Look what I got for free

[jtp137]

Its a 60 gallon direct steam kettle! Now what to do with it.

 

[jakenbacon]

My god man good find. Also, I hate you

 

[jtp137]

Anybody know what kind of boiler i would need to fire this thing up?

 

[ChefRex]

Heck of a score if you have high expectations.

 

[crash1292]

well you could just put a burner under it and use the steam coil as a wort cooler

 

[jtp137]

well you could just put a burner under it and use the steam coil as a wort cooler

There is a crazy looking valve on the bottom. So the burner wouldn't work is there a coil inside?

 

[mikescooling]

I don't think it's a special boiler, but one converted to steam at max of low pressure, not more than 15psig. This is what one brewery said.

 

[DrHops]

It's a steam jacketed kettle used in restaurants and cafeterias. Normally everything would already be installed in the unit with nothing else needed. There would be a valve on the kettle itself that you could open to pour distilled water into. The controller would turn the water to steam, hence the steam jacketed kettle name. I've never world with one that didn't have everything built in.

 

[Kinsman]

I can use it in my restaurant if you have no need for it.

Of course, I'm in Montana....

 

[jtp137]

I can use it in my restaurant if you have no need for it.

Of course, I'm in Montana....

Do you know how much the boilers are that power these things