Peco boiler
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Use mine for BIAB and its been great. Available from homebrewcompany as a starter kit with wort chiller and an all grain mashkit - you can use the 5% forum discount too.
If you are using the Peco for BIAB worth adding this hop strainer so the tap doesn't block and you leave all the hop debris etc in the boiler when transferring out the wort - it pushes in the back of the tap in the peco boiler:
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/hop-strainer-p-83.html
If you are using the Peco for BIAB worth adding this hop strainer so the tap doesn't block and you leave all the hop debris etc in the boiler when transferring out the wort - it pushes in the back of the tap in the peco boiler:
http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk/hop-strainer-p-83.html
Yes, no connectors for the wort chiller supplied, you can just use jubilee clips and hoses pushed on for a cheap solution or for hozelock style conectors B&Q blue work well, here is a shopping list (hope the links still work):
2 x Brass 10mm to 15mm couplers (you ditch the nut and olive from the 15mm side): http://www.diy.com/departments/plumb...m/34126_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Tap Connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../189833_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Hose connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../262127_BQ.prd
Plus some plumbers PTFE tape as the brass couplers are designed for 10mm pipe and my wort chiller was made with 9.5mm copper pipe. 5-6 layers of PTFE tape bulks out the width of the copper tube so the olive fits more snugly for a better seal once tighten up.
Hope this helps.
2 x Brass 10mm to 15mm couplers (you ditch the nut and olive from the 15mm side): http://www.diy.com/departments/plumb...m/34126_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Tap Connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../189833_BQ.prd
2 x B&Q Blue Hose connectors: http://www.diy.com/departments/bq-1/.../262127_BQ.prd
Plus some plumbers PTFE tape as the brass couplers are designed for 10mm pipe and my wort chiller was made with 9.5mm copper pipe. 5-6 layers of PTFE tape bulks out the width of the copper tube so the olive fits more snugly for a better seal once tighten up.
Hope this helps.
I bought the biab starter kit but made a mash tun from a coolbox to go with it. The peco boiler works great as a hlt and for the boil. I boil 27L and have not had a problem yet.
Just remember to buy the hop filter with it.
Just remember to buy the hop filter with it.
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Agree, brilliant piece of kit for the cost
I can also highly recommend the Peco boiler from the Homebrew Company for brew in a bag brewing but as mentioned above you need to also purchase a hop strainer to fit in the back of the tap to prevent blockages. I've done 3 brews with mine now and think its great.
Sorry, a very old thread and hopefully not a stupid question, but, can the hops be put in a hop bag for the boil to prevent them blocking the tap at the end?
That's what I do, but you need to use the false bottom to avoid any contact between the element and the bag. The bag *should* float or bob about near the top, but I still wouldn't like the taste of burnt nylon ruining my brew.
The false bottom is have is literally a frying pan splash guard, which you'll probably manage to get cheaply from Amazon. I can't remember the diameter, but I can check when I get home.
IainM
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I just put the hops in a 5 gallon nylon bag, put my mash paddle in it, then rest the mash paddle on the rim. Gives plenty of circulation inside the bag and it does't reach down far enough to touch the element.
Thanks. I was thinking of using something like a 20cm x 30cm bag with a draw string and just clipping the string to the side of the boiler with a bulldog clip or something?
chesters-mild
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That's what I've done for 20 odd brews now - it works fine. Just clip it on the opposite side to the element.
Cheers
davidgrace
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I do 11.5L brew in a bag. I recently purchased a Peco EB1D for this kind of brewing. The first brew day with the peco EB1D has been difficult. I tried to mash in my insulated box but the temperature dropped a lot, even though I stirred. Having said that, I got different readings depending on where I put the thermometer to test the temperature. So I gave up on the box and relied on the thermostat but again greatly different temperatures in different areas of the boiler. I stirred a lot to even out but there were still great variations. The rolling boil was far too vigorous, even at simmer temperature. I took it down a couple of notches but it stopped simmering. So I turned it back up and that resulted in boiling off a lot of my liquid. It has all been very challenging. Having said all this, my OG was 1070 rather than the recipe's anticipated 1060. Because I had boiled off a lot of liquid I added 500ml of water. Do any of you Peco users have any wisdom for me so that I can continue in a better way?
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I can’t help I’m afraid. I just have the basic Peco which is either on or off. I wrapped it in that foil stuff that’s meant to go behind radiators to insulate it so it would maintain mash temperature better and it holds a rolling boil without boiling over or just simmering.
davidgrace
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Did you find the foil for the radiators effect at holding the desired temperature for the mashing period?
chesters-mild
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I have the same Peco as you, i don't have problems with the boil - mine will give a gentle rolling boil when set at 100c. What temp. do you set it at? or is your control box fauty (underestimating the temp. or is the probe not fitting right)
As to the mash tun, insulate it well, cheap yoga mats work well - I use two layers and use 16 to 20 lit of water to mash with depending on the amount of grain, never stir the mash except for a very vigorous stir at the beginning my temp drop is about 1.5c. in a 90 min. mash. Hope this helps. BTW now done over 20 brews in my Peco now.
As to the mash tun, insulate it well, cheap yoga mats work well - I use two layers and use 16 to 20 lit of water to mash with depending on the amount of grain, never stir the mash except for a very vigorous stir at the beginning my temp drop is about 1.5c. in a 90 min. mash. Hope this helps. BTW now done over 20 brews in my Peco now.
I use 2 separate layers of the foil and it holds the mash temp really well. I place 1 piece around the boiler and hold it together with bungee cords and then place another layer over the top and hold that in place with bungee cords as well. I tend to keep this in place until I have finished the boil, when taking them off I find that the bungee cords that are around the first piece of foil are really hot whereas the ones on the outside are a lot cooler, I think this shows how effective the second layer is
This is the stuff I used. It only drops a degree or two over the whole 60 minutes. Before I put this on I would wrap the Peco in a 13 tog quilt but as this hadn’t been heated up along with the water it drew heat out initially and the temp dropped a couple of degrees straight away before levelling out.
