Thinking about 120v BIAB setup

[beeton]

Do You leave the false bottom in while boiling?

 

[ScubaSteve]

+1. It looks really good so far....I'm really interested to see what happens when you fill her up and boil with the FB in. I'm worried my basket may somehow impede the boil, which could be a big problem for boiling with hops.

 

[gunner65]

I built a "rat cage" to place over my element. I used stainless steel perforated sheet metal that we had lying around at work not sure what it is called or where you can get it. My boil is just as vigorous with or without the cage over the element.

 

[HossTheGreat]

Here is what I have so far:

homemade false bottom, to keep the grain bag off the elements. It is a stainless steel grease splatter screen. I broke off the handle and use 4x 4" stainless steel carriage bolts and nuts to raise it:

Here is the keggle so far. I'm going to put more insulation around it:

Two 1500w elements:

Inside of the keggle. I had to cut a couple of notches to fit the false bottom through:

And finally, the false bottom while inside:

Looks really good. Where did you find that splatter screen?

 

[ScubaSteve]

I built a "rat cage" to place over my element. I used stainless steel perforated sheet metal that we had lying around at work not sure what it is called or where you can get it. My boil is just as vigorous with or without the cage over the element.

The cage is a good idea (especially for an IC), but if you put the bag right on it, you may have some issues. I've seen the 3" PERFORATED SS TUBE used for exhausts, etc....that might be a good option too.

 

[gunner65]

The cage is a good idea (especially for an IC), but if you put the bag right on it, you may have some issues. I've seen the 3" PERFORATED SS TUBE used for exhausts, etc....that might be a good option too.

I have not had any issues with the bag sitting on the cage but the cage I built does not contact the element there is about 2" of clearance all around.

 

[samc]

Looks really good. Where did you find that splatter screen?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007VO0DU/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[theschick]

Looks really good. Where did you find that splatter screen?

Target also carries them. I actually picked mine up at some home goods store, which was $5 cheaper than target.

 

[theschick]

Here she is with a little more insulation:

I filled the keggle up with 9 gallons of water, and tested the how long it took to heat up. These temps are off, as it is boiling right now, but only reading 206 degrees. Looks like I need to try the autotune on the PID.

In a cold garage, starting with 9 gallons @ 50 degrees, it took about 65 minutes to reach 168. It took about another 27 minutes to reach boiling.

The 3000w isn't a vigorous boil, not like I had with propane. However, I think it will be enough. I'm testing the boil of rate now, and I'm guessing it will be 1g per hour, compared to 1.5g I get with the turkey fryer.

 

[theschick]

I decided I wanted a way to remove the false bottom after mashing.
I needed a simple way to measure the wort (don't have a sight glass).

So, I made this mash paddle to solve both problems. It will be marked up the sides to show how many gallons are left in the kettle, a la dip stick. Its not the straightest, I had to free hand it with a jig saw.

I connected a SS U-bolt to my false bottom. Then I can quickly connect a bolt to the paddle, and use it to grab the false bottom and lift it out.

 

[BOBrob]

subscribed THANKS searching threads leads all over.

 

[tator2k]

Prefect! This was exactly what I was looking for!