Recent content by pgslaughter

BBl, unfortunately the Brewhemoth has gone up in price, it's 629 now! The plastic I was looking at starts at 86.50, without fittings or stand (http://www.kentuckytank.com/35-Gallon-Inductor-Tank_p_1740.html). A 60 gallon one is 112 dollars though, and for storages sake I might just go with...

Also, on bayou classic's website, they recommend that a jet burner be no closer than 12 inches from the base of the pot to be heated. How close are your burners?

BBL, I want to pose a question to you. If you had the option of the self-contained electric kettle or a burner fired drum what would you choose? I only ask because now that I've gotten some of your insight and the link to some fairly inexpensive SS barrels, I wonder if it wouldn't be better to...

I don't have a picture of the actual kettle, but it looks just like this: http://www.ckitchen.com/commercial/cooking-equipment/kettles/groen-ee-40-kettle.html It's all self-contained, the boiler unit is built under the kettle, just set it and forget it type stuff. I haven't used it yet, it's...

Wow, that's funny because that was one thing I was thinking of as well. I have lived in Europe for a few years in the past and my apartment had a tankless water heater. I was thinking, how could that not be a better idea? I'll have to take a look at those! And those cheap barrels look great for...

So, I just got a 40 gallon self-contained steam-jacketed kettle for 300 bucks off craigslist. The price was just too good to pass up, but now I have a problem. What is an inexpensive and durable option to match with this soon to be brew kettle? I have a 10 gallon converted sanke keg system, but...