Reflectix - My Rreview (BIAB)

[Golddiggie]

eulipion2, I had mine covered, top and bottom, with aluminum tape and it still melted inside. Since I'm mashing in a keg (converted with all the nice fittings), it didn't make much sense to try and make something that would fit over the entire thing. Especially since I recirculate when I need to add a few degrees to the mash. Especially when I'm getting the grain bed up to sparge temp.

I'm now using a carbon fiber welding blanket as a thermal barrier on the mash tun keg. Works really well so far. It's long enough to go around it 1-1/2 times, which is nice. I'm securing it with Velcro, so it's easy to secure/remove as needed.

 

[borto1990]

my buddy and I were going to do this exact same thing. saw the stuff at lowes. I've got a 40 gallon kettle. right now we just bungie a blanket around it. drops about 6 degrees over a 60 minute boil. but didn't like the "look" of a blanket wrapped around it.. plus kind of a pain in the butt by yourself.. How "rigid" is it when it's not around the pot? is it hard for it to keep it's shape?

 

[johnodon]

How "rigid" is it when it's not around the pot? is it hard for it to keep it's shape?

I used a hot glue gun between each layer (4 total I think) so it holds it form very well.

John

 

[Bobby_M]

For anyone thinking about using it on a direct fire vessel, don't. It shouldn't be that difficult to understand why it fails as it's bubble wrap with foil on the outsides. The max temp is something like 140F.

 

[johnodon]

For anyone thinking about using it on a direct fire vessel, don't. It shouldn't be that difficult to understand why it fails as it's bubble wrap with foil on the outsides. The max temp is something like 140F.

+1.

I have an electric BK so it hasn't been an issue for me.

Now that I recirculate the mash, I don't even use the Reflectix anymore. However, I can say that it works when applied correctly.

John

 

[cardinalsfan]

has anyone used this with a brew pot on an electric burner? I know I want to use it for mashing (I mash and boil in the same pot) but would like to use it for boiling too.

 

[Mysticmead]

has anyone used this with a brew pot on an electric burner? I know I want to use it for mashing (I mash and boil in the same pot) but would like to use it for boiling too.

there are plenty of people using it with electric BIAB setups.. as long as it doesn't come into contact with the electric burner it should be perfectly fine.

 

[bmunos]

How weird??? I just picked this stuff up at lowes? I bought some velcro to secure it

 

[cardinalsfan]

So I did this as well. I plan to use this on my BiaB kettle and may use it for the boil, not sure yet. Bought the roll of insulation for $10 and bought a $5 nylon tool belt to hold it on the pot. I plan to hot glue the layers together and glue the strap to the insulation and cut it down the middle, making it easy to get on and off. I have trimmed it since I took the pictures and it looks much better. 3 layers on the pot, 2 on the lid. We will see how it works!!