Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

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Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by Jimmy » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:37 pm

So now that I'm getting rid of the single tier, I decided to go with a single burner setup and picked myself up a Blichmann. Quality on this thing is top notch, hopefully it lives up to the reviews.

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Post by berley » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:42 pm

Nice. Looks very heavy-duty.
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Post by know1 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:08 pm

woooooooo, shiny! :lol:
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Post by Jimmy » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:08 pm

know1 wrote:woooooooo, shiny! :lol:
Won't be for long...my first boil over will fix that! :D

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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:58 pm

Sweet
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Post by RubberToe » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:09 am

It looks like the one sleepyjamie has and it's a beast! Doesn't take long to get temps up at all.
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Post by mr x » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:17 am

Where'd you get that?
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Post by sleepyjamie » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:30 am

Yeah I have one of those its awesome. I got mine from noble grape.


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Post by Jimmy » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:36 am

mr x wrote:Where'd you get that?
Noble Grape

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Post by GAM » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:50 am

How much, if you don't mind my asking?

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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:52 am

Did you get the leg extensions with it?
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Post by Jimmy » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:53 am

The burner was $169 and the leg extensions were $49. All said and done, it was ~$220; equivalent to the online pricing.

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Post by sleepyjamie » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:16 am

Jimmy wrote:The burner was $169 and the leg extensions were $49. All said and done, it was ~$220; equivalent to the online pricing.
i was thinking about getting the leg extensions as well. how tall are they?
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Post by Jimmy » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:36 am

sleepyjamie wrote:
Jimmy wrote:The burner was $169 and the leg extensions were $49. All said and done, it was ~$220; equivalent to the online pricing.
i was thinking about getting the leg extensions as well. how tall are they?
I haven't measured, but as far as I know, it's 24" from the top of the burner to the bottom of legs.

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Post by Dirt Chicken » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:00 pm

don't leave it outside, that burner will rust (the cast iron part) but coating it with oil from time to time helps!!

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Re: Downsizing - My new "stand"

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:34 pm

Sticking with my compact theme, I found a stand to place my cooler high enough that I can gravity feed the wort into the kettle - using my pump for water transfers only.

It's the perfect height for the burner & pot, collapses like a mofo (literally, 20 seconds), and is rated for 250lbs per shelf.
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Post by GAM » Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:55 pm

Where and how much?


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Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:10 pm

GAM wrote:Where and how much?


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I got it from Canadian Tire. It's the Origami Medium Shelf - $59.99+tax...it's on sale right now regular $79.99.

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Re: Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by Dirt Chicken » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:06 pm

Let me know if you are getting rid of any keggles, my brother in law is going to be getting into allgrain soon!

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Re: Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:11 pm

Dirt Chicken wrote:Let me know if you are getting rid of any keggles, my brother in law is going to be getting into allgrain soon!
All 3 of mine are for sale, just in the process of posting them in the classifieds.

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Post by Graham.C » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:08 pm

Not to kibosh your own sale of the keggles (to me in particular) do you find the OBK 15gal pot better then your keggles?
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Re: Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:14 pm

Graham.C wrote:Not to kibosh your own sale of the keggles (to me in particular) do you find the OBK 15gal pot better then your keggles?
For my uses, yes. I hate the weight of the keggles when lugging them around my apartment and trying to clean them in my bath tub...but I guess weight is what also makes a good pot. If I was in a house brewing outside on my back patio, lawn, etc. I'd be using keggles, but brewing on my apartment balcony and having to lug the kegs inside is just too much work for me.

So there's a tradeoff, both have their own advantages/disadvantages.

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Re: Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by sleepyjamie » Sun Nov 04, 2012 5:37 pm

I'm in the same boat. I have to lug around my equipment in my house and keggle is more heavy and bigger.




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Re: Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by Graham.C » Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:25 pm

I'm in the same boat. I live in a basement apartment so I have to lug my gear upstairs every time I brew, so maybe the pot is a better option for me. Then again I don't plan on being in this apartment for more then another year. I'll sleep on my choices and let you know when I come to a decision. If someone else offers to buy the keggle, don't wait out for me as I am leaning towards the pot. Thanks Jimmy!

Also, I would love to hear how quickly your new burner gets you up to temp. I'm thinking that might be a really nice xmas present to myself.
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Re: Downsizing - My new compact brewing setup

Post by Jimmy » Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:27 pm

Graham.C wrote:I'm in the same boat. I live in a basement apartment so I have to lug my gear upstairs every time I brew, so maybe the pot is a better option for me. Then again I don't plan on being in this apartment for more then another year. I'll sleep on my choices and let you know when I come to a decision. If someone else offers to buy the keggle, don't wait out for me as I am leaning towards the pot. Thanks Jimmy!

Also, I would love to hear how quickly your new burner gets you up to temp. I'm thinking that might be a really nice xmas present to myself.
Haven't really dialed it in yet. I had it going to bring the wort up to a boil yesterday but it was taking a while - turned it up a bit and it started boiling. It will be a bit of playing around with it before I get it set properly. Jamie might have a better idea since he's been running the same burner.

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