6 litre thermo pot herms

A forum for those who boldy recirculate where no man has. .... you know the rest
Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 4:54 pm

Hi guys. I have a 6 litre thermo pot from Bergland that I'm planning on converting to a little herms pot.

I've seen people use elements that are fitted in the bottom section of these pots bit I'm insure where people get these specific elements from? What size do they have to be? I would ideally like to fit one in the bottom and have the cable feeding through to the outer bottom rim so I can fit a gland to it and wire on a plug to end of the lead.

bobsbeer

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by bobsbeer » Sun Jan 24, 2016 7:09 pm

I don't have a HERMES, but those I've seen seem to use a vertical pig tail element. Where you would get one from I'm not sure. Hopefully those that have made one will jump in.

Something like this:
Image

ciderhead
Piss Artist
Posts: 239
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:18 am
Location: Emerald Isle

6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by ciderhead » Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:38 pm

3kw maybe an inch off the bottom of the pot, from Amazon just over a tenner if memory serves, they were so cheap I bought 2 and after 30+ herms brews still haven't had to use it, coil came from mr lard. Image
Image

Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 9:48 pm

Cheers guys. So stuff to think about. How much was the stainless coil from mrlard if you dont mind me asking?

Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:54 am

Does anyone know what size hole I would need to drill in the outer skin of the thermopot underside in order to fit a burco element in the base? I gather the inner hole for the element itself to fit through is 40mm. I only have a 51mm holesaw for the outer skin. Would this be wide enough to get the nut onto the back of the element to secure it?

User avatar
Aleman
It's definitely Lock In Time
Posts: 6132
Joined: Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:56 am
Location: Mashing In Blackpool, Lancashire, UK

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Aleman » Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:37 am

I can't remember if it was a 51 or a 64mm one I used . . . although I was putting a swan element in the base rather than a Burco and that has 6 6mm holes to fasten it down rather than a big nut.

Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:35 pm

Cheers Aleman. I'm torn between going for the burco one with the large nut or the cheaper unbranded stainless one as further up in this post.

Decisions decisions....

ciderhead
Piss Artist
Posts: 239
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:18 am
Location: Emerald Isle

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by ciderhead » Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:34 pm

Eclipse9101 wrote:Cheers guys. So stuff to think about. How much was the stainless coil from mrlard if you dont mind me asking?
You'd need to ask him current pricing I got it a year ago.
I control with sestos pid to 0.1 and can change 15l mash by 1 degree in 50secs using a Chugger, great for step or mashing out
Reading here over the years much better to have an element with more "juice" to allow you control process.

User avatar
thepatchworkdoll
Piss Artist
Posts: 142
Joined: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:11 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by thepatchworkdoll » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:56 pm

Hi Eclipse

Why not get a cheap Tesco kettle and strip the element out of it or better still why noit use the kettle. get a copper coil fitted inside it and run it off a PID controller
2014-07-27 19.02.22.jpg
Regards
Patch

Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:05 pm

thepatchworkdoll wrote:Hi Eclipse

Why not get a cheap Tesco kettle and strip the element out of it or better still why noit use the kettle. get a copper coil fitted inside it and run it off a PID controller
2014-07-27 19.02.22.jpg
Regards
Patch
Hi mate, as it happens I already use exactly this for my current herms setup. But I bought the 6 litre thermo pot with my last order from Bergland as I was ordering my mash tun. Worked out very cheap so I couldn't resist!

Nothing wrong with the kettle herms tho. I think they work brilliantly! The lure of the shiny is just too much!

Fil
Telling imaginary friend stories
Posts: 5229
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:49 pm
Location: Cowley, Oxford

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Fil » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:14 am

Fwiw. I have a similar element to the cheaper option linked to earlier in the thread
Image

and a smaller 38mm hole is needed to fit, also with just about 1m of element length they are virtually a LWD option too ;)
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate :(

Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:27 am

Thanks for that fil, very useful. Does this element need a wider hole on the underneath of a thermo pot for securing?

schlafsack

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by schlafsack » Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:24 am

I used a burco element in mine. It's a tight fit and the holes need to be off-centre as the element is asymmetric. IIRC I used a 64mm hole saw.

Image

Eclipse9101
Steady Drinker
Posts: 84
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:27 pm

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by Eclipse9101 » Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:32 am

schlafsack wrote:I used a burco element in mine. It's a tight fit and the holes need to be off-centre as the element is asymmetric. IIRC I used a 64mm hole saw.

Image
Is this 40mm hole on the inside and 64mm on the outside skin? I only have a 51mm cutter for the outside :cry:

schlafsack

Re: 6 litre thermo pot herms

Post by schlafsack » Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:35 am

Sorry, I can't remember the inside hole diameter. I think you'd struggle with a 51mm outer hole, you've got to get a good grip on the locknut. I'd suggest looking at one of the more compact elements posted above.

Post Reply