What Do You Think Of This Idea

[fixa]

Hey folks..

I have an idea for a keg kettle. It involves using 2 electric kettle elements on either side of the keg, hooked up so either one or both can be on. Kinda similar to this but metal, see post #12. Link.

Question is, will this acheive the required boil?

Anyone see any problems with this?

Cheers.

 

[Steve]

Hey folks..

I have an idea for a keg kettle. It involves using 2 electric kettle elements on either side of the keg, hooked up so either one or both can be on. Kinda similar to this but metal, see post #12. Link.

Question is, will this acheive the required boil?

Anyone see any problems with this?

Cheers.

Nothing wrong with that at all. Mate of mine does 60 litre batches and boils in a keg with two elements (on each side) from two cheap crappy kettles which he smashed to get them out. Works well.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Hey Steve, don't have access to any pics of it do you? h34r:

PZ.

 

[Steve]

Hey Steve, don't have access to any pics of it do you? h34r:

PZ.

nah - it belongs to a fella called manean that pops on here every now and then... maybe you could PM him?

 

[Justin]

You mean like this

1800W and 2200W, enough power to boil 35L no worries on either one (although never tried in trying conditions). Those wattages should do it quite easily too even more so if you were to put in 2400W elements instead. Probably handy to have two different wattages so it gives you the option of a lower power if the 2400W boil is too violent.

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Where to buy the elements would be my next question...

PZ.

 

[Steve]

You mean like this

1800W and 2200W, enough power to boil 35L no worries on either one (although never tried in trying conditions). Those wattages should do it quite easily too even more so if you were to put in 2400W elements instead. Probably handy to have two different wattages so it gives you the option of a lower power if the 2400W boil is too violent.

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yes thats very similar Justin. FB - they just bought two el cheapo ($20) kettles from KMart and smashed them up.

 

[Steve]

You mean like this

1800W and 2200W, enough power to boil 35L no worries on either one (although never tried in trying conditions). Those wattages should do it quite easily too even more so if you were to put in 2400W elements instead. Probably handy to have two different wattages so it gives you the option of a lower power if the 2400W boil is too violent.

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yes thats very similar Justin. FB - they just bought two el cheapo ($20) kettles from KMart and smashed them up.

and then theres this link:

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...=si&img=375

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Hmm, look's good

PZ.

 

[brendanw]

Im using 2 * 2200W for mine in an old 40L keg gets a boil no worries infact it could be seen as a little overkill

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

What about cleaning? :huh:

PZ.

 

[WildebeestAttack]

I used to have electric elements in my kettle and they always got to the boil no worries. But when they both decided they had had enough on the same day, and I was left with 30 litres of almost boiled wort (which subsquently tasted like crap), I would never again go back to elements. If you take this path, make sure you have a backup in place, be it spare elements, or better, a gas burner.

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

What about cleaning? :huh:

I was asking...are the difficult to clean? How do you clean them? h34r:

PZ.

 

[Sammus]

2x2200W elements? 240V in oz so Current = 4400/240 ~ 18.3A...isn't that a bit much? I thought our houses were only 15A circuits?

 

[therook]

Sammus

Most houses power will be distributed over more than one cct, so its a matter of running extension leads from 2 diff points

 

[Justin]

Yep Sammus, I run them on different circuits in the house via extension leads.

As far as clean, sorry i don't actually boil wort in that vessel so I don't actually have to clean it. There must be others here that can respond. Some of the All in Oner's should be able to comment.

Cheers.

 

[Steve]

FB - I dont think you'd need to clean the elements. You dont clean the one in your kitchen kettle do you? I mean you may get some sticky wort sticking to them and I would probably just use a yellow/green kitchen sponge with some warm water. That should do the trick?
Cheers
Steve

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Yeah, sounds fair enough to me

PZ.

 

[jagerbrau]

try a mix of citric acid and water and boil it, that is what i was recomended. tried it on an old kettle and bugga if it worked

 

[warrenlw63]

It works. You've just got to use loads of the stuff. Dosage is around 15g of citric acid per litre of water.

Warren -