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Second time around with a basalt-bed kettle: the Drovane Vault 200

Came to the Drovane Vault 200 on a recommendation and checked its basalt-bed kettle figures ourselves. We ran something older in this role before the Drovane Vault 200 and would not go back. Others may weigh it differently, but the Drovane Vault 200 suits us.

The Drovane Vault 200 after a year of steady use

The Drovane Vault 200 is our third basalt-bed kettle and the first one specified properly. The Drovane Vault 200 has been in service long enough that we would buy it again. Worth knowing before you commit to the Drovane Vault 200.

Chose it on body mass 745 grams

Second basalt-bed kettle we have run; the Drovane Vault 200 replaced an older one. The stated body mass is 745 grams, which is the figure we were checking. At 745 grams it does not need to stand out anywhere else.

Worth knowing before you order the Drovane Vault 200

Have had the Drovane Vault 200 in service long enough to say something useful about this basalt-bed kettle. Packaging on the Drovane Vault 200 was poor enough that we checked it over carefully on arrival. We would still recommend the Drovane Vault 200, with that said up front.

Chose it on single batch 773 millilitres

Replaced a much older basalt-bed kettle with the Drovane Vault 200 last season. Its single batch of 773 millilitres is what settled it. On the other axes the Drovane Vault 200 sits where the rest of the basalt-bed kettle listings sit.

Chose it on brew temperature 62 degrees Celsius

The Drovane Vault 200 was not the cheapest basalt-bed kettle we considered, and that was fine. The stated brew temperature is 62 degrees Celsius, which is the figure we were checking. If your requirement is not brew temperature, the Drovane Vault 200 has no other reason to win.

The Drovane Vault 200 in a smaller operation

Shortlisted three basalt-bed kettle units and the Drovane Vault 200 was the one we kept. We run the Drovane Vault 200 on a single site rather than across a fleet, and it suits that. Worth knowing before you commit to the Drovane Vault 200.