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Are you gonna do stainless or has anyone thought of an hdpe electric kettle?

I scored one of these a couple of years back, initially for the 20 pound co2 tank that came with it. I'm excited to know someone else has had success using it for beer. I wasn't sure if I was going to use it for beer because of the need to keep the keg warm and the length of the lines and the...

Well if you see him, tell him thanks for the direction as my sticks are beyond successful. I've brewed more in the time I've built these than the past six months.

DO NOT mix bleach and vinegar. Simple.

This will only give a total for ALL acids in the plant,not alpha acids. This information is useless without a method for distinguishing between alpha and beta acids and the other potential acids that may be in solution from the plant.

For how long did you chill it before tasting? Also, it takes a good 2-3 weeks at 70 degrees to get well carbed, so it may take longer in the low 60s. Seems like you just need to wait a little longer. Go get a sixer of your favorite craft and give it a little longer.

Google search heat stick build and the first two links are good resources. Edit: wasn't able to do links earlier. http://www.3d0g.net/brewing/heatstick http://www.cedarcreeknetworks.com/heatstick.htm These are the two I used for reference.

Here is a pic of the jb weld curing on both sides of the connection

I used jb weld on the connections to the element. Also used jb weld where the element connects to the metal pipe. So it is water proof from the outside, but should water/wort get inside the connections are encased. I did not use jb weld where the PVC connects to the metal pipe with the...

I use two heat sticks and get to boil at about the same amount of time as propane. They are 1500w 120v sticks running on different circuits. You don't have to have propane to boil. It's very easily doable with 120v. Of course I'm doing full boil on 5 gallon batches. I don't remember seeing what...

There is a brewery near me that does flat beer in bags like soda and it gets carbed inline. Google tin man brewery evansville. The beers are lackluster for the most part and I can't help but think that's part of it.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best I guess.

Correct. I've got that covered already.

Well I would imagine the metal of the clip would be less resistance than the human body, so I'm gonna go with that.

I was just going to post that no was going to do something similar and was going to pose the same question. Hopefully it will be sufficient.

Okie dokie.

How will grounding the kettle to the heat stick help if you're imagining a situation where the gfci fails?

It adds maybe an extra 10 minutes but I think I can negate that with insulation. I think it should be almost equal once I get the kettle insulated.

Is there even an 1800 watt element?

No need to ground the kettle because the fluid will always be in contact with the metal pipe and then trip the gfci since the ground wire is touching the metal pipe. If the fluid is not in contact with the metal pipe then the element is running dry and I have bigger problems than the kettle...