RedVR6
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
I did not want to hijack chavez's pickup tube thread...
Since I plan on starting out with 5 gallon batches to get my feet wet again...I just finished a dry run on my burner and keggle today (finally!!) to check for leaks and measure my boil off rate. At the end of the test boil I discovered something a little annoying with my Bazooka T and my B3 5/10 Immersion Chiller that I overlooked. I am finding the sanke adapter for the Bazooka-T is getting in the way of the IC when I place the chiller in the keggle...so it is not fully immersed (only the bottom 2 coils are) and then it tilts over to the side and rests against the side of the keggle. Not effective or efficient IMO.
I am curious as to what solutions people have come up with this issue when boiling a 5 gallon batch. The only thing I can think of is to put the IC into the pot prior to filling it and threading the sanke adapter thru the coils so that it stands straight and is fully immersed. I hate to bend the IC though...but if that is what I need to do..so be it.
Any suggestings are appreciated.
I did not want to hijack chavez's pickup tube thread...
Since I plan on starting out with 5 gallon batches to get my feet wet again...I just finished a dry run on my burner and keggle today (finally!!) to check for leaks and measure my boil off rate. At the end of the test boil I discovered something a little annoying with my Bazooka T and my B3 5/10 Immersion Chiller that I overlooked. I am finding the sanke adapter for the Bazooka-T is getting in the way of the IC when I place the chiller in the keggle...so it is not fully immersed (only the bottom 2 coils are) and then it tilts over to the side and rests against the side of the keggle. Not effective or efficient IMO.
I am curious as to what solutions people have come up with this issue when boiling a 5 gallon batch. The only thing I can think of is to put the IC into the pot prior to filling it and threading the sanke adapter thru the coils so that it stands straight and is fully immersed. I hate to bend the IC though...but if that is what I need to do..so be it.
Any suggestings are appreciated.