bit shorter and I mitered the corners to enclose the tube. I'd love to put some alu checkerplate down but have already run overbudget.
The design itself is very close to Franko's awesome Red Rocket Brewery brewstand dimensions. http://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/10984-frankos-brewstand-construction/page-2?hl=brewstand. Heaps of good info in that thread. Thanks to Franko for the inspiration. Mines a little bit longer and a little bit shorter and I mitered the corners to enclose the tube. I'd love to put some alu checkerplate down but have already run overbudget.
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Sorry Malmbas, I missed that post. The kaixin pumps came with half inch threaded inlet/outlet. They were the high temp ones linked in the kaixin pump thread. One of the threads was a bit iffy but as a mechanic I used my usual method of tightening it till she strips then backing off half a turn. 
@Dicko, tested that RO unit mate and was unaware of the slow flow rate. About 9l an hour. I bypassed the ro membrane and will prob just use the carbon filters for now. Just a heads up.
@Dicko, tested that RO unit mate and was unaware of the slow flow rate. About 9l an hour. I bypassed the ro membrane and will prob just use the carbon filters for now. Just a heads up.
So I've planned my system as a 4V system with a separate HEX - however it has been brought to my attention that I can just use the HLT as the HEX.
I was under the impression from previous discussions that by using the HLT as a HEX you run the risk of slow ramp times (due to the fact that the HLT holds a lot more water than a standalone HEX so will take longer to heat up) and also the chance of overshooting your mash temp?
Has anyone had any experience with either of these options?
I was under the impression from previous discussions that by using the HLT as a HEX you run the risk of slow ramp times (due to the fact that the HLT holds a lot more water than a standalone HEX so will take longer to heat up) and also the chance of overshooting your mash temp?
Has anyone had any experience with either of these options?
Edak
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Slow ramp times is true for hlt as hex, but also inaccurate temps with overshoot. I would advise against it.
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Thanks for that Camo6. A slow rate wouldn't worry me too much as I generally prepare all brew ingredients the night before brew day including water but I am still thinking about one.Camo6 said:Sorry Malmbas, I missed that post. The kaixin pumps came with half inch threaded inlet/outlet. They were the high temp ones linked in the kaixin pump thread. One of the threads was a bit iffy but as a mechanic I used my usual method of tightening it till she strips then backing off half a turn.
@Dicko, tested that RO unit mate and was unaware of the slow flow rate. About 9l an hour. I bypassed the ro membrane and will prob just use the carbon filters for now. Just a heads up.
Cheers
Edak
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nice find!KingKong said:Picked up the stainless steel frame for my BIAB set up free from a mate who spotted it about to be chucked out. Great height and solid as a rock.
Very pleased !! Makes my set up start to look a tiny bit fancy...
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One can always use more stainless steel
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Nice find Kong & your Biab setup looks awesome.KingKong said:Picked up the stainless steel frame for my BIAB set up free from a mate who spotted it about to be chucked out. Great height and solid as a rock.
Very pleased !! Makes my set up start to look a tiny bit fancy...
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What size pot is that & where did you get it from?
How does the 4 ring burner go with double batches & are you using an adjustable reg?
I Biab in an urn & would like to do double batches but I'm a bit worried about stray flames going up the sides of the pot.
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Thanks Crusty. Finished my 7th AG BIAB in the set up today. The rig is slowly getting better. Im not using an adjustable regulator. Just a standard reg for now. Its a 50L SS pot I purchased online. Ive got a 100L as well for when I start on doubles. The burner kills 38L boils , not sure how a double would go with out a bigger reg. Im farely confident it would handle it though. Flames are controllable and dont go up the sides. Saying that I dont leave the insulation on while the burner is going.Crusty said:
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Cheers Kong..................... :beerbang:KingKong said:
6 weeks on from my bodged welding experience that has shafted my kettle... (welded socket with ruined thread)
Lodged a complaint with NSW Fair Trading.
Had to do extensive 'detective work' to get an address for this (mobile) rogue trader but eventually did (no address = no grounds to lodge complaint)
He was trying to hide it out. Pulling his online presence/cancelling mobile phone etc.
He has left it until last possible moment to respond to the Fair Trading dispute and has engaged the lawyers to deny all charges.
Pretty stupid imo. since he must have spent more than it would have cost to resolve the dispute but his choice.
So, next step is the Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal. $37 to lodge an application.
The excuses I've received to date have been
- Nothing wrong with it.
- You broke it, was fine when I left it. (Can you break a stainless thread with a stainless fitting?!)
- Kettle itself (a Robinox Forje) is 'wrong type of stainless steel' ?!
Pretty testing to stick it through alone but I'm determined, and can't use (or sell as HLT/crab cooker) the kettle in the meantime.
Not nice to experience a betrayal of trust like this but I'm clearly not the first or the last to be shafted by a cowboy like this.
Have got advice (on quality of work performed) from one professional welder but difficult for me to source expert opinion to confirm what it is obvious - that the guy made a mess of it.
I'm in Eastern suburbs of Sydney so no easy access to welding shops afaik, and being such a specialist type of weld.
Fingers crossed for the Tribunal, nervous about whether the plain facts will be so plain in a quasi-courtoom.
Lodged a complaint with NSW Fair Trading.
Had to do extensive 'detective work' to get an address for this (mobile) rogue trader but eventually did (no address = no grounds to lodge complaint)
He was trying to hide it out. Pulling his online presence/cancelling mobile phone etc.
He has left it until last possible moment to respond to the Fair Trading dispute and has engaged the lawyers to deny all charges.
Pretty stupid imo. since he must have spent more than it would have cost to resolve the dispute but his choice.
So, next step is the Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal. $37 to lodge an application.
The excuses I've received to date have been
- Nothing wrong with it.
- You broke it, was fine when I left it. (Can you break a stainless thread with a stainless fitting?!)
- Kettle itself (a Robinox Forje) is 'wrong type of stainless steel' ?!
Pretty testing to stick it through alone but I'm determined, and can't use (or sell as HLT/crab cooker) the kettle in the meantime.
Not nice to experience a betrayal of trust like this but I'm clearly not the first or the last to be shafted by a cowboy like this.
Have got advice (on quality of work performed) from one professional welder but difficult for me to source expert opinion to confirm what it is obvious - that the guy made a mess of it.
I'm in Eastern suburbs of Sydney so no easy access to welding shops afaik, and being such a specialist type of weld.
Fingers crossed for the Tribunal, nervous about whether the plain facts will be so plain in a quasi-courtoom.
