Back to the Stovetop

Alright y'all, I'm needing some brain power.

Had planned on brewing this last weekend, but a winter storm caused 2 solid days of rain and put a stop to that. While I was sitting there mopeing I started thinking about moving back into the kitchen. I dug out the old 5 gal kettle and started thinking about a 2.5 gal batch. Here's where I got stumped.

The last time I brewed on a stovetop I get some nasty carmelization on the bottom. I have an electric stove and was wondering if anyone had any ideas about something to put between the element and the pot to diffuse the heat, kinda like a solid aluminum plate or like that.

Any ideas?

Something like this might do the trick. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I1WO8C/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

you might be able to find something like it in a second hand shop for very little $$$

great find, that just might work. THANKS!!!!!!

Do you own a cast iron skillet?

Yeah, but it's not big enough. Had thought about one of those griddle things for the stovetop, but the lip around the edge wasn't far enough away.

"the Joy of Homebrewing" states to use an unpainted coat hanger. I've used it and it work well. Cheap also!

seanybubbles said:

"the Joy of Homebrewing" states to use an unpainted coat hanger. I've used it and it work well. Cheap also!

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I had totally forgot that!