Bottom Drain Electric Sanke Build - "Ivan"

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:36 am

Got the element in today. It's one bad mofo. In other news the Stilldragon setup is awesome. Just a heads up, the stilldragon kit does not come with a second clamp (they assume you have a tri clamp for the kettle already.

homebrewcrew · Post by **homebrewcrew** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:19 pm

Coming along. My element just arrivered today, I have not ordered the clamps yet but will do soon.

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:04 pm

A few more pics. This is a LONNNNGG element. If it weren't for the distance from the edge of the keggle to the end of the ferrule it may have even touched the side of the keg on the other side.

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:37 pm

Gonna try to sling a cord on it over the weekend. I'm thinking of putting a long enough extension cord on it to brew out on the back deck this summer. I love brewing outside when it's nice.

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:33 am

You could just put a regular length cord on it and plug into an extension cord.

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:48 pm

After chatting with Chalmers today I think I'm going to re-jigger my CFC and buy a pump to complete this setup. I'm also thinking of a weldless thermometer.

Post by **chalmers** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:51 pm

Great to chat with you and M today. As I said, even with bazooka screen or hop rocket, we were clogging our plate chiller, so we were happy to get away from that. Might be something screwy we were doing, who knows!

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:39 pm

I'm considering the benefits of chopping those legs down to just allow a little clearance for an elbow and the ball valve to run straight out the side. Since I don't have a pump I'm wondering how I'm going to get a gravity drain from my mash tun into Ivan without burning my face off. If the legs were only say 6" from the base I could still use it on a table or counter top.

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 8:08 pm

The Russian Rocket is ready for a maiden voyage

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:10 am

ooh the shiney

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue May 13, 2014 9:29 am

So I'm at an impasse in this project. I have a slight leak in the ferrule (a very, very slow drip coming from the edge of the ferrule). I was thinking of using my torch to reheat the silver solder and allow it to reset itself but I have no flux in hand. Can this work? I'm also weighing the necessity of 10 gallon batches at the moment. Space is tight at my house and I'm not sure if I want to put even more money into this for a pump setup when my current system works great. Decisions...

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Tue May 13, 2014 11:25 am

jtmwhyte wrote:So I'm at an impasse in this project. I have a slight leak in the ferrule (a very, very slow drip coming from the edge of the ferrule). I was thinking of using my torch to reheat the silver solder and allow it to reset itself but I have no flux in hand. Can this work? I'm also weighing the necessity of 10 gallon batches at the moment. Space is tight at my house and I'm not sure if I want to put even more money into this for a pump setup when my current system works great. Decisions...

If this will work, I have a little flux and silver solder you can use

GuingesRock · Post by **GuingesRock** » Tue May 13, 2014 11:29 am

But you are busy with family etc. If you do 10 gal batches you will spend half the time brewing. Unless you end up giving more away ...which can happen.

jeffsmith · Post by **jeffsmith** » Tue May 13, 2014 11:42 am

GuingesRock wrote:But you are busy with family etc. If you do 10 gal batches you will spend half the time brewing. Unless you end up giving more away ...which can happen.

Both things happen to me, but being able to brew more, less often is why I do 10 gallons. It's not always ideal (for things like IPA/IIPA's especially), but I like having two kegs of every beer I brew to rotate into the keezer.

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:04 pm

I got your back if you brew too much

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue May 13, 2014 4:03 pm

I'm gonna need more kegs if I get this running

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Mon May 19, 2014 7:33 pm

I've resolved to not brew again until this is running. Go big or go home!

bluenose · Post by **bluenose** » Tue May 20, 2014 3:23 pm

jtmwhyte wrote:I've resolved to not brew again until this is running. Go big or go home!

let me know if you need a hand... we've got to get you brewing again!

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue May 20, 2014 3:48 pm

bluenose wrote:
jtmwhyte wrote:I've resolved to not brew again until this is running. Go big or go home!
let me know if you need a hand... we've got to get you brewing again!

I'm actually going to try to get this done tonight and test it

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue May 20, 2014 4:09 pm

Oh and Mark. I brewed with rye malt yesterday in a small batch and it did a number on my element. Make sure you're stirring hole heating

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:19 am

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Got the elbow all hooked up. I'm a pump and some silicone tubing away from a test batch

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:44 am

So my thoughts on this are twofold

A) attach an OBK brew Pump to this ball valve via camlock, then run through the counterflow chiller into the fermenter

B) same setup but instead of using counterflow assemble a whirlpool port at the top of the kettle and use immersion chiller I already have.

Post by **Jimmy** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:53 am

jtmwhyte wrote:So my thoughts on this are twofold

A) attach an OBK brew Pump to this ball valve via camlock, then run through the counterflow chiller into the fermenter

B) same setup but instead of using counterflow assemble a whirlpool port at the top of the kettle and use immersion chiller I already have.

I'd use the immersion chiller if it was me.

If you're running a whirlpool an immersion chiller will chill quite fast, it's easier to clean, can be sanitized by dropping it in the boil, and you know it's clean when you look at it - no guessing on what is hiding inside the counterflow chiller!

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:07 pm

I may sell my plate CHILLER and invest in a larger immersion coil. That way I can still brew in my laundry room

jtmwhyte · Post by **jtmwhyte** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:03 pm

I brewed with this setup on Monday. It worked well, but I've confirmed my desire to lower the kettle. I also hooked up a cool mod thanks to Mark (bluenose) and I co-ordering from OBK

I found that gravity draining and having the cooler 5+ feet off the ground was a PITA so I rigged my pump up to a camlock system. I put a camlock on the cooler as well so I can swap it from vessel to vessel.

My plate chiller from OBK worked phenomenal and even with a hop bag clamped to the side I was never in any danger of clogging either the chiller or the pump. That being said I'm almost certain the immersion chiller route will be for me long term. I love the Plate Chiller but It's getting away from the minimalist setup I had in mind (especially the hoses and cleaning). Look for it to pop up in the classifieds section soon...

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