Time to use my insulated Boiler/Mash tun

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Time to use my insulated Boiler/Mash tun

Post by itmustbemagic » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:03 pm

If you cast your mind back to the cheap boilers that Tchibo were selling ,
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Well I bought one as did others from this forum. With its central boiling element it was a bit lack-lustre in its ability to get a good rolling boil going. I decided to strip down an old kettle and add a second element. I didn't stop there as I have read about insulating and decided I would use up some gash timber I had lying around.
I built a rough frame around the boiler and then squirted in some expanding foam. Too much in fact so I had some cutting to do once it had set! I then finished it off with some wood stain and now its a 'Turbo boiler'!!

I cranked it up today with a Brewers choice 'Best bitter' kit added to with1Kg of D.M.E.
Here are the pics....
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And here is the kit.
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A good rolling boil
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A good drop to get the air in
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Finished off with a good stir with the good old drill and paddle
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Finally I pitched the yeast
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Last edited by itmustbemagic on Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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maxashton

Post by maxashton » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:14 pm

nice pics!
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AT

Post by AT » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:18 pm

very nice :lol:
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Vossy1

Post by Vossy1 » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:24 pm

Very tidy 8)
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Frothy

Post by Frothy » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:20 pm

Great Pics
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SiHoltye

Post by SiHoltye » Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:53 pm

Great pics, super boiler, and crackin hot tub for Ken and Barbie, Action Man too perhaps, I hear they're close! :lol:
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Post by Garth » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:04 pm

great work and piccies imbm
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Post by Andy » Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:43 pm

Nice work - was it much grief drilling the hole for the 2nd element ?
Dan!
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itmustbemagic

Post by itmustbemagic » Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:07 pm

Andy
Yes it wasn't the easiest thing to do. I drilled a circle of holes, then cut around them all and finished off with a file. I found this glue that can take very high temps and put that around the seal just to make sure there were not going to be any leaks.
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prodigal2

Post by prodigal2 » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:31 am

Nice work there 8)

Perhaps you could setup a side business of Boiler moding :lol:

Maybe for the gas guys a nitro mix to "hot" up the boil quicker :lol:
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itmustbemagic

Post by itmustbemagic » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:28 pm

And this was nic e to come home to today....
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