My New Brewstand
Here's my new brewstand, (brewsculpture, whichever) it's not quite done yet but I figured it was close enough to completion that I could post it. I still need to solder the copper pipes that support the burners, actually affix the burners and pipe in the propane lines. It's built out of 1-in square tubing and all together is stands 1 foot (30 cm) high and is about 5-ft, 2-in (157.5 cm) long.
I'm not going to make detailed instructions on how to make it, I've sized out all the components and have dimensions displayed (in both metric and imperial) on a SketchUp 8 drawing to show the configuration of the bars. Its fairly simple, 12-inches high and 16-in wide so all the 12-in bars go vertical and the 16-in go horizontal and have pictures on all the important details, any other questions feel free to ask through tumblr or email me at [email protected]. .
Design notes
I made the stand only a foot high mostly to save on material costs but also because it with the keggle in place it will put the top at a pretty comfortable waist height for pouring grains into the mash tun. The low centre of gravity that accompanies the shorter design is an additional benefit for me just because I have a rather large dog that is basically a bull in a china shop when he gets a tennis ball
The material for the burner mounts is completely aesthetic, I liked how the copper looked and happened to have a bunch left over from a previous project that didn't work out.
I used a high temperature gloss paint, it said on the can that it was intended for barbecues so I think it should work out for this project but I'll do an update this if its not.
I'm not a metal worker, in fact this was really my first major welding project and as such I really didn't have too much faith in my welds that's why I configured the structure like it is, I think this configuration maximizes the length of the the load bearing welds
I couldn't really find any definitive sources on how close a burner should be from the kettle I have this at 1.5 in away and haven't soldered the elbows on the top of the mount so I can lower the height if I want. I'll post the exact measurements for my mounts once I actually use them and decide what I like the best.
DISCLAIMER
If you don't know how to weld I wont be teaching you here, it's not really hard and there are plenty of ways to learn, really just be smart about it, welding naked next to large piles of gasoline soaked sawdust is not recommended.
Components list
5x 1in square tubing 8 ft length (thickness 100/1000")
2x 23 tip propane jet burners
copper pipe mounts:
~15 ft copper pipe: 0.5" dia.
16x 90deg elbow, 0.5", copper
8x T, 0.5", copper
Tools
Saw with metal cutting blade
MIG welder
Grinder
Wirebrush
Measuring tape
personal protection equipment (welding mask, gloves, fire extinguisher etc.)
Other notes on construction
I constructed mine by making the ends first, I recommend doing it this way so there
Be careful soldering the copper pipes, in order to get into the corners you need to paint first then attach the mounts
Picture descriptions
Final* Product
SketchUp 8 diagram
Basic frame done, just the ends
Pre-cut keggle for perspective
Rest of the frame finished
With both pre-cut keggles for perspective
Closeup of burner mount and how the keg sits
Pre-cut materials
Dimensions in metric and imperial units
*nearly







