"This is grain, which any fool can eat, but for which the Lord intended a more divine means of consumption.. Beer!"
-Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Friar Tuck
"The nations of the West also have their own intoxicant, made from grain soaked in water...Alas, what wonderful ingenuity vice possesses! A method has actually been discovered for making even water intoxicated."
- Pliny the Elder
I have 200amp service to my main box and I am going to install a 100amp sub-panel. At best, I'll be able to draw 33amps to each element (they only require 24), which should bring 60 gallons of 170* water to a boil in around 25 minutes--not bad. The only draw back is temperature control. I haven't yet decided if I am going with a electric thermostat or old fashioned stove dials.
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Originally Posted by stevehaun
With 16500 watts and 60 gallons, I calculate about 80 minutes to reach the boil from 70F. Still not bad though...
I make 35 gallon batches and my boil kettle has two 4500 watt elements. At the start of brewday, I heat 50 gallons of water (strike plus sparge) from 50F to 160F and in my system it takes about 110 minutes. During the sparge, I turn on the elements as soon as they are covered with wort. By the time the sparge is completed, I am nearly at a boil.
Correct, edited to the intended 170F. My gas water heater is 100gallons and set at 170F as well (intentionally, to make brewing easier) so I usually just run my strike water through the faucet. I do sometimes scald myself when washing my hands though...
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