Stainless Weldless Kits. WeldlessFittings.com. Weldless Sight Gauge w/ Stainless Steel Ball Valve Assembly. Sight Gauge w/Thermometer (Stainless Steel) Weldless thermometer sight gauge kit. NEW AS OF 04/27/2012 - All sight gauge kits ship with a 1/2" Outer diameter sight tube. Our weldless thermometer sight gauge is designed to work with your converted sanke keg, stainless or aluminum kettle. Cooler wall install is possible. Read further for instructions on how to accomplish this by selecting the proper nipple length option. Stainless Fittings Stainless eye bolt to stabilize at top of the kettle. 18" Long 1/2" outer diameter high temp poloycarbonate sight tube. High temperature o-rings for seals Tee fitting to allow the installation of 1/2" NPT back threaded thermometer 4" stem will project 1.25" into a keg and 1" into a standard cooler. 6" stem will be 3.25" into a keg, 3" into a standard cooler, 2.5" Thick cooler and 2.0" into a Extra thick cooler.
Install instructions: Step by step picture howto is HERE You need to select the proper length nipple for the cooler wall thickness. Standard Coolers 3/8" - 5/8" wall - Kit comes with 1.5" long nipple (THINNER WALL? Talon | Weldless Compact Sight Glass Kit with 2" Dial Thermometer. Model: TK or TP - $45 This compact kit combines a weldless sight glass (level indicator) with a 2" dial face thermometer and only requires a single hole in your vessel. It is similar to the larger LTSK and LTSP kits but the hardware is based on 1/4" NPT and the thermometer is downsized to 2" diameter. We tend to recommend putting your thermometer into a separate port up higher on the pot, but for those people who want the simplicity of a single hole in the vessel, this is the solution. This kit is available for either a straight sided pot (TP), converted Sanke keg (TK) and even a bulge sided Coors or Hoff keg (TKB). Includes: 19" Polycarbonate Tubing rated to 250F.SS Tee and Mounting Hardware2" Dial Face Thermometer, 4" probe length, 20-240F (Celcius marks as well), 1% of range accuracy.
Install Requirements: Drill a clean 9/16" diameter hole in the side of your HLT or boil kettle and install liquid connection hand tight, or just snug with a wrench. Options: THERMOMETER WARNING! Building a Keggle: A Keg Conversion Project - HomeBrewing.com. Manufactured semi-pro brewing kettles usually cost a pretty penny, but for those pennies you get a brewing kettle that is usually equipped with a variety of monitoring tools and connections that make your brewing process cleaner and faster. These prefab brew kettles are great for the home brewer ready to take his/her's brewing to the next level, but what about those who just want to make larger batches of beer without breaking the bank?
If you are not quite ready to invest upwards of one thousand dollars to purchase these heavy duty brewing kettles then building a keggle out of an old beer keg may be your answer. Building a keggle, often confused with kegle, takes a few steps but can save the home brewer a lot of money in the end. In this project we will be covering a full keg conversion into a fully functional (keggle) brew kettle/ mashing vessel. Tools Parts Execution Now that you have gathered all the necessary parts and tools it's time to start building your keggle. Reference Links. Homebrew Finds: 1/2" Stainless Weldless Bulkhead - $27, Record Low. This has been selling for $36.99 for a long time, at least since October of 2010.
The price has dropped to $27. That constitutes a record low Amazon price. Shipping is $4.99. Also... This gets great ratings. 1/2" Weldless Bulkhead w/ Stainless Steel valve - $27 + $4 ShippingMore from Amazon:More: Recent Finds, Amazon, Kettles, Fittings, Valves, Great Deals. Keg Conversions. You scored an old Sanke beer keg to make a pot out of to get more serious about your brewing and during the first batch, you realize that picking the thing up to pour wort into the fermenter isn't realistic. These guidelines and recommendations are for modifying a keg to make your brewing day easier. This is a great place to start if you find the selection of accessories on the product pages a little overwhelming. Keep in mind, since writing this article, we also packaged several full conversion kit options for purchase for either HLT/Boil Kettles or Keg Mash Tuns. Just a general disclaimer before we begin; there are many different way to end up with a working boil kettle so this guide is really meant to give you some ideas.
Note that this is the first conversion guide we're putting together so any feedback you have is appreciated so that future guides may be better right away. This is really what this article is about. Sorry it took so long to get here. The basic items are: 1. 2. 3. 1.