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Step 5Bubble Wrap Time!
All going well so far so before we put any more external piping on, its time to wrap it up.
Heres something to think about though... This is the order I built mine in but realised later that if there were any leaks it would be harder to identify them what with all the bubblewrap about. On the flipside, if you put all the other pipework in it will be harder to wrap the final product in bubblewrap.
I'm not going to insult your inteligence and tell you how to wrap up a bucket. Plus it could be different depending on what insulation you choose and what bucket you have. I'd stay away from the rockwool type insulation cos if it gets wet or worse, gets the sticky pre-beer all over it, it's gonna start smelling funky.
The insulation I chose has shiney foil on one side. Its best to have the foil facing inside to reflect heat back toward the inside but the shiney side looks better and will be easily cleaned. So I did 3 layers, 2 with the foil pointing in, the last with the foil pointing out. I did the outer bucket completely, a little collar around the top of the inner bucket and also got the lid and bottom covered.
I used the double sided sticky tabs that came with the insulation to keep it in place but I havent taped up the edges all neatly yet encase I find leaks later on (....I did).
N.B. Theres loads of this insulation left over still. I'll use it later in the brewery build series when I make my boiler!
Heres something to think about though... This is the order I built mine in but realised later that if there were any leaks it would be harder to identify them what with all the bubblewrap about. On the flipside, if you put all the other pipework in it will be harder to wrap the final product in bubblewrap.
I'm not going to insult your inteligence and tell you how to wrap up a bucket. Plus it could be different depending on what insulation you choose and what bucket you have. I'd stay away from the rockwool type insulation cos if it gets wet or worse, gets the sticky pre-beer all over it, it's gonna start smelling funky.
The insulation I chose has shiney foil on one side. Its best to have the foil facing inside to reflect heat back toward the inside but the shiney side looks better and will be easily cleaned. So I did 3 layers, 2 with the foil pointing in, the last with the foil pointing out. I did the outer bucket completely, a little collar around the top of the inner bucket and also got the lid and bottom covered.
I used the double sided sticky tabs that came with the insulation to keep it in place but I havent taped up the edges all neatly yet encase I find leaks later on (....I did).
N.B. Theres loads of this insulation left over still. I'll use it later in the brewery build series when I make my boiler!
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