milesvdustin
Well-Known Member
Hello all! As some of you have read, a few months ago I was planning on building a RIMS system with two march pumps. 5500w for the kettle, 2000w for the RIMS, and nothing in the HLT, planned on running a 50A gfi breaker to be able to run it all at once and heat strike water as the mash was going. Well, I have a cooler for my MLT and HLT, 10 Gal rubbermaids to be exact. MY method of brewing now, is to heat strike water over propane, then mash in, and while mashing heat the sparge water over propane and then put it in the hlt, then mashout, sparge, and start the boil.
So here is my question. I am not really wanting to change my process too much. Would it be practical to put a 5500w element in my kettle, with a one pid control panel to power it? BEcause i could still heat my strike water in the kettle, then mash in, and while the mash rests i could heat the sparge water and then put it in the hlt. I would run this with one march pump on 30a service. I could even use two march pumps as the kettle would not be activated during liquid transfers anyhow. But one would be cost effective if possible. I would use quick disconnects and 1/2" valves on everything.
Thoughts?
So here is my question. I am not really wanting to change my process too much. Would it be practical to put a 5500w element in my kettle, with a one pid control panel to power it? BEcause i could still heat my strike water in the kettle, then mash in, and while the mash rests i could heat the sparge water and then put it in the hlt. I would run this with one march pump on 30a service. I could even use two march pumps as the kettle would not be activated during liquid transfers anyhow. But one would be cost effective if possible. I would use quick disconnects and 1/2" valves on everything.
Thoughts?