apartment all grain

[Pivot]

Okay this is either going to seem stupid as hell, or completely brilliant, I havent decided yet.. Ive been bouncing this idea around for a little while.

Now what do people think about this..... do you think its possible to do a full boil inside your oven... like not on the stovetop but like actually inside of the oven? it feels like it might work but maybe im just foolhardy./

 

[danielinva]

Does your brew pot fit inside the oven? I considered using mine in the oven for mashing a PM batch, but it was too tall.

I think you would have to be able to keep the door open, otherwise there would be a considerable amount of moisture in there.

 

[BierMuncher]

Can’t put my finger on it…but something doesn’t feel right about that approach.

• A full 6 gallon boil on an oven rack doesn’t sound safe.
• The condensation would be insane.
• Would indirect heat even get you a rolling boil?
• If it did, how would you prevent boil overs when adding hops.

 

[HSM]

Okay this is either going to seem stupid as hell, or completely brilliant, I havent decided yet.. /

Let me help you make up your mind. The correct answer is A: Stupid as Hell.

If your kettle even fit, it would take mundo hours to bring it to a boil in indirect heat with no control after it eventually takes off.

If it takes 5 hours to bring a 25lb turkey to an internal temp of 170F, how long does it take to bring 48lbs of water/wort to a 212F boil?

Too long.

 

[RJSkypala]

Look into heatstick brewing, I have a 2000W heatstick and I brew in my apartment kitchen with great ease. I only use the stovetop burner for about 15 minutes to jump-start the boil, other then that all the heating is done electrically.

The oven idea sounds really wack.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Please no! not in the oven. +1 above on the heatsticks. You could brew in a coat closet w/ the sticks...in theory anyway.

 

[pnj]

search for apt. brewing or look at the links on the bottom of this page.

I do apt. all grain as do many others.

 

[Hopheader]

Hahaha, after spending 6 hours in an enclosed garage when it was -32C, ending at +29.8C, THAT was condensation! We were doing two batches, one a 4-hr boil. Sweat Lodge Brewing!
Heatsticks? Sweet!