Brew/boil kettle build from 15g keg.
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:07 pm
I am just starting this as I picked up a a keg to turn into a brewing kettle for mashing and also for boil kettle for my beer making.
I will take pics over the weekend.
First the top is cut out of the keg.
I have 3 holes 1 for an 220V 5500 Watt element
2 other holes both getting 1/2 npt coupler welded in.
-1 for sight glass
-1 for stainless ball valve for drain to fermentor
I'm doing a DIY site glass have some simax (pyrex like) glass tub on order for it
Need the following still
-stainless eye bolt
-Cover to protect the tube with slot to view level
-90 stainless or brass fitting (want stainless might need to live with brass) that is 1/2" npt on one side and 3/8" or 1/2" compression ont he other side
-a couple food safe silicone oring to seal the site glass
-Extra other oring for spacers for the Protection tube.
Will take pics as I go.
Setting things up so can put a false bottom in the kettle too if I want but most likely just use a screen to help filter our any big chunks or hops when making beer.
B
I will take pics over the weekend.
First the top is cut out of the keg.
I have 3 holes 1 for an 220V 5500 Watt element
2 other holes both getting 1/2 npt coupler welded in.
-1 for sight glass
-1 for stainless ball valve for drain to fermentor
I'm doing a DIY site glass have some simax (pyrex like) glass tub on order for it
Need the following still
-stainless eye bolt
-Cover to protect the tube with slot to view level
-90 stainless or brass fitting (want stainless might need to live with brass) that is 1/2" npt on one side and 3/8" or 1/2" compression ont he other side
-a couple food safe silicone oring to seal the site glass
-Extra other oring for spacers for the Protection tube.
Will take pics as I go.
Setting things up so can put a false bottom in the kettle too if I want but most likely just use a screen to help filter our any big chunks or hops when making beer.
B