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It would work to heat small batches of strike/sparge water. More if you used it for fine tuning water temp that was heated with a larger burner, since it has a max of 4 to 5 gallons.

Excited to teach the wife how to work it, ready to eat healthier and better this year. This is going to help.

 

I've seen people use immersion heaters on a timer to start heating strike water so it's ready in the AM. Most don't have recirculating functions like I assume the one Job has does. I'll have to look up the part again - bee awhile since I've thought about it.

Not bad. Enjoy!

 

Coffee. Got to sleep in until almost 11, and now swmbo took the kids to the ymca with her friend. Beer drinking and hockey to commence soon.

 

When I saw Jon's picture, I was thinking it could be a good solution for step masking. Pump wort through a coil to continuously spurge and heat as needed. How quick is it on bumping the temp?

Serious win there. Kid's going to only play with the box anyway! Water. Just finished the annual jigsaw puzzle of stuffing all the Christmas decorations under the basement steps.

 

Coffee, I use creamer on weekends. Unless my wife buys the nasty flavors.

Time to take in recycling for beer money! It's a vicious cycle.

 

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Mmmm, cold brew.

 

I bet you look fly as hell in yoga pants and Uggs.

 

Thanks for the image

 

Smartest man in the room. ^

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Don't knock 'em til you've tried 'em.
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Also, don't make me pull my hair back in a man-bun...

 

I think I might regret stuffing the bottles into the pinata though.ipe:

 

Only if you don't take a video for our enjoyment.

 

Pretty fast, I didn't time it but it heated hot tap water to the target temp in a few minutes.

I can play around with the temp a little bit if you want to know.

You thinking a copper coil in a water bath to adjust the temp through heat transfer instead of direct contact, correct?

 

Jealous. I think I'm going to get one, I just need to justify it a little more.

Opened a few good beers last night. I haven't left the bed yet, but I need more coffee. The muppet is enjoying the lazy day.
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Just saw some serious beer porn on Twitter: Side Project and Casey collaboration.

They might as well have made the bottles out of gold because I'm sure that's where they will trade.

 

The justification will be the first time you eat a perfectly cooked slab of protein.
I have a makeshift setup and will be picking up a premade one shortly.

 

Yep. Peach sour with both of their cultures.

 

I feel empty inside now.

 

I just had an awesome sandwich. maybe you should eat something too.

 

Drain pour!

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Right. If the heating is quick and accurate then step mash would be pretty easy without one of those massive electric brewing controllers. Plus you can use it for sous-vide.

 

Yeah, I haven't decided if I will use it often enough to justify it, since you need several hours of cooking. But, I would love the occasional perfect porterhouse or pork loin. Mostly I think I'll use it on fish, which I never eat because I suck at making it.

 

I have an 18 y/o Bad Frog I'm willing to review with you.

 

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What temp range and volume do you want me to test it in? I'll do it this afternoon and post the results.

 

No kidding bad frog is still around? I got a bottle of 3 Stooges somewhere should be in its prim by now

 

@Psylocide gave it to me to review. did you miss the 18 y/o Bud Ice review?

 

115 to 155 in ten degree steps should prove the concept I think. Thanks a bunch for testing that out.

 

I did not see the bud ice review I bet it was awful. The beer that is.

 

Space Juice DIPA. Cleaning up the house a bit before swmbo gets back home with the kids.

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The one I saw was supposed to be good for taking 6 gal to 170 over about 4 hours on a regular 110V outlet. So set timer to 3am or so, and it's close to ready when I'd've ready to start. I like your idea too, for step mashing or a makeshift RIMS.

 

Cribbin

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Edit: this is super lame btw

 

All this talk of Sous Vide has made me research. Being the person that I am, I think I am going to put together an Arduino set up.

perfectly cooked meat, here I come.

 

Are you going to stop skiing long enough to watch the game?

 

Approx. 4.5 gallons of tap water in large metal pot.
Ambient temperature is 69°F.
Pressure is 30.15 in.
Indoor humidity is unknown (meter broken).
Times are from starting to end temp.

115 to 125 = 10:44.13
125 to 135 = 12:25.28
135 to 145 = 13:57.54
145 to 155 = 16:51.27

 

http://www.brew-boss.com/

This might just be a good birthday gift to myself

 

@wobrien 's Red Bell. Delicious.

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O yeah. We were on the lifts at open and already back. We got in 11 runs in three hours. We made a bet on this game, right? Haha.

 

...I definitely had missed something. Thought it was all crickets chirping over there yesterday. Damn - so you're telling me everyone missed my nachos, mimosas and scotch yesterday?!? I did have a mich ultra that I didn't post. I thought off-topic was the new on-topic.

Carry on!