CidahMastah
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This post started out an an ebuild feeler for me. Well wouldn't you know it that I ended up going electric with a simple control panel. Inevitably that lead to an upgraded design for a larger more comprehensive brew control panel in less than a year along with the build of a steel rig. This has officially become my brewery build thread.
That said some folks who come across this thread may wish to skip through the initial posts and go to the highlights, as there is a lot of very basic question answering going on for my first build. If that is the case please feel free to use the reference links I have posted below.
REFERENCE POSTS:
How to configure, autotune, etc your PID - Post #307
How to drill your pot for your electric element - Post #335
Brew Build 2.0 Starts! - Post #474
Wiring Diagram for 2.0 (draft) - Post 463
Contactor wiring for power main switch - Post 528
Controller build 2.0 photos! - Post 536
How to wire my stir motor and what capacitor to use - Post 552
How I insulated my pots and why - Post 575
How we did our Herms coil - Post TBD
Final build immortalized (photos) - Post 576 - 579
Sankey Kegging Info
Original opening post:
I am noticing the wicked consumption of propane on my burner, and with 90 minute boils killing my propane, I am really interested in looking into an electric burner.
I am a jack of all trades (woodworking, cars, building structures, masonry, computers, agriculture, landscaping, etc.), but I know very little about electric. It seems like most people are building their burners from scratch (something which I have little experience).
Are there any suitable off the shelf electric burners out there? I have a 15 gallon set up and right now only have the need for max 10 gallon batches (figure boil volume of 13 gallons).
Does anybody sell these burners, or would be interested in selling one they made?
From what I have read a 5000W-9000W would be the range I am looking for, but would appreciate any advice.
I have dedicated 30 amp breaker in my garage that I was planning on using for the hook up, but none of my lines are set up for 220.
Thanks for advice, and or help.
That said some folks who come across this thread may wish to skip through the initial posts and go to the highlights, as there is a lot of very basic question answering going on for my first build. If that is the case please feel free to use the reference links I have posted below.
REFERENCE POSTS:
How to configure, autotune, etc your PID - Post #307
How to drill your pot for your electric element - Post #335
Brew Build 2.0 Starts! - Post #474
Wiring Diagram for 2.0 (draft) - Post 463
Contactor wiring for power main switch - Post 528
Controller build 2.0 photos! - Post 536
How to wire my stir motor and what capacitor to use - Post 552
How I insulated my pots and why - Post 575
How we did our Herms coil - Post TBD
Final build immortalized (photos) - Post 576 - 579
Sankey Kegging Info
Original opening post:
I am noticing the wicked consumption of propane on my burner, and with 90 minute boils killing my propane, I am really interested in looking into an electric burner.
I am a jack of all trades (woodworking, cars, building structures, masonry, computers, agriculture, landscaping, etc.), but I know very little about electric. It seems like most people are building their burners from scratch (something which I have little experience).
Are there any suitable off the shelf electric burners out there? I have a 15 gallon set up and right now only have the need for max 10 gallon batches (figure boil volume of 13 gallons).
Does anybody sell these burners, or would be interested in selling one they made?
From what I have read a 5000W-9000W would be the range I am looking for, but would appreciate any advice.
I have dedicated 30 amp breaker in my garage that I was planning on using for the hook up, but none of my lines are set up for 220.
Thanks for advice, and or help.