Aberrix
Active Member
New home brewer, long time DIY/tinker... I'm doing stove-top extract brewing right now but love the DIY nature of home brewing. I recently came into possession of 3 sanke kegs (hooray!). I have dreams of building a full brew stand. But like most, finances prevent me from doing it all at once. So I'm trying to plan things out in steps/phases.
What I'd like to do is build an electric boil kettle that will allow me to still do extract brewing (for now) with the intent of being able to add-on a MT and HTL in the future. (HERMS? RIMS? I'm undecided and uneducated on both)
here is my shopping list for the boil kettle;
1. 5500W Heating Element - What should I get and from where?
2. PID - Auber Instruments SYL-2352 (stealing ideas/parts list from theelectricbrewery.com)
3. 40A SSR - Also from Auber
4. SSR Heatsink - Also from Auber
5. box to put it all in
6. misc wiring
So standard keggle fittings aside, what else am I looking missing?
let me ask the quick question, are SSR's created equally? I found a 40A SSR + heatsink on eBay for $14/shipped but I am from the school of "you get what you pay for" so I am a bit hesitant, especially when it involves electricity.
What I'd like to do is build an electric boil kettle that will allow me to still do extract brewing (for now) with the intent of being able to add-on a MT and HTL in the future. (HERMS? RIMS? I'm undecided and uneducated on both)
here is my shopping list for the boil kettle;
1. 5500W Heating Element - What should I get and from where?
2. PID - Auber Instruments SYL-2352 (stealing ideas/parts list from theelectricbrewery.com)
3. 40A SSR - Also from Auber
4. SSR Heatsink - Also from Auber
5. box to put it all in
6. misc wiring
So standard keggle fittings aside, what else am I looking missing?
let me ask the quick question, are SSR's created equally? I found a 40A SSR + heatsink on eBay for $14/shipped but I am from the school of "you get what you pay for" so I am a bit hesitant, especially when it involves electricity.