nate456789
Well-Known Member
I have been experimenting with using a water heater element. I want to put it in my water cooler so that when I mash all I have to do is select the next temperature and not have to fire up the gas burner. Saves gas and I don't have to keep checking temps and over shooting and etc. Plus I like gadgets.
So I bought a $10 water heater element, and a $2 bucket. drilled a hole. Mounted it in my test bucket and wired it up using a junk extension cord I had laying around. Works surprisingly well. Heats 5 gal of water 2 deg a minute.
I used a 120v 2000 Watt version. I do have it on a GFCI. I have 4 kids that need their daddy.
What I did notice is the first batch all of the "chrome" plating began to flake off. Metal particles all in the water and some kind of film floating on the top.
I rinsed the bucket good. took the element out and used scotch bright and took the rest of the coating off of the element. Boiled another 5 gals. Not as bad but still a film floating on top of the water.
My question is do any of you get a metallic taste in your beer having the element come in contact with the water? Any off flavors?
I do not plan on it coming in contact with the wort. Only the Mashing supply water.
Thanks for any input.
So I bought a $10 water heater element, and a $2 bucket. drilled a hole. Mounted it in my test bucket and wired it up using a junk extension cord I had laying around. Works surprisingly well. Heats 5 gal of water 2 deg a minute.
I used a 120v 2000 Watt version. I do have it on a GFCI. I have 4 kids that need their daddy.
What I did notice is the first batch all of the "chrome" plating began to flake off. Metal particles all in the water and some kind of film floating on the top.
I rinsed the bucket good. took the element out and used scotch bright and took the rest of the coating off of the element. Boiled another 5 gals. Not as bad but still a film floating on top of the water.
My question is do any of you get a metallic taste in your beer having the element come in contact with the water? Any off flavors?
I do not plan on it coming in contact with the wort. Only the Mashing supply water.
Thanks for any input.