I am Barm, a chap in Glasgow whose interest in bread is a little sad. These are my adventures in making and consuming beer and bread. Also anything else that strikes my interest vaguely related to yeast, bacteria, and fermentation. Or food in general.
Friday, 9 October 2009
The Mango Chutney Nano-Brewery (part 2 of 657)
Here in the UK the latest fad among homebrewers is the mango chutney boiler. It is, essentially, a large food grade plastic drum of the type that Indian restaurants have chutney or pickle delivered in, fitted with one or more electric elements and a tap.
I finally got around to fitting the element to mine. I used a hole saw attachment to a cordless drill to make a 38mm hole in the wall of the drum. I then unscrewed the element from a cheap kettle and threw the kettle away. The rubber gasket and the element from the kettle can then be mounted in the 38mm hole.
A post on attaching the tap and hop-stopper will follow.
I need to go scavenging, I spotted a drum outside a local take-away we use.
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