Hello,
I was wondering if there is a chart somewhere translating the number of cups a coffee urn makes to the volume of liquid it actually holds? The largest urn I've found so far in my searches has been a 100 cup urn but I'm not really sure what that gives me in litres/gallons.
Also, is there any issues with the bag in the BIAB setup touching the element in an electric system and melting? Or do you just make sure that keep the bag high enough above the element that it won't melt?
Thanks,
John
Post #2 made 14 years ago
1 cup is generally 250ml, so 100 cups would be 25 litres.
Most modern urns have a concealed element, so no chance of the bag touching it. If it has an exposed element you could use a cake rack or something similar to keep the bag off the element.
Most modern urns have a concealed element, so no chance of the bag touching it. If it has an exposed element you could use a cake rack or something similar to keep the bag off the element.
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Post #3 made 14 years ago
Try catering and hospitality suppliers
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On Tap: NS Summer Ale III (WY1272), Landlord III (WY1469), Fighter's 70/- II (WY1272), Roast Porter (WY1028), Cider, Soda
Next: Munich Helles III
5/7/12
Post #4 made 14 years ago
it depends were you are in the world. around here, the urn manufacturers calculate a cup as 200 ml.hashie wrote:1 cup is generally 250ml, so 100 cups would be 25 litres.
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Post #5 made 14 years ago
shibolet wrote:
it depends were you are in the world. around here, the urn manufacturers calculate a cup as 200 ml.
These things should be an International Standard
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Post #6 made 14 years ago
They should just tell you in litres 
Fermenting: -
Cubed: -
Stirplate: -
On Tap: NS Summer Ale III (WY1272), Landlord III (WY1469), Fighter's 70/- II (WY1272), Roast Porter (WY1028), Cider, Soda
Next: Munich Helles III
5/7/12
Cubed: -
Stirplate: -
On Tap: NS Summer Ale III (WY1272), Landlord III (WY1469), Fighter's 70/- II (WY1272), Roast Porter (WY1028), Cider, Soda
Next: Munich Helles III
5/7/12
Post #7 made 14 years ago
G'day JVD,
I would say you need to go bigger unless you wish to do a mini-biab or maxi-biab.
One of the biggest pains when converting imperial to metric is in volumes. If you don't know where the original volume came from, ie US gallons or Imperial gallons etc, then you may end up with the wrong result.
And as noted above, it would seem that simple things I take for granted like a 1 cup measure can be different the world round.
Sorry for the rant, hopefully it can help you to determin what pot size is the one for you.
Cheers wiz
I would say you need to go bigger unless you wish to do a mini-biab or maxi-biab.
One of the biggest pains when converting imperial to metric is in volumes. If you don't know where the original volume came from, ie US gallons or Imperial gallons etc, then you may end up with the wrong result.
And as noted above, it would seem that simple things I take for granted like a 1 cup measure can be different the world round.
Sorry for the rant, hopefully it can help you to determin what pot size is the one for you.
Cheers wiz
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