boiler v stock pot

[GrahamR]

I will be making my second extract brew at the weekend. Atm I am using a 10 ltr pot, last Sunday was my bday and so I now have about 90 quid to spend on hbc.

My question is do I go for the 33 ltr boiler for 75 or the 21 ltr pot for 40 and then still have money for a an extra fermenrer and ingredienta for more brews.

What do most brewers on here use. Pot or boiler. Soz for spellings, tablet is a bitch

[delzep]

I'm gonna build my own 33l boiler to save me spending 75 quid on it...should cost about half that

[GrahamR]

This was an option I thought off but I'm not very handy that way, is it difficult?

[Padraic]

If you make it to the next capital brewday with the parts I'm sure someone would give you a hand building it!

Or maybe stick a post in the Wicklow section and see if any if the lads will give you a hand!

[GrahamR]

I'll have a rummage on line and checkk wats needed. Do ye reckon the boiler is a better option then the pot overall

[Ciderhead]

Or maybe stick a post in the Wicklow section and see if any if the lads will give you a hand!

Wicklow Radar went off
Its a piece of p Graham, a plastic bucket 2 argos elements and a 1/2 inch tap for your bucket.
38mm holes for your elements 22 for the tap
somebody was doing one last week. now who was that?
In any case do a search under argos!

http://nationalhomebrewclub.com/forum/index.php/topic,234.msg2388.html#msg2388

[newToBrew]

Hey graham - its very easy to make one - definatly make iit nstead of paying 75 quid for one

Also way better than a pot - u don't have to brew in the kitchen - could brew outside on a nice day

[irish_goat]

In the long run as well a boiler will use up a lot less electric/gas than a stock pot will.

[GrahamR]

Think il try make one so. Standard youngs fermenter from hbc do thr trick I presume. The saving on leccy is defo a factor

[Padraic]

Think il try make one so. Standard youngs fermenter from hbc do thr trick I presume. The saving on leccy is defo a factor

Yea a standard fermenter of whatever size you want.

I'd say get the elements from Charlie Shiels in Inchicore, they are slightly more expensive than Argos but they save you having wires on the outside of your boiler!

[Ciderhead]

There are no wires on the outside of your boiler if you use a computer or old kettle lead.
Charlies elements which are produced by "Haden" are double the cost and half as efficient

[Padraic]

There are no wires on the outside of your boiler if you use a computer or old kettle lead.
Charlies elements which are produced by "Haden" are double the cost and half as efficient

How are they half as efficient? Are all elements not ~100% efficient?

[Ciderhead]

I can turn the Haden element off and I can still maintain rolling boil with only 1 Argos kettle element in 33Litres.
Why have I got different elements in my keggle?, one kept shorting on me after some final keg adjustments and is now in the bin
If I turn off the Argos element the damn candle goes out with only the Haden element!
I am really disappointed in these as I was reading that they were the mutts nuts on other forums and I paid a fortune for two

Pictures of both in action to follow later.

[GrahamR]

Where does one purchase a kettle lead, am I right in thinking iv seen them on thr hbc site.

[Padraic]

I can turn the Haden element off and I can still maintain rolling boil with only 1 Argos kettle element in 33Litres.
Why have I got different elements in my keggle?, one kept shorting on me after some final keg adjustments and is now in the bin
If I turn off the Argos element the damn candle goes out with only the Haden element!
I am really disappointed in these as I was reading that they were the mutts nuts on other forums and I paid a fortune for two

Pictures of both in action to follow later.

I never have a problem with my Haden Elements, always keeps going! including 2 hour boil of imperial stout recently! (Using only one element!)