BarnabyHooge
Well-Known Member
I recently acquired three pretty beat up sanke kegs and was hoping to put one to use as a kettle and one as an MLT. After reading what seems like hundreds of threads I'm still not totally sold on the insulated keggle as a MLT. I'm not interested in direct firing it at this point and would like to keep things on the cheap side, although I don't want to pigeon hole myself should I want to do a HERMS/RIMS set up in the future.
Here are my questions
1: What insulation do you use? Do you cover side, top and bottom?
2: What sort of temp drop do you experience in say, 20 degree weather and 70 degree weather?
3: Is a false bottom necessary? It seems like the way to go, but it's a little spendy for me at this point.
I guess I'm thinking if I'm going to drop the cash on a FB, I should make sure a cooler and braid wouldn't suit me better in the long run. I've got a 5 gallon igloo (had it around) now but it's just not going to work.
Here are my questions
1: What insulation do you use? Do you cover side, top and bottom?
2: What sort of temp drop do you experience in say, 20 degree weather and 70 degree weather?
3: Is a false bottom necessary? It seems like the way to go, but it's a little spendy for me at this point.
I guess I'm thinking if I'm going to drop the cash on a FB, I should make sure a cooler and braid wouldn't suit me better in the long run. I've got a 5 gallon igloo (had it around) now but it's just not going to work.