Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:12 am

Nope not cheap at all
Thats why I just have Bruheat 5 Gallon Boiler at the moment
with a lot of juggling :wink:
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Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:26 am

yep. i've got one of those as well as a tea urn type boiler. the burco type. there much better, but you still can't get a good rolling boil. just on and off with the thermostat.
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Sat Oct 14, 2006 7:39 am

I found this on the Walmart website. You can buy as many as you need and configure them however you want.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... ll=3579073
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:41 pm

here's a link showing some farily kick ass looking 3 tier systmes built out of those metal wire shelf jawns.

http://www.kroc.org/Links/BrewSystems/BrewingRigs.htm
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Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:47 pm

Hey you guys with kegs for MLT's and HLT's for that matter. What are you using for insulation is that just regular old hot water heater insulation. How well does it work? I built my system with 3 kegs but I am now using a picnic cooler. I was losing like 6-8 degreees during my mash.
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Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:51 pm

Hey you guys with kegs for MLT's and HLT's for that matter. What are you using for insulation is that just regular old hot water heater insulation. How well does it work? I built my system with 3 kegs but I am now using a picnic cooler. I was losing like 6-8 degreees during my mash. I just did my first cold weather brew last sunday and saw how much my MLT suffered. I got big burners so it isn't that big of a deal its just gas added to the brew day cost.

I built my system to do 10 gallon batches, but I am only doing 5 right now until I get the hang of the all grain thing. I really want to use the keg with out having to add direct heat to it. Can you guys hold a good temp with out adding heat or hot water?
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Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:39 am

I don't insulate... I'm more of a "close enough" style brewer.
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:59 am

I can't afford to be much more than a close enough brewer. I do wrap my MT with a real thick type moving blanket. I duct tape it to the side, and try not to mske it so tight. My mash may drop by 1 or 2 degrees in one hour...and that's close enough for me.
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