Advise on a keggle build.

[Leann ull]

Kevin I'll show you mine luv

[Shanna]

Good man Shanna, had I known it was going to be that tricky I would've said not to bother! Thanks though!

I've a buddy an electrician, I've been keeping him in homebrew for any AC wiring cos I too am terrified of the stuff after being blown across the kitchen when I was a gasur...  Dangerous stuff...

Got your pm & sent you mail with brief description & photos.

Shanna

[Kevin O'Roundwood]

Thanks all round lads - John, Shanna's would put your filthy yolk to shame 

[Motorbikeman]

A friend of mine asked me how to get set up with keggles so I wrote him an email with links to everything I have bought to get started.
This came from advise I received on this thread. 

He has been brewing kits for years and has loads of kit brewing equipment already.

  As a summary , I thought it might be handy for others looking to get going with all grain.   

So here it is copied and pasted. 

To build one keggle to get you going for your first brew.

I got my elements from here.  The 2700w type are what you want.  You will need to find two different ring circuits in your home to run 2 at a time.  There may be two 32 amp circuits in your kitchen.  You can find them with a couple of table lamps while flipping trips switches at your house breaker box.. http://www.heatingelementcompany.co.uk/default.asp?Product=287   
leads for those elements.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWAN-Catering-Kettle-Plug-Socket-Connector-Cable-Lead-13-Amp-Round-3-Pin-/191508394853?hash=item2c96ca3365:g:KHYAAOSw6EhUOAEE

You also need a couple of KM8 lock nuts to secure the element to the keggle . They will rust in a few months so be prepared to remove and service.   Stainless lock nuts will cost around 10+ euro each. 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-KM8-Lock-Nut-KM8-Locknut-KM-8-40x58x9mm-Pack-of-5-With-Free-P-P-/161085394175?hash=item2581700cff:g:1rsAAOSwNSxU0BbV

Try and keep everything stainless as steel with rust and the wort turns copper black and horrible.
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/stainless-steel-kettle-weldless-bulkhead-12-npt-p-2562.html

If you go copper you will buy twice..

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/90-degree-inner-threaded-elbow-12-inch-npt-p-3173.html

1/2" ball valve from woodies is only a fiver.

You could try and fit this onto the end of the 90 elbow, but I never needed one because I use a hop spider.    http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/bazooka-screen-6-inch-p-1663.html

One of these is very handy also. 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Weldless-Thermometer-2-Long-Home-Brewing-All-Grain-Boiler-Mash-Tun-HLT-/171928429780?hash=item2807bba4d4:g:Qp4AAOSwNSxVQ4Y~

I got one of these which is great, but paint strainer bags from the home brew company will work out cheaper.
http://www.bridgewaterbrewing.co.uk/hop-spiders.html

Search for a 40mm stainless steel drill/hole saw.  These are cheap but you may be waiting a month for them
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25-45mm-Carbide-Tip-Tool-Cutter-Stainless-Steel-HSS-Drill-Bit-Hole-Saw-Holesaw-/291658252225?var=590692412491&hash=item43e82fbfc1:m:meQyh_EQB4seXPCUFoCS2Bg

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/12-npt-male-x-12-barb-straight-hose-fitting-p-2578.html

A few feet of 1/2 silicon tubing is also very handy. 


Cooler Mash Tun. (if not doing Brew In A Bag Setup)
Any 32L cooler. 
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/bazooka-screen-12-inch-p-1662.html
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/stainless-steel-cooler-weldless-bulkhead-12-npt-p-2563.html
Woodies 1/2" ball valve
Spare  food grade washers http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/cooler-weldless-bulkhead-oring-set-p-2575.html


You should also get an immersion chiller ..  These can vary in cost and can be had second hand 

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/immersion-wort-chiller-copper-coil-p-52.html

A parcel motel account is needed for all the ebay stuff . Also check out alliexpress for bits and bobs if you dont mind waiting a month.


Most brew companies give a 5-10% discount if you join the National homebrew club .   Saving you money and gaining you great advise from seasoned brewers.

For grain is hard to beat pre crushed grain from the homebrew company or the custom brew builder for geterbrewed.ie

It can be pricy to get going but once you have a working quality system using kegs the money spends stops, (LOLOL)

Or you could get a grainfather and save you building anything.   http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/the-grain-brother-brewing-system-p-3310.html


This is how I built mine through trial and error. It works perfectly for me and is very engaging to brew with.
I now have 2 keggles with one used just for  clean hot water, but it's not essential as you can use a bucket for  collecting your first runnings from the mash tun, leaving the keggle free to heat sparge water.