Can I heat my flask on a ceramic top electric stove?

[bja]

Do any of you do this?

 

[motobrewer]

i've done it once. (non-coil type stove. would not try coil top...)

2L flask, 1.5L starter. massive, massive boil-over when I added DME. life is easer making starters in a pot. for me, anyway.

 

[bad67z]

Should be just fine, my sister inlaw has "glass" cookware she uses on hers all the time.

 

[cascadia]

I do it all the time. To prevent boil overs remove the flask when adding dme and watch it very closely when boiling. Lately I have had success with adding the dme to the cool water before I put it on the stove, then shake it a few times while I am boiling to dissolve.

 

[maida7]

Yeah, no problems I do it all the time. If you use a bare coil type stove I have heard that it will crack the flask. But the ceramic top distributes the heat better and is not a risk.

Use foam control to avoid a volcano like boil over. Foam control is the shiznit!

 

[yournotpeter]

I've done it on the coil type stove without issue - although I have read you're not supposed to. As soon as I see the slightest sign of a bubble from the bottom I turn it to the lowest setting to keep the heat down, because the chance of boilover is insane in those flasks.

The other thing I have used with my flask is one of those small two burner propane camping stoves. You can really control the heat and the chance of boilover is far less.

 

[bja]

Thanks guys. I just bought my wife a new gas stove, so I inherited the old ceramic top which will replace the old electric coil stove I was using.

 

[tasq]

i've done it once. (non-coil type stove. would not try coil top...)

2L flask, 1.5L starter. massive, massive boil-over when I added DME. life is easer making starters in a pot. for me, anyway.

You need fermcap-s!

 

[motobrewer]

i have some, and i use it regularly in the boil since i have a scrawny 8g pot.

just something about adding a crapton of "chemical x" into all my beers.....