ButcherBoy
Well-Known Member
I'm looking to work on switching to electric brewing and am thinking about drilling my 40Q aluminum kettle to add an electric element and thermowell. The goal is to add a 5500W element with a PID controller to use as a HLT and Brew Kettle. This should allow me to shorten my brew day by using electric to get to a boil faster, and allow flexibility for me to expand to a full HERMS in the future. The question I have revolves around my kettle, I'm using a thickwall (3/16) and it's not clear if the element I want to use (camco 02963) will go in with enough room to add a nut on the inside to hole it on. From the pictures I'm seeing on SS kettles it doesn't look like it will fit. Any thoughts? or advice?
