DamnRedhead
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Looking at building a mini BIAB system to test recipes; my goal is to make either 1 or 2.5 gallon batches. I want to augment this design I saw on Short Circuited Brewers on youtube to go on a gas stovetop. This is what I'm thinking so far:
3 Gallon SS pot from Amazon (with pasta basket)
My questions... First... how will using this on a gas stovetop screw up everything? Will the heat go around and damage the thermowell or the bulkhead? I hope the bulkhead will stick far enough off the pot it won't directly harm the silicone tubing (if it's required to turn back on to reheat my mash water).
Second... how important is a smaller carboy? I have a 7 or 8 gallon stainless conical and a 6.5 gallon Big Mouth Bubbler. Obviously I couldn't use the conical, but would that be too much headroom to where all the oxygen wouldn't get pushed out and could risk infecting the beer? Should I just say screw it and get a 3 gallon carboy to go along with it?
Parts List:
3 Gallon Pot on Amazon - $36
Solar Pump on Amazon - $24
Nylon Bag - $4
Thermowell - $15
Bulkhead w/Dip Tube - $25
Misc. Parts - $15
3 Gallon SS pot from Amazon (with pasta basket)
- Stand the basket probably an inch off the bottom wtih some SS bolts
- Put a nylon bag inside the basket
- Add a bulkhead with an external barb and internally either a bazooka screen or dip tube
- Add a thermowell (and probably use a digital thermometer to spot check the temperature)
My questions... First... how will using this on a gas stovetop screw up everything? Will the heat go around and damage the thermowell or the bulkhead? I hope the bulkhead will stick far enough off the pot it won't directly harm the silicone tubing (if it's required to turn back on to reheat my mash water).
Second... how important is a smaller carboy? I have a 7 or 8 gallon stainless conical and a 6.5 gallon Big Mouth Bubbler. Obviously I couldn't use the conical, but would that be too much headroom to where all the oxygen wouldn't get pushed out and could risk infecting the beer? Should I just say screw it and get a 3 gallon carboy to go along with it?
Parts List:
3 Gallon Pot on Amazon - $36
Solar Pump on Amazon - $24
Nylon Bag - $4
Thermowell - $15
Bulkhead w/Dip Tube - $25
Misc. Parts - $15