I was hoping on some opinions or insite from those that have done this.
Here is what I am going to built.
I will have a 1.5" tri clover tube 30" long
one end will have a Tee
A heater will be inserted through the tee and the tube.
The other branch of the tee will have the inlet for the wort
The other end of the tube will have a 90 degree elbow for wort out.
I will be using a 36" long 3/4" dia. cartridge heater with a pipe thread fitting at one end.
First and most importatly what is the watt density I want to stay below when building this and what wattage would be required to hold a constant mash temp? What would be needed to raise the temp for a mash out?
2000w would give me a watt density of 23.579
1500w would give me a watt density of 17.684
2000w puts me at 16.66 amps I only have a 20 amp circut right now.
Here is what I am going to built.
I will have a 1.5" tri clover tube 30" long
one end will have a Tee
A heater will be inserted through the tee and the tube.
The other branch of the tee will have the inlet for the wort
The other end of the tube will have a 90 degree elbow for wort out.
I will be using a 36" long 3/4" dia. cartridge heater with a pipe thread fitting at one end.
First and most importatly what is the watt density I want to stay below when building this and what wattage would be required to hold a constant mash temp? What would be needed to raise the temp for a mash out?
2000w would give me a watt density of 23.579
1500w would give me a watt density of 17.684
2000w puts me at 16.66 amps I only have a 20 amp circut right now.