Ben Caya Carl Czajka Milwaukee’s Best Brew Stand

Background Spike Brewing LLC – Started Summer 2011 Produce 10 to 25gal stainless steel home brewing kettles – Welded couplers

Background Need for manufactured brew stands…

Background Very little competition – Blichmann – ‘Top Tier’ - $1000+ – BrewSteel – ‘BadAss’ - $1850+ – Sabco – ‘Brew Magic’ - $6000 Our design: – Off the shelf design – More affordable Blichmann – Top Tier

Brew Process – Step 1 – Sanitize, Sanitize, Sanitize (Star San) – Crush Grain – Activate yeast

Brew Process – Step 2 Heat water in HLT so mash tun is about 162°

Brew Process – Step 3 Sparge from HLT to mash tun – ~60 min process

Brew Process – Step 4 Mash out – 170° to stop starch conversion Drain until clear liquid comes out then pour back into Mash Tun – Checking for sediment in liquid

Brew Process – Step 5 Drain Mash Tun into the Boil Kettle – 5 gallons batch will have about 2 gallons

Brew Process – Step 6 Add liquid from HLT to Mash Tun until you fill grain bed – Sit for ~10 min

Brew Process – Step 7 Add enough liquid from Mash Tun to Boil Kettle to get desired amount

Brew Process – Step 8 Start boil (60 min) – Add bitter hops – Other flavors – 15 min later add aroma hops

Brew Process – Step 9 Chill to 70 deg F Carboy (ferment) (3 weeks – months)

Voice of Customer Polled home brewers on HomeBrewTalk.com (largest online home brew forum) Price Collapsibility/Storage Footprint Mobility Modular/Use with Existing Equipment On Board Storage

Initial Design Total weight Kettles, pumps, burners, propane tank, frame material, plate chiller ~250lb (3) 25gal kettles filled with water/grain ~600lb Safety factor 2 (people store things on cart) 1700lb (1 ton) Material Choice Frame

Initial Design Frame MaterialProCon Carbon Steel Inexpensive Strong Heavy Rusts Stainless Steel Aesthetically Pleasing Corrosion Resistant Strong Expensive Heavy Aluminum Light Corrosion Resistant Aesthetically Pleasing Expensive Strength

Initial Design Auto Cad Inventor Frame

Initial Design Design Load 800lbs distributed across the top Frame - FEA

Frame Deflection

FOS = 4.54 Minimum Frame FOS

Kettles – Thermometers – Valves Burners – Regulator Pumps Heat Exchanger Castors Tubing Design Components

Kettles: Capabilities – 10 to 25 gallon kettles Our Design – 15gal kettles → 10gal final product Thermometer: °F Glass dial ± 1.5% accuracy Ball Valve: 5/8” Full Port Design Design Components

Design Components Burners: Bayou Classic – SQ14 – 55,000 BTU – ~35mins 10gal water to boil Regulator: Bayou Classic – M5HPR – 10 PSI

Design Components Pumps: Chugger - SS Inline (Donation) – Max Flow 7.3 GPM – Max Head 18.9 FT – Power.05 HP

Design Components Heat Exchanger: Duda Diesel - B3-23A 30 (Donation) – 30 Plates – 12" x 2.9“ – Chills 212°F to 75°F in 10mins

Design Components Castors: Northern Tool – 6” Pneumatic Easier for terrain – 400lb capacity

Design Components Tubing: U.S Plastics – Silicone Tubing – 0.5” ID – -100°F to 500°F temperature range – 10PSI working pressure, 30PSI burst pressure at 70°F – FDA & NSF-1 approved as food safe

Manufacturing Frame Fixtureing Stainless MIG Welding Stainless 308 Wire

Manufacturing Frame

Manufacturing Frame

Manufacturing Frame

Pricing NameQuantityPrice EaTotal Frame - Stainless1-$600 Burners3$10$30 Regulators1$20 Pumps2$120$240 Castors4$14$56 Kettles3$85$255 Thermometers3$26$78 Valves3$20$60 Piping1$40 Heat Exchanger1$120 Pump Wiring--$30 Gas Lines--$40 Labor6hrs$80/hr$480 Total:$2,040

IncludedBlichmannSpike BrewingBrewSteelSabco FrameSteel/Al ExtrusionStainless Steel Burners210,000BTU55,000BTU210,000BTU65,000BTU Gas PipingBraided/SteelSteel Regulator40PSI10PSI40PSI10PSI Castors4" Polyurethane6" Pneumatic4" Polyurethane4.5" Polyurethane Pumps-ChuggerMarch- Heat Exchanger-Duda Diesel-- Kettle StorageNoYesNo Propane Tank StorageNoYesNo Kettles IncludedNoYes, 15gal kettleNoYes, 15.5gal keggle PLC ControlledNo Yes Cost = $2,000 Profit Margin - 40% Price:$994$2,800$2, $5,995

Future Design PLC Unit – Ignition System – Flame Sensing – Temperature Control – Push Button/ Programmable Pumping Dumpable Mash Tun – Easy grain removal Post Brew Improvements - TBD

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