Ideas for a portable hoist/stand to attach pulley.

Ideas for a portable hoist/stand to attach pulley.

by CheeseMoney

I live in an apartment in Southern California and brew outside. Lots of great days for brewing here. I'm looking for some type of portable stand/hoist/whatever that I can attach to a pulley system for lifting double batches of high gravity beer.

My Equipment:
Blichmann Burner with Leg Extensions
80 Quart / 75 Liter Kettle

I like high gravity brews so lifting 30+ lbs of wet grain off of an already high base could be problematic. Any ideas?

So far I have come across:
Alton Brown's Turkey Derrick/Ladder Idea

Harbor Freight Shop Crane - EXPENSIVE (and I have no room for this)!!!

The ladder is cheaper but ugly and seems like it would get in the way. The shop crane is almost $200 USD and seems like overkill.

Any ideas? I'm not particularly handy and don't have a way to fabricate anything with metal.

Last edited by CheeseMoney on 12 Jul 2013, 00:17, edited 4 times in total.

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Post #2 made 12 years ago

by joshua

Good Day, Take a look at this Topic for more ideas!

http://www.biabrewer.info/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=972

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Post #3 made 12 years ago

by CheeseMoney

Thanks for the response. I don't see anything that addresses portable lifting, however. Everyone in that post has a fixed structure with which to attach a pulley. I do not, hence the need for portable.

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Post #4 made 12 years ago

by PistolPatch

See the power lines in the first pic? Maybe sling some stainless steel cable over them?

More seriously Cheese, I did see somewhere someone with a tripod. The advantage would be that it would be very compact. Disadvantage would be that, like the ladder, the legs might get in the way a bit but I suppose that will happen with any portable solution

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Be great to see what you come up with.

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Re: Ideas for a portable hoist/stand to attach pulley.

Post #5 made 12 years ago

by aamcle

You might try a square base with 4 wheels, drop a rod vertically into a socket at each corner add a top with pulley and your done. It would pack down small and you would have a useful flat trolley, you would probably want to refine it a bit some cross bracing would be good.

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Post #6 made 12 years ago

by Hippy

Check out this fairly simple timber tripod cheesehttp://aussiehomebrewer.com/topic/73379 ... ?hl=tripod

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Post #7 made 12 years ago

by CheeseMoney

^ This looks pretty cool but like I said I'm not really handy when it comes to anything wood. Was hoping I could just buy something, like a metal/fiberglass tripod or something.

Also, I'd like to brew out in the open so no rafters or anything like that. I have a giant grass front yard, want to brew in the open when chilling with neighbors/friends.

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Post #8 made 12 years ago

by CheeseMoney

That's a good idea. I actually like them just as A-Frame ladders because they don't have the brace/bar thingy for stability (which makes it hard to access the kettle).

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