Recent content by matiasek

I used the 3M adhesive spray that was mentioned in Bobby's thread and I do pick up a nasty odor each time I heat the mash tun. Over time (several years now) it has deminished substantially. However, if I were to do it again I would try omitting the spray adhesive all together but still use the...

I did the same thing, holes were slightly too big, but I filled in those holes with silicone and have had not problems with the silicone melting or burning.

If it were similarly priced I would have been interested (should I ever need to rebuild this) but I think that it really bends just fine on its own. Most of us are using Bobby's spec with the silicone chalk on the top, so it is not very removable. So long as you put it on only once it is not...

I used my biggest drill bit to cut through the aluminum, then used a grinding attachment on my drill to grind it our to the appropriate size. This was much cheaper than buying a larger drill bit. The handles are not covered on my version of this, I only ran the insulation and aluminum to...

I think the key is to get the aluminum "pre-bent" as best you can. Every time you bend the insulation around the kettle it breaks down a little, and this will be more so without the adhesive. I kept having to enlarge one of them to get it to fit. So I would pre-bend the aluminum around the...

I would try to avoid using the spray adhesive if possible. Thats my only beef with the original design. It has been a little stinky when direct firing the mash tun but manageable.

Sorry I am not sure why the pics are not going up? Do I need to be a paying member to post pics?

I am using a propane burner, similar to this: http://bayouclassicdepot.com/1114_stainless_steel_propane.htm and it is rigged to a 20 psi regulator... pretty standard as far as I can tell. So I slipped folded over squares of aluminum flashing under the insulation on the outside of the keg...

So I just finished my own version of this and did a test run warming up water. I used about 24 guage aluminum sheet, and the mineral wool from mcmaster, and silicone along the top and around the fittings. I was disappointed to see that I got smoking and smelly solvents shortly after firing up...

Yes that is great data indeed but it is still not helpful if you do not have a flow meter. I wonder if anyone who has a flow meter can give us a ballpark pressure to work with. I use the more beer 0.5 micron stone which is mounted on a piece of stainless tubing about 2 foot long, and then...

Did anyone try the aluminum flashing? Was it thick enough in single ply or was 2 required? Anyone have any thoughts on what guages would be acceptable for any metal material? I see bobby used 16 guage (1.5mm) and that the aluminum flashing is around (.0092mm), this is quite a range! I have...

I just stumbled across this thread. I am interested in giving this a try. I tried the reflectix and aluminum tape a year ago, and ran into melting issues when heating my strike water. Not only that but the fumes that came off the solvents in the tape were horrible! Never again! I have...

Wow, thanks everyone for the heads up! I was about to pull the trigger on a gas manifold that I need in about 2 weeks for our club jockey box. If he went out of business I wonder why the site is still active. Man, what a slimy of a character! He must have figured out early on that credit...

I bought the pump described in the link I posted in #17, it is a waterace R6S 1/6 HP submersible pump. Seems like it might be up for the job based on his experience. I plan to not let it run longer than a couple hours at a time and hopefully at around 130F. I have not had a chance to use it...

For other folks following this thread; I just stumbled accross this writeup on a carboy/keg washer: http://www.wortomatic.com/articles/Heated-Keg-and-Carboy-Cleaner he comments on the temp limitations of his pump. The specs for it are only rated up to 104 but he says the temp shutoff mech does...