planker101
Well-Known Member
I could be wrong, but based on my internet searching I believe this is the first of it's kind (if you've seen another I would love to know).
I'd dubbed it the Ferris BreWheel
NEW INFO: If you have your own kegs and just want the stand I am willing to sell just the stand.
I make a new stand every 3-4 batches and wanted to come up with a design that minimized equipment and maximized awesome. I wanted no pumps, but the ability to go from any vessel to any vessel and back again. I got tired of plambing multiple burners and I did not want the hassle of an electric system.
What I came up with is a rotating stand with one burner, no pumps and lots of awesome (in my opinion at least).
I never want to sell someone something under false pretenses so here is my disclaimer: This is my prototype/ proof of concept stand and was mainly built from spare parts I had laying around the garage. The build quality is not up to my normal standards (which may be higher or lower than yours... I usually do stainless and tig weld, this stand is mild and mig tig combo with a few boogery mig welds). The only functional issues are my drive system. It has more slop than I would like and the kegs can "bounce" a bit as you rotate them. Also, with two kegs full of liquid it gets a little hard to turn and I found cranking with one hand and giving a minor assist with the other was helpful. The other issue is that I used a bottom drain mash tun from a previous build and depending on what fitting you use it does not clear the burner (not so much an issue as an inconvienience since you just have to go back and forth instead of continuous rotations). I brewed one 12 gallon batch on the system to test it and was very happy with the stand other than the above listed issues. (if it sells before the beer is gone you can have a bomber of it's virgin beer included with the sale)
What will be included:
-Stand
-(3) kegs, two of which are identically built and are used as the HLT and Kettle. They each have two fittings, one of which is plugged on each but put in so that a thermometer/sight glass could be installed if desired (I recommend the ones from brewhardware.com), a stainless ballvalve with plastic quick disconnects, and each has a stainless diptube. The 3rd keg has two 1.5" TC fittings, one on the bottom to drain and one on the side for a thermometer/thermowell. I used a TC butterfly valve for my test run, but it will not be included and you will need to get your own valve/ fittings for the TC ports on the mash tun.
-BIAB bag for the mash tun (you could switch to a normal false bottom if you prefer, but I do not have one to go with the setup)
-LP propane regulator (no tank)
-immersion chiller
Price is $800 obo
Located in Sonora, CA 95370
Be the first, and ONLY person ever (as far as I know) to own a Ferris BreWheel!!
I'd dubbed it the Ferris BreWheel
NEW INFO: If you have your own kegs and just want the stand I am willing to sell just the stand.
I make a new stand every 3-4 batches and wanted to come up with a design that minimized equipment and maximized awesome. I wanted no pumps, but the ability to go from any vessel to any vessel and back again. I got tired of plambing multiple burners and I did not want the hassle of an electric system.
What I came up with is a rotating stand with one burner, no pumps and lots of awesome (in my opinion at least).
I never want to sell someone something under false pretenses so here is my disclaimer: This is my prototype/ proof of concept stand and was mainly built from spare parts I had laying around the garage. The build quality is not up to my normal standards (which may be higher or lower than yours... I usually do stainless and tig weld, this stand is mild and mig tig combo with a few boogery mig welds). The only functional issues are my drive system. It has more slop than I would like and the kegs can "bounce" a bit as you rotate them. Also, with two kegs full of liquid it gets a little hard to turn and I found cranking with one hand and giving a minor assist with the other was helpful. The other issue is that I used a bottom drain mash tun from a previous build and depending on what fitting you use it does not clear the burner (not so much an issue as an inconvienience since you just have to go back and forth instead of continuous rotations). I brewed one 12 gallon batch on the system to test it and was very happy with the stand other than the above listed issues. (if it sells before the beer is gone you can have a bomber of it's virgin beer included with the sale)
What will be included:
-Stand
-(3) kegs, two of which are identically built and are used as the HLT and Kettle. They each have two fittings, one of which is plugged on each but put in so that a thermometer/sight glass could be installed if desired (I recommend the ones from brewhardware.com), a stainless ballvalve with plastic quick disconnects, and each has a stainless diptube. The 3rd keg has two 1.5" TC fittings, one on the bottom to drain and one on the side for a thermometer/thermowell. I used a TC butterfly valve for my test run, but it will not be included and you will need to get your own valve/ fittings for the TC ports on the mash tun.
-BIAB bag for the mash tun (you could switch to a normal false bottom if you prefer, but I do not have one to go with the setup)
-LP propane regulator (no tank)
-immersion chiller
Price is $800 obo
Located in Sonora, CA 95370
Be the first, and ONLY person ever (as far as I know) to own a Ferris BreWheel!!
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