thunderleg
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Gave my new brewing gear a trial run on the weekend. Worked OK. Need to make a few minor adjustments and build a frame, but otherwise it works fine. Got 79% efficiency.
Mash tun is typical rubbermaid with Phils 12" stainless false bottom. I found a nice little float valve and plumbed it into the lid. Level it very easy to adjust. Hands free fly-sparging!
Kettle is 50L stainless 'vessel'.
The HLT still needs a thermometer, sight glass and maybe some insulation. It started life as a stainless header tank for a rainwater system. Friend of my dad had it made but never used it. Around 70L with a nice snug fitting lid and a 1/2" bsp spigot welded near the bottom. Free!
It tore it a new orifice with a holesaw and fitted a 2.4kW hot water system element. The element is powered through my triac-based still power controller. The triac in the power controller is rated to 16A continuous, so I may upgrade to a 3.6kw element in the future if it proves too slow to heat up.
Cheers
Ben
Mash tun is typical rubbermaid with Phils 12" stainless false bottom. I found a nice little float valve and plumbed it into the lid. Level it very easy to adjust. Hands free fly-sparging!
Kettle is 50L stainless 'vessel'.
The HLT still needs a thermometer, sight glass and maybe some insulation. It started life as a stainless header tank for a rainwater system. Friend of my dad had it made but never used it. Around 70L with a nice snug fitting lid and a 1/2" bsp spigot welded near the bottom. Free!
It tore it a new orifice with a holesaw and fitted a 2.4kW hot water system element. The element is powered through my triac-based still power controller. The triac in the power controller is rated to 16A continuous, so I may upgrade to a 3.6kw element in the future if it proves too slow to heat up.
Cheers
Ben