Dillyo
Member
Yeah. I have a false bottom in the cooler.
Yeah, this is a concern. The edges of the keggle actuall rest on the inside rails of the main beams. I have plans to add in some cross supports for it to rest on. I'm gonna get a brew on it and keep an eye on it to see how it holds up.I would suspect that the relatively thin grate steel will eventually degrade and break apart from the direct flame of the burner. Time will tell of course, but I would pay particular close attention as that same grate is the only thing supporting a very heavy keggle full of very hot liquor, at a considerable height!
I built this stand yesterday using the McMaster-Carr parts list. 5 hours start to finish.
I fired it up today for a test run and burn-off. I filled 2 kegs with about 3-4 gallons and brought to boil.
Afterwards I noticed the steel had bent in a couple of places where the kegs sit. Imagine the weight with 12 gallons boiling
Has this happened to those who have built this stand with these parts?
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I took a picture of a spot there in the posted photo that looked like the metal has stretch cracks but it was too blurry to post. I may have to buy another 6 footer and reinforce those areas from underneath so not to stack too high on top and cause unbalance.
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