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  1. giovanni 47

    Water pump for wort chiller

    That's the about same model of pump that I use but mine is ten years old,works perfectly and when it;'s not cooling wort it's pumping harvested water around the garden,raised beds,polytunnel etc.
  2. giovanni 47

    Shiny new copper

    The person that specced my kit did it with three kettles all of 50 L so the choke point was the copper which could only handle 45L so I'm making a bigger one.In my humble opinion 2.4Kw kettles elements are not really up to the job in that they are designed to achieve 100deg C then switch off...
  3. giovanni 47

    Shiny new copper

    I have become increasingly unhappy with my 50L copper due due boil overs and the short life of the (2X) 2.4 Kw kettle elements. So I've bought a 71L pot and a Camco #02965 5500Kw.My question is, Has anyone used this heater and do they have any tips on the fitting of it? I've got the info on the...
  4. giovanni 47

    Spec me an element.

    I've just noticed the price of 2.4 kettle elements. It makes my decision to go for a bigger copper and use a Camco 02965 5.5kw stainless steel low density element a reasonable option.
  5. giovanni 47

    Spec me an element.

    Hmm. For my sins I use a 50l copper which was originally fitted with two 2.4 Kw kettle elements. Now, to be fair they got it up to a good rolling boil which was just sustainable with just one element on. They only downside was they seemed to have a happy but very short life. Perhaps this is...
  6. giovanni 47

    New(Oldish) Member

    I am so sorry,I neglected to say the 50 litres a month is the beer we brew in our little brewery. the kit is loosely based on Karl Wallners Electric Brewery Design except that our Copper is only partially electrically heated,the bulk of the heating is Propane. We mostly use our own recipes with...
  7. giovanni 47

    New(Oldish) Member

    Hello Everyone,we've been tinkering with various fermentation processes for a few years now, mostly beer and cider but I also have an HMRC license for the Rectifying of Spirits. Current production of cider is about 350 litres a year using fruit from our small orchard of Black Dabinett,Brown's...
  8. giovanni 47

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    LE12 7LR,Sileby,Leicestershire
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