philipCT
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Spent the weekend punching holes in my 20 gal kettles, then rigging electric heating elements, temperature probes, ball-valves and the SS HERMS coil. I was dragging my feet on that for weeks because I was nervous about screwing up those beautiful kettles.
I just went slowly, measured twice (okay, maybe four times), and then cut away. Everything worked out very well. Didn't hurt to have Kal's step-by-step instructions handy the whole time. That site is a godsend.
One thing though, those damned Blichmann kettles are tough. I was freaking out until I figured out you have to drill a 3/16" pilot hole first, and you have to bear down pretty good on that drill bit. After that, the rest were easy.
Ended the weekend water testing the HLT. All good! This week it will be odds and ends and more water testing in the evenings, but I aim to do the inaugural brew in the new brewhouse next weekend for sure.
I just went slowly, measured twice (okay, maybe four times), and then cut away. Everything worked out very well. Didn't hurt to have Kal's step-by-step instructions handy the whole time. That site is a godsend.
One thing though, those damned Blichmann kettles are tough. I was freaking out until I figured out you have to drill a 3/16" pilot hole first, and you have to bear down pretty good on that drill bit. After that, the rest were easy.
Ended the weekend water testing the HLT. All good! This week it will be odds and ends and more water testing in the evenings, but I aim to do the inaugural brew in the new brewhouse next weekend for sure.