Recent content by isl247

Yeah, don't use the siphon when moving wort to the fermenter. At that point, you want to agitate/aerate it as much as possible and the siphon is meant to prevent that. I just pour my wort right out of the kettle (or through the valve on my big kettle) and use a double mesh strainer on top of the...

Yes. It uses a TC flange. One side of the flange is threaded to accept the element and has a cover to seal up the wiring. Then other side of the flange simply gets welded or soldered (I think brewhardware even offers a weldless bulkhead design now) directly to the kettle. When you're ready to...

...minus the weight of the wort it displaces. Have you tried bending an element? It's not that easy. I seriously doubt you would have a problem resting it on the element. But if you're really that concerned, you could just hook it over the kettle rim, as mentioned.

I run two 2000W 120V elements on two circuits in my kitchen. 6 gallons will boil plenty quick and once it's there the 4000W is totally overpowered so I run one element full on and the other I cycle about 5 minutes on and 5 minutes off. 11 gallons will have a vigorous boil, but takes a while to...

...but pay attention to the voltage requirements. The 3500W ones will only work on 240 volts. Unless you know you have a 240V outlet in your brewspace, you're going to be limited to under 2000W on a standard 120V outlet. Also, your kettle has to be induction ready. If a magnet sticks to the...

I went with the radiused flange for soldering. https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/etc4s.htm Love it! These things really are beautiful. I don't have 240V handy so I installed 2 of these with 2000W elements. That boils 11 gallons, no problem.