Baked wort?

My stove pretty much sucks and bearly gets 3 gallons to a boil...


So, I just had this half baked idea.....what if I put my brew pot into the oven? It EASILY gets to 500*, why wouldn't this work?

I pitched the idea to my fiance and she said "no, it'll just evaporate." but doesn't water half to boil before it can evaporate?


It might be a PITA to make hop additions but would this work?

Thanks!


*I've got 3 gal of water in the oven right now to see if it'll work and figure out the boil off rate.....it's at 500*.

Sorry it won't work. The air in the oven doesn't transfer the heat as well as the flame directly on a metal pot. So even though the air is 500F all that heat energy does not get transfered to the wort or the metal of the pot.

hmm crap

I guess we'll see

Thanks!

I'm not sure if you live in an apartment and have rules against this (some do), but you might look into spending $50 on a turkey fryer. It usually comes with a 55000 btu burner and a 7.5 gallon pot. It makes a huge difference in you brews (full boils) and alleviates all of your stove issues.

Yup, didn't work...

Nope, I own a home. Just saving for an engagement ring at the moment!