Recent content by argyle

Looks like wet hopping. 🙂

Sounds like an impressive setup. That’s impressive.

Your use of the chillzilla is a pretty cool idea. Do you use the same chiller at the end of your boil?

Thanks for the replies!!! I appreciate the thoughts shared. Even though I am going to put forth my current best guess for the operation of this equipment, other thoughts and inputs continue to be welcome. I haven’t been in touch with the original owner yet, but believe I do have an...

Thanks for replying. You are referring to the item that I believe to be a boil kettle. This item is a keggle. That is a standard sanke keg that has had it’s top cut off and modified with a ball valve. This one has a thermometer added too. Those are single walled.

Thanks for the reply. It is intriguing me for sure. Since this was a Craigslist find, I asked the person who sold it to me to check if he still had the contact details for the person who sold it to him. He is checking. Might get some answers soon. Fingers crossed.

Having that chamber of liquid to recirculate would work well on a direct fired MLT, as it would be easy to heat and prevent scorching the grains.

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Thanks for the clarification. I suppose it is possible, as I’m unsure if this item is complete, as originally designed. I have been doing quite a bit of research and have a few ideas as to the function of the bottom chamber. One idea I have is the lower chamber might be something called a...

Thanks for the reply, but I am unsure of what you mean by port?

@wsmith1625 @Bobby_M Additional pictures and video below. Adding five gallons of water to the tank resulted in water filling the 3 inch chamber between the actual bottom and the false bottom (the part with the detachable plate.) The water didn’t seep around the sides of the false bottom...

I did put some water in and the water seeped between the plate and the bottom, however I didn’t know if the bolts weren’t tight and water seeped in. I will try again tomorrow, with the plate tightened and will check to see it it seeps in from the side and around the plate as well. A bomb was...

Mash tun was my guess. I figured the chiller might just be stored there, but then the hole in the lid at the back fits the chiller pipes perfectly. A hole in the lid would only hurt temp stability. Unless the “chiller” has a duel purpose. Like while mashing, hot water can be pumped through...

Too dark to take pictures of the other vessels now. This item came with a stand with three burners. One of the burners is elevated. Also included are two keggles. One with a bazooka screen attached to a valve near the bottom and a blichmann thermometer located around a third of the way up...

It’s probably been close to seven years since I’ve posted, maybe six since I’ve brewed. Looking to brew again soon, I updated my brewing equipment, I bought a few items from Craigslist. One item I bought is pictured below. It is completely stainless steel, except for the copper piping. I...