sjlammer
Well-Known Member
I am 95% sure i want to make an electric BK using a 5500W Ripple stick.
my bk is wider than it is tall, 24" diameter by 22" tall, meaning i need all the depth i can get.
However, before i go drilling a hole in my BK, I have a couple issues:
1) How will having a heating element impact my hop sack. I use a 5 gallon nylon paint strainer to contain my hops during the boil... something tells me that having nylon draped over a hot rod will create a problem.
2) I have an immersion chiller that i put in with 15 minutes to go, the way i figure it, i would have to spread two of the coils and slide the element between them..... not ideal given my aversion to burning my hands.
What do you guys think, am i misssing something here?
oh... I don't want to just dump my hops in, and i like my chiller and don't particularly want a counterflow chiller.
my bk is wider than it is tall, 24" diameter by 22" tall, meaning i need all the depth i can get.
However, before i go drilling a hole in my BK, I have a couple issues:
1) How will having a heating element impact my hop sack. I use a 5 gallon nylon paint strainer to contain my hops during the boil... something tells me that having nylon draped over a hot rod will create a problem.
2) I have an immersion chiller that i put in with 15 minutes to go, the way i figure it, i would have to spread two of the coils and slide the element between them..... not ideal given my aversion to burning my hands.
What do you guys think, am i misssing something here?
oh... I don't want to just dump my hops in, and i like my chiller and don't particularly want a counterflow chiller.