crundle
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Hi all,
I am very close to getting into AG finally, and have chosen BIAB as the way to get there.
I am trying to decide which 40 litre urn to buy, and it seems to some down to a choice between;
Jomack
Birko
Crown
Of all the ones I have priced including delivery, it seems that the Jomack is the cheapest at $262 delivered to Adelaide from Melbourne, but it has an exposed element, whereas the Birko and the Crown have concealed elements.
Is there any real advantage to having a concealed element, or will I have no dramas with the Jomack? It seems that from my reading, most people don't heat up the water with the bag inside the urn, they get the water to strike temperature and then put the bag in, then the grain, but I might be wrong on that count.
Secondly, would someone who owns a Jomack please be able to post a picture of the element in it, as I am thinking if it is fairly flat that it could be covered by something like a cake rack to hold the bag away from the element.
I am so close to getting into AG, SWMBO is sick of hearing me go on about it and moping around the house till I decide what urn to get :lol:
Thanks for the help,
Crundle
I am very close to getting into AG finally, and have chosen BIAB as the way to get there.
I am trying to decide which 40 litre urn to buy, and it seems to some down to a choice between;
Jomack
Birko
Crown
Of all the ones I have priced including delivery, it seems that the Jomack is the cheapest at $262 delivered to Adelaide from Melbourne, but it has an exposed element, whereas the Birko and the Crown have concealed elements.
Is there any real advantage to having a concealed element, or will I have no dramas with the Jomack? It seems that from my reading, most people don't heat up the water with the bag inside the urn, they get the water to strike temperature and then put the bag in, then the grain, but I might be wrong on that count.
Secondly, would someone who owns a Jomack please be able to post a picture of the element in it, as I am thinking if it is fairly flat that it could be covered by something like a cake rack to hold the bag away from the element.
I am so close to getting into AG, SWMBO is sick of hearing me go on about it and moping around the house till I decide what urn to get :lol:
Thanks for the help,
Crundle