UPDATE!

Here is the last pic in the series…. I used the heatsticks to brew a batch… they worked pretty much as expected, although it helped to put a bit of insulation on the boil kettle to maintain a more vigorous boil.  Ambient temp was about 20F.  No scorching, and no roar from the burners… Pretty cool.

Jim

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Thank you Jim Ogren for sending this in. I always encourage anyone if they have something to share send it in. Jim did just that.
Andy

This is kind of a before and after set of pictures.  Anyway, it is a heat ‘stick’.  I plan on using a couple, maybe 3 of these to boil my wort, and to heat the sparge water.   After all the cold and snow lately, I think I will move the brewery to the basement in the winter, and an electrical heat source would be just the ticket for indoor brewing.  I think i remember reading an article in Zymergy maybe 6 months ago about heat sticks… but I just googled  for details on building them.  Here is the link I used.  http://www.cedarcreeknetworks.com/heatstick.htm

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