Topic: Build It Yourself
Wooden Two-Tier Brew Stand
Build a two-tiered brew stand that, when placed next to a propane burner, becomes a true three-tier, gravity-fed brew stand with the hot liquor cooler on the highest tier and the mash tun on the middle tier.
Build an Indoor Vent Hood
A repurposed large mixing bowl is used as the hood on this vent build optimal for brewing indoors.
Build A Counterflow Chiller with Thermometer
Upgrade your wort chiller with this DIY for a counterflow chiller with a built-in thermometer.
Keep Your Mash Tun Insulated
An insulating jacket for a brew pot, which can be easily removed when it’s time to start the boil. Lose less than 4 °F (2 °C) per hour when mashing. It’s perfect for single-vessel brew-in-a-bag setups or can even be used for a standalone mash tun or hot liquor tank.
Build A Bier Wagen
You’ve heard of Volkswagen, but this project is to build your own “bier wagen” – a mobile kegerator setup for events when you need draft beer on the go.
Build a Flight Serving Tray
A variety of homebrewed beers on tap is a great way to impress your family and friends. But, when your guests have to drive home afterwards, they likely aren’t going to be up for a pint of each selection. Enter the flight serving tray (or paddle). Conveniently holding sample size glasses, flight trays should be a part of every homebrewery that has a selection of brews to offer. Here, four homebrewers offer their own designs that you can use to build a flight tray of your own.
Build a Portable Glass Rinser
Clean gasses anywhere with this rinser that utilizes a windshield washer fluid reservoir and pump.
Build a Portable Keg Cooler
Take your kegged homebrew on the road with you without having to worry about refrigeration with this nifty portable keg cooler.
Build a Fermentation Temperature Control System
Don’t have space for a fermentation fridge? Control fermentation temperature with heat and cooling wraps.
Build These 4 Tap Handle Designs
Homebrewers are notorious for demonstrating that if there is an ingredient that can be ingested, it can be used in brewing beer. Well, a different take on that line of thinking is
From Ice Box to Jockey Box
Make a deluxe jockey box from an old fridge. You’ve mastered your beer, you’ve mastered your pour, now master your presentation.
Outdoor Ventilation Fan
If you are put off by the loud noise of a ventilation fan in your basement brewery, install the fan outside the basement and brew in peace.
