I found some 4500 watt elements locally for 12.50. Iv done some rough calculations and the heating times for 10 gallon AG brewing is acceptable. Using hotwater from the tap, 10 minutes to get my mash water, 20 for sparge, 25 to go from 70C to boiling. Again its very rough, im figuring a 30% heat loss in there as well through stainless keg walls and evap. So my main issue is, will 4500 watts be to much for a rolling boil without any kind of controller? If its to much, Im considering installing two elements in the BK, one smaller and turning the bigger one off once iv reached a rolling boil.
Im hoping to get some advice from people with similar heating power to confirm my predictions. Thanks for your input.
Im hoping to get some advice from people with similar heating power to confirm my predictions. Thanks for your input.