Having recently donated a kidney, I’m restricted from lifting heavy stuff for several weeks. A long-standing flaw in my 5-6gal, three vessel apartment brewery is transferring the boil kettle from its position below the MLT for wort collection to its position on the gas range top where it boils the wort with the aid of a heatstick. This didn’t used to be an issue, but as I approach fifty, that 7-8gals of pre-boil volume seems to be getting heavier with each year.
In other words, I’ve already been putting some thought into this issue and it seems that repurposing an old 10gal kettle below the MLT, filling it with the pre-boil volume, then pumping the entire volume up to the boil kettle is a low-cost solution with little downside, apart from added HSA concerns.
So here’s the question: Is there anything sexy or clever that I can build into this full volume grant/transfer cistern? I get clear runoff from the MLT, so filtering is deep into diminishing returns. There’s no need for float switches like you’d see on a conventional grant since this vessel will be full volume.
The vessel’s design is currently a 10gal kettle with a ball valve and dip tube.
Anyway, I figured I’d run the design past you clever, clever boys before I start drilling.
Appreciate your time!
In other words, I’ve already been putting some thought into this issue and it seems that repurposing an old 10gal kettle below the MLT, filling it with the pre-boil volume, then pumping the entire volume up to the boil kettle is a low-cost solution with little downside, apart from added HSA concerns.
So here’s the question: Is there anything sexy or clever that I can build into this full volume grant/transfer cistern? I get clear runoff from the MLT, so filtering is deep into diminishing returns. There’s no need for float switches like you’d see on a conventional grant since this vessel will be full volume.
The vessel’s design is currently a 10gal kettle with a ball valve and dip tube.
Anyway, I figured I’d run the design past you clever, clever boys before I start drilling.
Appreciate your time!