Brew Sculptures

Anyone have experience with any of the MoreBeer brew stands, or the Ruby Street stands?

Any others out there that someone can suggest? Ideally would like single tier.

While I have the ability and equipment to weld up a stand and put something together, I just don't have the time, nor the desire to slowly work on one. Living the American dream of instant gratification I guess. Wanting a turnkey set up mostly. Wanting something easier to store in garage, wheel out and hook up to water and go, or take in the truck to mobile brew days or something.

In any case- I'm interested in getting a 10, maybe 15 gallon set up. I normally only do 5 gallon batches, but having the ability to brew more would be nice for some recipes, as well as having the ability to really load up the mash tun on a high OG 5 gallon batch.

Would like the ability to control the mash temp and recirculate it and do step mashes easier, but the price for someo of the digital set ups is daunting.

 

I looked at those. The price is right for the single tier, and it looks well built and solid. I like that the pumps are included, I'd simply need to add my kettles, and any small things to it and be set.

If I were to get 3 kettles with all the doodads, I'd be at the $3000 mark. Shipping would be another issue, although I have plenty of shipping dock space, forklifts and all that stuff to get a cheaper freight bill.

 

Agreed.. I would toss up the couple hundred for the larger capacity, but I simply wouldn't care to produce 20 gallon of the same beer.. I could fill my keezer in one brew day, with the same beer.. No thanks!

Ruby street ones aren't terrible looking, I feel like they are thinner metal than others, but I don't know. I know the free shipping and the fact there's a somewhat local place that sells them, is something that has me looking at them, but once I add everything to it, it's just as expensive or more, than the more beer system.

If I had a bead on some good 15 gallon kettles, with sight guages, valves on them all, I think the brewstand one would be the most economical.

 

I looked at them, but I haven't really punched numbers on what the "best buy" would be between them and some others. For $300, they aren't a terrible deal though.

 

That sounds exactly like what I don't want. I have no interest in climbing a ladder, or having this high unstable glob of burners and hot liquids.

Looking for a single tier I think, as if I'm going to spend the money, another $200 for a pump isn't going to break me to add to my other pump and move it all around on the same level.

 

I looked at those, and keep trying to refrain from looking at them too..


I'd be $1475 in the hole for the 3 various kettles and all the jazz on them. Love the sanitary fittings and camlocks, the boil kettle is awesome as well.

$1475 for kettles
$2000 for stand/pumps/buners/etc


I'd still have to get plate chiller, and probably some odds and ends to finish it up, whirlpool set up for the kettle.

I'd probably be right at the $4000 mark with freight/shipping after getting it all together.

Which is what a one stop shop MoreBeer system would cost roughly.

However, I think the kettles would be nicer, not sure on the stand, but it's just metal and burners after all. The MoreBeer has an immersion chiller, and I'd rather move to a plate, and install my hopback inline with it.

 

Thats what I like about the stout kettles designed MLT. Bottom empties, has the built in false bottom.

Pretty awesome actually. Wish I hadn't ever looked at their stuff.

 

Wanting to revisit this thread a bit.

Decided with some life changes taking place, I just dont have the desire or funds to really plop down the mega coin for a prebuilt system and have it shipped.

I have access to some insanely skilled welders/metal workers, and can get the materials with some nice discounts as far as metal parts go.

Looking for some assistance in the frame, however- possibly drawings, or measurements? I'm looking to make a simple single tier, add an additional pump to my process, to bring it up to two, and have 3 burners on the stand.

Probably go with a plate chiller as well.

Any resources online, or someone have a drawing of a similar set up? Needing to get lengths and such worked out on paper so I can figure out how many sticks of tubing to buy, and then find places to get my burners and whatnot.

Kettle wise... Blichmann, or Stout I think is what I'm leaning towards.

Looking to have a HLT with sight guage, and maybe a thermowell, as I'm thinking about getting a electronic set up made if possible to monitor HLT temp, Mash temp for recirculation, and step mashing.

Mash tun, I'm figuring direct fire, needs to be false bottom, and then the brew kettle, I was thinking about a false bottom as well, and perhaps recirculating the wort in the kettle during the boil if I had to. Anything to keep crap out of pump and fermentors. Want an inlet to whirlpool as well as hook up my hop rocket during the process as well.