Boiling Water Hazard

[royco]

Hi, this topic must have come up but I can't find it. About to build a 3-tier stand and am concerned about the safety aspect of boiling 12gal of water 6 feet up. I hate it when a boiling pot tips and warms the back of my neck. How do I secure the vessel? It will be either a 50liter (12gal?) pot or keg.

 

[mikescooling]

What are you asking about exactly? What will make it less tipsy? Weld some angle iron as holders, like a cup. If using a keggle you could also add inside braces up in the skirt of the keg. Then it will be braced inside and outside several times.

 

[royco]

Thanks mikescooling, that is exactly the question. I couldn't see any bracing in pictures, but now it seems obvious. I am trying to get a reject 50 liter keg from SA Breweries and as you know they are tall and narrow. I will make up some kind of bracing. Cheers.

 

[Nightshade]

If you are boiling your HLT then you are doing it wrong

 

[royco]

Thank you for that. I haven't brewed all grain so am unfamiliar with the process. I have read that most brews require water at 150~170 but one Hefe recipe calls for addition of 6qts boiling water to raise temp to 100F or so (We work in C so this is just a guess). Definitely need more research and studying of John Palmers book when it arrives. The on-line version is a bit tedious to navigate.

 

[ArtVandelay]

buy a pump and lower the HLT and subsequent vessels to counter height. 100% agree with a 3 tier stand not being safe

 

[royco]

Right, I'm convinced. Using Newton seemed so neat, but having everything on one level just feels right. So, off to the pump shop........
Great advice Art.

 

[Nightshade]

You could make a set of retractable kickstands for the tower