• Skip to main content

Pacific Way Brew Systems

Home brew and beer dispense systems

  • Home
  • Articles
  • About Pacific Way Brew
  • Gallery
  • Sitemap

Nov 14 2014

BrewTree – Gravity Fed Homebrew Stand

Homebrew Stand in garage brewery

When I first started thinking about brewing in the garage I researched homebrew stands and tables – mainly on Pinterest. I was amazed at the weird and wonderful sculptures that I found, a lot of these coming from the US. I found two main types of stands that interested me, one using a step system and one using a tree like frame. The main design feature for both being that you can transfer liquid between three pots using gravity – negating the need to purchase, maintain and sterilise a pump (or two).

Follow Richard’s board Brewing on Pinterest

After conversations with fellow homebrewers I found that the consensus was that most of them use a step homebrew stand as they are easier to build but a tree would save much more space. So I started to sketch some plans for a BrewTree and had a chat to a mate who just happened to be an engineer 😉

BrewTree or BrewStep BrewTree Sketch
He told me about the physical properties of seam welding steel and something about how much weight each centimetre of weld can hold … to be honest I glazed over a little bit. He got started straight away.

BrewTree Base BrewTree Shelf

The base is on castors and the front ones lock for when you are brewing. The actual footprint is under a meter in length and 450mm wide so easily rolls in and out of the garage. The shelves are tapered as eventually we will be using 450mm circumference stock pots on the frame. For now the 450mm square iglo coolbox Mash Tun fits perfectly.

 BrewTree PaintBrewTree Frame

The pictures above show the BrewTree coming together and getting a coat of paint! I decided on red as my main influence for this layout was from a design called “The Red Dragon” built by a guy in Ohio.

isometric-grid-0.125-cyanBrewTree
I’ve included my original drawing above to show the concept and as you can see from the final photo it’s turned out amazing. In fairness the picture with our Turbo 500 boiler and coolbox Mash Tun doesnt really do the structure as much justice as three shiny stainless steel stock pots, but it gives a good idea of what’s to come.

The BrewTree has removable plywood shelves that allow for cleaning but also space should gas burners need to be retro-fitted – I think I’m sticking to electric at this point so no issues there. In practice this BrewTree sits against a wall in the garage and all of the paraphernalia that goes with brewing sits on it! Future enhancements may include shelves on the base to allow for even more storage.

cleaning-the-brewtree

Brewtree Brew

View the full garage brewery album on flickr:

If you liked this post, you’ll probably love these:

  • My Garage Brewery Kit
  • Design a Beer – My Brewday at Nutbrook – you can brew here too!
  • Testing The Grainfather – All Grain Brewing System

Written by Pacific Way Brewery · Categorized: Brewing · Tagged: Equipment

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Home
  • About Pacific Way Brew
  • Gallery
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More
Privacy Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT