Need advise on heating elements

BamaRooster · Nov 3, 2011

I am considering an electrical brewing setup very simple. I was wondering if this was worth a crap or should I just go a different route.

In a nut shell I want a pot to hold say 7 - 8 gallons of water to a striking temp, than I would transfer to an igloo type mash tun and then probably relocate the heating element to the boil pot after sparging.

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/electric-brew-heater-w-15-element.html

Psych · Nov 3, 2011

You'd be able to do it cheaper yourself and would have the benefit of using a much higher power element (dependent of course on your brew area's power situation).

horseinmay · Nov 3, 2011

I used one of these for several years before it fried on me. It takes a while to heat up, but I was using it on a timer so that I could wake up to all the hot water I needed. I would get another one, but I'm thinking of building an E-HLT with more power. The bucket heater is good for heating up water, but not boiling.

http://www.amazon.com/MARSHALLTOWN-Premier-742G-Bucket-Heater/dp/B000BDB4UG/ref=pd_cp_hi_0

BamaRooster · Nov 4, 2011

Thanks for the tip Psych. It looks like this can help me get to all grain brewing allot cheaper and thus faster.

trimpy · Nov 4, 2011

If you have an old PC power cord you could make a 1500-2000 watt version for about $20.

http://www.cedarcreeknetworks.com/heatstick.htm

There is also a basic brewing podcast about the subject:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr04-29-10electric.mp3

also a link to the instructions contained in said podcast:
http://www.3d0g.net/brewing/heatstick

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