nrjones89
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I am an extract homebrewer doing partial boils on the stovetop and I want to get into all grain using a single vessel system. I'm looking at buying a used keg for $50 to convert into a keggle. I figured a basic conversion with thermometer/sightglass and fittings with spigot would cost me about $100 with keg. No false bottom yet because I plan to do BIAB first. I am not sure if I want to go welded or weldless for fittings or if I want to go 120 vs 240. What do you recommend? I would have to buy a butane torch and I would use silver solder if I went with welded fittings. I also live in an apartment, so custom electrician work is not an option... but I would like to stick to using one heating element, so I am leaning toward using 200+. I think I might just use my range outlet for now. Would that work?
I guess one final question would be whether drop in heat sticks would be better than building the element into the keggle? At this point I am thinking the Keggle will become my main vessel with no future upgrades, so I am leaning toward a build-in element. I would just need to make it easy to swap out if it burns out. With the electric heating, I am planning on spending an additional $100-$150 for GFCI, components, wires, and grounding.
I am an extract homebrewer doing partial boils on the stovetop and I want to get into all grain using a single vessel system. I'm looking at buying a used keg for $50 to convert into a keggle. I figured a basic conversion with thermometer/sightglass and fittings with spigot would cost me about $100 with keg. No false bottom yet because I plan to do BIAB first. I am not sure if I want to go welded or weldless for fittings or if I want to go 120 vs 240. What do you recommend? I would have to buy a butane torch and I would use silver solder if I went with welded fittings. I also live in an apartment, so custom electrician work is not an option... but I would like to stick to using one heating element, so I am leaning toward using 200+. I think I might just use my range outlet for now. Would that work?
I guess one final question would be whether drop in heat sticks would be better than building the element into the keggle? At this point I am thinking the Keggle will become my main vessel with no future upgrades, so I am leaning toward a build-in element. I would just need to make it easy to swap out if it burns out. With the electric heating, I am planning on spending an additional $100-$150 for GFCI, components, wires, and grounding.
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