BUFFALO BOILER - THERMAL CUT OUT BY PASS

Finally got round to converting my Buffalo. This is just a video showing how I by-passed the thermal cut out which now allows the boiler to achieve a rolling boil for brewing beer, rather than cutting out at 99 degrees.

[@Cojak2012]

Just did mine following this video and it worked a treat. Cheers!

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Beer O'Clock Brewing . Nice one matey. Glad it helped out. Cheers

[@BeerByTheNumbers]

Very cool, always neat to see these creative solutions. Cheers sir!

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Beer By The Numbers . thanks mate 😎

[@cidermeister9440]

Love your videos. Big batches here we come... Cheers.

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Thanks Alan. looking forward to its maiden voyage. cheers

[@CreweWolfCraft]

Great How To mate, Good work. I wish this had been around around 3 years ago Jason, I had a 30 ltr tea urn boiler and I took my eye off it for a minute only to come back outside to see 25 ltrs of wort all over the patio and boiler on floor bent, Probably lowest point in my brewing history I was ready to give up, but the misses said try to fix it, I did something similar and drilled a hole in bottom and passed the thermometer out. That's why on my early vids you'll see it hanging over the top handle.

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Cheers Mark. That sounds a nightmare mate. glad you stuck at it though. cheers bud

[@AnalogueInTheUK]

Perfect technique.
Happy brewing!

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

cheers matey

[@AdamatBaldysHomebrew]

Great how to chap. Very thorough.

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Cheers Adam :)

[@tubedinoz]

Great how to video. Cheers mate

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Cheers Dino 😎

[@RustyHomebrew]

You look like you've done that a thousand times, great vid👍 Now it's time to take the next step and finally use her, she's thirsty for wort 😜

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

thanks Rusty. just awaiting the chiller and im good to go. cheers bud.

[@helmanfrow]

So the urn just stays on at full blast? How does the water not boil away? Is the thermostat built into the switch? Why'd you move the temp sensor?

[@BigBananaBrewing]

yeah baby, now it's time to brew!

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

cheers mate. yeh i cant wait. got the mash tun this week. chiller next week and im on my way at last. cheers. 😎

[@cmdrcrimbo]

I have just ordered my boiler but i was thinking why don't i just fix a switch next to the the temp control and wire it up to the thermometer wire so when its switched on i can control the temp and when its switched off it wont read a temp so u can boil. Can anyone tell me if im wrong or it won't work?

[@99ulysses99]

A very clear how to video. Good luck with the test.

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Cheers mate :)

[@imperia1999]

Well done bud I see you are still Alive after the mod, I would be nervous incase i cut the wrong wire or cut short.

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

yeh still here mate, for now lol. havent tested it yet, doing the boil test tomorrow. 😎

[@cheshirehomebrew]

Nice one Jake, is the boiler still going strong? I've seen a 40 litre model on Amazon for £90.00.
Cheers mate and all the best.

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Cheshire Homebrew . Yes mate, its a good job. Just check nisbets as i think the 40 litre was still on offer for about £80 recently. Cheers matey. Have a good xmas 👍👍👍

[@cheshirehomebrew]

Jakes Craft Brewing Thanks Jake will do. 🍺🖒

[@brewityourself3638]

I have a buffalo boiler. I brew great quality beer without bypassing the cut out. Tend to have a decent rolling boil unless I have grime on the bottom of the boiler. But like the idea of what you have done here. Quick question: why not just put the temp probe on the outside like you did at the end and leave all the other wires alone? It should mean the measured temp never gets high enough to cause the cut off. Would this also work do you think?

[@SeaJayBelfast]

I did that. Works fine

[@beanhamhomebrew1808]

Cracking bypass hope all works well cheers

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

thanks buddy, working a treat. cheers :)

[@lukassabo7426]

I know this might be a dumb question...why do you pass the thermometer through and tape it outside? What is the downside to not doing this? Sorry for the silly question

[@ElectricApe]

Lukas Sabo exactly my question too. Any the wiser now?

[@cropcroppa759]

Got a swan swu26l model tried to copy your video however when I opened it up there's wires going everywhere please help

[@JohntheBeastisthebeast]

Subbed Jake!

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Cheers John ! :)

[@juanfabulous]

The simplest video for doing this. I’m a DIY moron so simple like this works

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

Thanks, glad it helped. 👍👍

[@drunkinone5969]

Great Video. I would have done the same. The only bad thing is you just voided the warranty. Again..... I would have taken the risk just like you are doing. It's good to go now. =)

[@JakesCraftBrewing]

thanks buddy. yeh warranty no good now lol, but then again the boiler is no good for brewing without the bypass, due to it cutting off at 99 degrees. just the new tap to fit, and new mash tun is here, so im ready to go big batch at last . cheers matey :)

[@whiteapollo11]

Will the heat adjustment on the side still work after this mod?

[@dan_bryan]

Did you find the answer to this?

[@jamesb3092]

No. He moved the thermometer for some reason? If you leave the thermometer mounted where it is factory then it will work. If you remove it you may as well just bypass the adjustment knob as well.