Hello,
I'm getting ready to do my first BIAB beer, and I want to use the steamer basket that came with my kettle, as I've read others have done, to keep the bag from burning to the bottom of the kettle, and to prevent the bag from tearing at the seams.
My question is this:
My steamer basket has feet that have been kind of dimpled out from the bottom of the basket, as opposed to having an actual foot welded on. The dimples are AT MOST a half-inch deep, probably more like 1/4". Also, as the feet are pounded out of the bottom of the steamer, the nylon bag can still come in contact with the basket at the contact points.
Will these little dimple feet provide enough of a separation between bag and kettle, or should I add on some longer legs using, say, SS nuts and bolts? I guess I'm worried that heat will use the contact points between kettle and basket to easily get to the nylon bag.
Thanks in advance!
I'm getting ready to do my first BIAB beer, and I want to use the steamer basket that came with my kettle, as I've read others have done, to keep the bag from burning to the bottom of the kettle, and to prevent the bag from tearing at the seams.
My question is this:
My steamer basket has feet that have been kind of dimpled out from the bottom of the basket, as opposed to having an actual foot welded on. The dimples are AT MOST a half-inch deep, probably more like 1/4". Also, as the feet are pounded out of the bottom of the steamer, the nylon bag can still come in contact with the basket at the contact points.
Will these little dimple feet provide enough of a separation between bag and kettle, or should I add on some longer legs using, say, SS nuts and bolts? I guess I'm worried that heat will use the contact points between kettle and basket to easily get to the nylon bag.
Thanks in advance!