Just bought a 27L burco boiler

[ElvisIsBeer]

Evening all,

Not posted too much on the brewing front. Kitchen makeover kept me busy and precluded intensive steamy boiling.

I'm trying to, slowly, put together a modest mancave operation.

Managed, in the last week, to blag a mash tun (insulated Thermos stylee) and a 27L burco.

I'll have a look around to find what more I need, and what I might need to do with the burco....

Fingers crossed, I'll soon be able to get a brew day up and running.

Cheers

 

[Ajhutch]

Nice one! You could get by without anything further. You could use the Burco to heat water for mash and sparge, run off from the mash tun into an FV, then transfer back to the Burco to boil. It would be a bit slower because getting to a boil would take longer compared to running off into your boiler.

 

[ElvisIsBeer]

That's the sort of thing I was looking at. I've retained our old fridge after the kitchen makeover....so some vague plans for brewfridge in the mancave.

Really quite excited.

 

[pms67]

That's the sort of thing I was looking at. I've retained our old fridge after the kitchen makeover....so some vague plans for brewfridge in the mancave.

Really quite excited.

Sounds good bud, I have the Burco boiler,decent enough and does me fine for my BIAB although I end up with less volume but stronger and need to dilute .
I can take a picture of the tap if you like

 

[marshbrewer]

I've got a 30L Burco Cygnet, totally unmodified. Love it ~ I do as AJhutch said; mash and sparge water heated in Burco, mash in my tun, run into the FV then back into the boiler for the boil ~ cheap as well.

 

[pms67]

In action

 

[ElvisIsBeer]

:thumb: excellent

I'm contemplating a DIY wort chiller too.

 

[Smileyr8]

I have a 30 litre Burco Cygnet and use it as a 1 pot system.

 

[pms67]

:thumb: excellent

I'm contemplating a DIY wort chiller too.

I done the same,not as hard as you think,get to Screwfix asap
Excuse the mess,moved house

 

[ElvisIsBeer]

brill - thanks for the pics. I remember the thread when you did it. Neat work.:thumb:

Did a bit of tidying in the mancave this morning. Making space, and cleaning up. I reclaimed some of the old kitchen units/worktop, so I've got myself a half decent platform to work from, close to a water supply. I'll need to run an extension cable around for the time being, as the mains is on the other side of the garage.

The other thing I have to think about is run off when chilling the wort. I can capture some, I suppose, in a fermenter and use it as rinsing water afterwards, but presumably there will be a canny bit of water, so I need to find the best route to a drain. Won't be too tricky.

 

[Ajhutch]

brill - thanks for the pics. I remember the thread when you did it. Neat work.:thumb:

Did a bit of tidying in the mancave this morning. Making space, and cleaning up. I reclaimed some of the old kitchen units/worktop, so I've got myself a half decent platform to work from, close to a water supply. I'll need to run an extension cable around for the time being, as the mains is on the other side of the garage.

The other thing I have to think about is run off when chilling the wort. I can capture some, I suppose, in a fermenter and use it as rinsing water afterwards, but presumably there will be a canny bit of water, so I need to find the best route to a drain. Won't be too tricky.

Silicone or reinforced PVC tubing is cheap and would do the job. But yes it’s definitely worth grabbing the early bits as that’s hot.

 

[ElvisIsBeer]

my most pressing priority is to remember to tell my wife about all this....I suppose the boiler turning up will help her twig

 

[Gerryjo]

brill - thanks for the pics. I remember the thread when you did it. Neat work.:thumb:

Did a bit of tidying in the mancave this morning. Making space, and cleaning up. I reclaimed some of the old kitchen units/worktop, so I've got myself a half decent platform to work from, close to a water supply. I'll need to run an extension cable around for the time being, as the mains is on the other side of the garage.

The other thing I have to think about is run off when chilling the wort. I can capture some, I suppose, in a fermenter and use it as rinsing water afterwards, but presumably there will be a canny bit of water, so I need to find the best route to a drain. Won't be too tricky.

Just be careful when using extension leads as your burco boiler element is using 3000 Watts/240v=12.5A or 13A if on a 230v supply.
Ensure that extension lead is unwound to reduce heat with current draw and is a minimum of 1.5mm cable,or you may end up with it blowing fuse's/trips in the middle of a boil.Is it possible to move the boiler so it plugs direct into the socket outlet on the wall?

As for your run off,attach a garden hose to run off outside to the drain which is usually the best option or to a sink nearby.With you having water source nearby I'm assuming that this maybe for a washing machine in the garage and if so you could tie of and run your hose into the waste drain.

 

[ElvisIsBeer]

Thanks v much. Appreciate that.

I'll consider shifting things.

 

[ElvisIsBeer]

bu66er - it's leaking in two places from the base.

 

[Gerryjo]

Has it been modified at all and from the base I'm assuming the underside where your electrical connections a.d thermocouple are located.

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[ElvisIsBeer]

No modifications at all. But yes, the base is where the gubbins is located, and it was piffing water in a steady trickle last night.

The seller has accepted the return, so I just have to box it up. I wondered about whether there was any way to repair it (or at least understand the reason for the leak), but I didn't want to fiddle with it, in case I made it worse & couldn't fix it.

At least by sending it back I get me cash to buy another one.

 

[Smileyr8]

Brand new: lowest price
£12.88
Free postage
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Burco-Hot-...CT1030-30L-Counter-Top-Manual-Fill/1207821528

 

[Sheepish]

Brand new: lowest price
£12.88
Free postage
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Burco-Hot-...CT1030-30L-Counter-Top-Manual-Fill/1207821528

If you order one of those, and it arrives, hell will have frozen over

...it’s a con.

 

[Smileyr8]

Think I paid £50 ish for mine new a couple of years ago