Philosophy
I tried to lay this out the way that made the most sense to me. The order I built everything was first the controller, then the stand, then lastly the controller stand and the electrical stuff that goes between the stand and the controller.
On this site, I have laid it out in this order:
1. Stand
4. Controller
6. Harnesses
7. Testing
8. Mounting Equipment on Stand
I have completely omitted pots, hoses, and all the actual brewing items from here. I may add it later if there is interest, but with the plethora of pots, keggles, hoses, HERMS/RIMS, sparge arms, etc, out there, most people will need to create their own above the stand set up. I will say that my system utilizes a HERMS coil, and does not direct fire the mash tun. I have been advised against this by a few folks. Yes, I am certain that people do it with much success, I chose not to do it. If you are going to do a direct fire mash tun, you will just need to add a third burner, gas valve, pilot assembly, etc, etc, etc. You can adapt this all into your controller (though you will need a different type of disconnect at the stand for the gas valves as mine can only do 2 valves).
Hopefully this makes sense and you can follow it. If not let me know! If I get enough feedback I will change it around.
On this site, I have laid it out in this order:
1. Stand
- Welded stand
- Burner grills
- Windscreens/burner mounts
- Plumbing and valves
- Pilot Assemblies
4. Controller
- Part 1 Enclosure
- Part 2 Wiring
6. Harnesses
7. Testing
8. Mounting Equipment on Stand
I have completely omitted pots, hoses, and all the actual brewing items from here. I may add it later if there is interest, but with the plethora of pots, keggles, hoses, HERMS/RIMS, sparge arms, etc, out there, most people will need to create their own above the stand set up. I will say that my system utilizes a HERMS coil, and does not direct fire the mash tun. I have been advised against this by a few folks. Yes, I am certain that people do it with much success, I chose not to do it. If you are going to do a direct fire mash tun, you will just need to add a third burner, gas valve, pilot assembly, etc, etc, etc. You can adapt this all into your controller (though you will need a different type of disconnect at the stand for the gas valves as mine can only do 2 valves).
Hopefully this makes sense and you can follow it. If not let me know! If I get enough feedback I will change it around.