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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.

Nice. Looks very heavy-duty.

woooooooo, shiny!

know1 wrote:woooooooo, shiny!

Won't be for long...my first boil over will fix that!

Sweet

It looks like the one sleepyjamie has and it's a beast! Doesn't take long to get temps up at all.

Where'd you get that?

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


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mr x wrote:Where'd you get that?

Noble Grape

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

Sandy

Did you get the leg extensions with it?

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

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?

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.

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

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.

Where and how much?


Sandy

GAM wrote:Where and how much?


Sandy

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

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

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.

Not to kibosh your own sale of the keggles (to me in particular) do you find the OBK 15gal pot better then your keggles?

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.

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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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.

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.