Copbrew133
Well-Known Member
I have been brewing all grain for a while now and have been checking out all the great builds on HBT for some time. In August I finally made the decision that I wanted and needed to build myself a stand. With so many considerations and variations on these brew plants I decided to begin with the father of these types of systems, Mr. Brutus 10 by Lonnie Mac. I ordered the plans and studied them for about three weeks. I then downloaded a free trial of Google Sketchup and began my drawings and planning out what I needed in a brew system I how I planned to get there. Albeit I started with the Brutus plans I did what I think most people do which is build a hybrid to fit their owns needs. Thank you to everybody who posted their builds on HBT and to Lonnie for the inspiration.
I started by borrowing a buddies welder, free is good, and buying (2) 24ft. sticks of 2x2" square steel tubing. It is 1/8" wall. A bit of overkill probably, but whatever it's 165 lbs of love. I also picked up a stick of 1x1" angle iron to build brackets for a lower shelf. I haven't welded since I was a kid with my dad so I rightly decided the gas beam was not in the cards, I would externally plumb the gas and thus the welding began.
I started by borrowing a buddies welder, free is good, and buying (2) 24ft. sticks of 2x2" square steel tubing. It is 1/8" wall. A bit of overkill probably, but whatever it's 165 lbs of love. I also picked up a stick of 1x1" angle iron to build brackets for a lower shelf. I haven't welded since I was a kid with my dad so I rightly decided the gas beam was not in the cards, I would externally plumb the gas and thus the welding began.