A mate of mine has the newer Beerbelly spiral burner. I don't think it get's hot enough myself with the new regs. It's needs an adjustable to really crank and get a rolling boil.

Wow, Josh - very flash setup there! Nice one! PistolPatch, thanks for the tip! I'm sure after a few BIAB's under my belt I'll be happy and settled. Quick question in relation to ball valves (if you have one) - Do you guys use a pick up tube or just an elbow piece inside you kettle? Cheers Chinaski

Good Day Chinaski, Looks Great! Well done Sir. Instead of 3V, Have you thought of a couple of 5500watt heating elements and a false bottom, and maybe a PID control system. Hi Joshua Thanks mate, not too bad for a 1st timer! I've only seen the 2400w elements around in Australia and I'm not sure what...

Howdy, Thought I'd drop you a few pix to illustrate how things went with the keg! I cut with a 1mm blade on the angle grinder, freehand just using the guard as the guide. I found it relatively easy actually, you just have to let the blade do the work and once you get the first 'groove' track going, ...

Thanks for the tips guys! Very helpful. Thought about buying a dremel and although it would be a handy unit to have around the house for the expense I could 'almost' buy a Birko or similar. Kind of defeats the purpose in trying to do a cheap BIAB! Will just go with the angle grinder approach with a ...

Hi PistolPatch

Thanks for your quick and informative reply.

I should have been more specific, by 'hole' I meant the large lid/top hole in the keg as opposed to a hole for a ball valve.

Thanks again
Chinaski

Quick question.... What's the best way to cut the hole in a keg?

A small angle grinder with suitable cutting disc (s) ?

or

A dremel with metal cutting disc?

Unfortunately, I don't have access to a plasma cutter or oxy to cut through it like butter so what do/have you guys used?

Thanks!
Chinaski

Hi Folks, First time poster! My names Joe and I'm from Melbourne, Australia I found this site through AHB and have just got back into brewing after a few years off after having a son. He's now almost 2 so I've got a 'bit' more time to myself now so I'm back into it! I just set up a keg fridge a few ...