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Turkey Fryer Question (from Lowes)
I was at lowes the other day and spied a 35qt turkey fryer (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p … lpage=none)
I looks like it has a spigot on the kettle which would be a huge plus for me, but i wasnt able to get a good look at it because they didnt have a display model. Has anyone used this setup? Is the spigot functional for wort? and also do turkey fryers go on sale after thanksgiving? I imagine they would.
That's not a bad turkey fryer, although I would rather go with something that has a little larger boil volume. I have a 42qt pot and even that sometimes get close to boiling over when I'm doing a full boil. The more room you have the better off you are and the harder the boil you can maintain for a long period of time. As for the spigot, I think that it is going to be right in line with the settled trub. You have to install some type of deflector to prevent sucking out all that protein break and hop bits.
I forget how big my fryer is, but I know it's bigger than 35qt. I think it may 40-44 qt....mine also has a spigot. I hang a stainless, sanitized mesh strainer off the spigot, and let it flow. To prevent clogging, I have a long thin plastic thingy that I can poke in the exit valve to push through any clogs. All the excess hops and grains in the wort get caught in the mesh, and yummy hot wort goes into the fermenter......
ricka182 wrote:
I forget how big my fryer is, but I know it's bigger than 35qt. I think it may 40-44 qt....mine also has a spigot. I hang a stainless, sanitized mesh strainer off the spigot, and let it flow. To prevent clogging, I have a long thin plastic thingy that I can poke in the exit valve to push through any clogs. All the excess hops and grains in the wort get caught in the mesh, and yummy hot wort goes into the fermenter......
I hope you aren't passing hot wort through a strainer. You have chilled it prior right? I would be afraid of aerating the hot wort with a strainer.
I suppose i might as well go big, but i am concerned about having to drill my own spigot. Id hate to ruin a perfectly good brewpot.
vinyalwhl wrote:
I suppose i might as well go big, but i am concerned about having to drill my own spigot. Id hate to ruin a perfectly good brewpot.
I was concerned with drilling into a pot as well, but I found it wasn't all that hard.
I use a step drill bit and it was very easy to do. So I would say give it a try.
brewchez wrote:
ricka182 wrote:
I forget how big my fryer is, but I know it's bigger than 35qt. I think it may 40-44 qt....mine also has a spigot. I hang a stainless, sanitized mesh strainer off the spigot, and let it flow. To prevent clogging, I have a long thin plastic thingy that I can poke in the exit valve to push through any clogs. All the excess hops and grains in the wort get caught in the mesh, and yummy hot wort goes into the fermenter......
I hope you aren't passing hot wort through a strainer. You have chilled it prior right? I would be afraid of aerating the hot wort with a strainer.
Yes, it's chilled before it's strained. I also have it setup so it only has a couple inches to hit bottom after the strainer, and I lower the bucket as it fills to keep it at that level.....
I use a turkey frier set up, and it works great. at 35 quarts, that is just shy of 8 gal. plenty of room for a standard (6 gal) batch.
The choices the choices.. I think im gonna wait till after thanksgiving and try tom find some sales.. they might be all out but its worth a shot
Gotta say look into the debate of using Aluminum vs steel for brewing. I decided going stainless steel after reading the debate. Acidic conditions can make an off flavor if using aluminum.
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