Ive gone mad with chugger pump - ? herms

[Shanna]

Keep an eye on Aldi & lidl they do the cheap tea urns every now and again. Bought a stainless steel coil from home brew west - http://www.homebrewwest.ie/stainless-steel-immersion-wort-chiller-12mm-diameter-3921-p.asp

You might want to consider by some flexible coppe & winding one yourself.

Shanna

[Leann ull]

Unfortunately that coil is too long for herms

[Shanna]

Unfortunately that coil is too long for herms

Works for me

Shanna

[molc]

You just need to keep the water bath and surrounding air temperature at the temp for the coil to work, so too long isn't that much of an issue.

I only have a little of mine covered in the hlt and maintain and ramp temp with no issues. It's a keg and I get 1C per 45s with 12 - 15L in the keg, so it's responsive.

Then I pump that water through the coil to sparge and clean the coil.

[Laughgov]

emailed brew builder and bergland  - so see what I get back

from the pot point of view if bergland 6l I presume flat element is easier fit or no?

Idea has blossomed into an animal - it proves that beer is the mother of invention!
Thank you all so much

[Leann ull]

For the fitting of the element. Measure twice. Feed is Offset not central.
Where you based?
Are you handy? I earthed my pot with a bolt in the bottom and wire attached

[Leann ull]

You just need to keep the water bath and surrounding air temperature at the temp for the coil to work, so too long isn't that much of an issue.

I only have a little of mine covered in the hlt and maintain and ramp temp with no issues. It's a keg and I get 1C per 45s with 12 - 15L in the keg, so it's responsive.

Then I pump that water through the coil to sparge and clean the coil.

How many watts doing that?

[molc]

4kW., though the PID has it off for most of the time to be fair. It was just a 2.8kW element when I first started and gave the same preformance.

Have the big power for heating the 40+L water at the start of the brewday.

[Jonnycheech]

Great timing! Was just about to start looking into building a HERMS and this thread pops up. Thanks lads!

[Laughgov]

For the fitting of the element. Measure twice. Feed is Offset not central.
Where you based?
Are you handy? I earthed my pot with a bolt in the bottom and wire attached

I'm based in Cavan
Not to handy but sure give it a go - I know a lad who is handy with steel

pot Bergland got back to me 1x 10465 - Thermo pot with lid 6 litre 25x25cm - 33,90 EUR


+ shipping fees IRL - 23,90 EUR

= 57,80 EUR

Not too bad. I'm seriously tempted
bits for PID circuit - circa 80 Euro with delivery and all
coil id imagine say circa 100(still waiting back as prophesied by CH)

that's still grand hopefully would be done for under 250 yoyo

but

Keep an eye on Aldi & Lidl they do the cheap tea urns every now and again. Bought a stainless steel coil from home brew west - http://www.homebrewwest.ie/stainless-steel-immersion-wort-chiller-12mm-diameter-3921-p.asp

You might want to consider by some flexible coppe & winding one yourself.

Shanna

see I've got a copper pipe from old coiled chiller already

but

Molc setup with keg is interesting as this is close to what I've got already in HLT - I presume that it is just add PID setup as per Shanna post but to HLT as MOLC (albeit not as efficient CH) to that is also an option

I'm confused. I love the idea of the little pot with small coil it looks efficient as hell.

Some craic though. The comradery is fantastic

I don't know which one to do  - the good thing is I don't think there is too wrong of an answer. (actually, maybe there is, probably is actually........).

[Leann ull]

Ignore Molc he works in sales
Solar pump 20, you'll end our replacing jt
Kettle 8
Coil you have one, your mate may be able to bend something for you out of seamless tube 10mm inner if you can, Mr Dempsey expert in their area and can be seen most weekend in Tescos car park or Railway station using their stainless bollards to bend it.
Pid 20
Probe SA and heat sink 20
Wiring 10
Plastics lunchbox robbed

If it's over 300 just buy a recirc boiler or grainfather

[Laughgov]

Its an expensive kettle alright
I think im in

[Laughgov]

Duplicate post

[dcalnan]

Would they combine shipping on the thermopots? I'm also looking at the smaller pot for Herms. Have the coil from brewpi but have yet to buy/build a hlt.

[nigel_c]

You can make a herms pot pretty easily enough. I am not technically minded but built one from a 10-12 (cant remember) pot fitted with a 3Kg element. Temp probe and power from PID. Lots of research.
http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/ should be first stop for anyone looking to get into herms.  Take what you need for your own build.
Details on my own build below

http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/equipment-chemicals/my-electric-brewery-build-15512/msg148093/#msg148093