BetterSense
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I already did the calculation on like, page 2. Just plug in whatever numbers you want. It will take about an hour.
Induction cooker?
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johnnyspade
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My whole kitchen stove is induction and I can attest that it's NOT great for a 5 gallon boil. Stick with a propone burner to achieve a good rolling boil at that volume. 2.5 gallon boils are no problem.
BurtConnor
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Ah, I remember now. I think I glossed over it because the UK is on a higher voltage. I'll take another look at that.
EDIT: By the looks of it, we should be able to handle a 3000 watt unit, and potentially bring the time down to around 35 mins
It's not prominently noted anywhere in the title of the product but do note that this unit does require a 220V circuit. They do note it at the very end of description. Just wanted to give a heads-up.
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I got myself 2x1800watt (the household limit). Put side by side. I fill my triclad kettle with 9 gallon of room temperature water. After 2 hours I got my rolling boil.
It might be faster if my kettle could fit entirely on the induction douhnut(ring)
I got myself 2x1800watt (the household limit). Put side by side. I fill my triclad kettle with 9 gallon of room temperature water. After 2 hours I got my rolling boil.
It might be faster if my kettle could fit entirely on the induction douhnut(ring)
Do you think the 2 burners with half coil coverage each is any faster than a single one covering the whole coil? 2 hours seems excessively long.
For reference, I can heat 7-8 gallons in about 45 minutes on my 3500W plate. I do have insulation wrapped around the kettle and 4-8 layers of a thick folded over towel lying on the lid.
Beautiful !
I'm pretty sure everything you said count. The insulation certainly help. I think my kettle could warm way faster if it was on both doughnut.
I've tried to boil 6gallon with only one 1800w. The sad thing happen that I could only bring it to a simmer after 2hours.
I'm happy with this one for myself.
Ps: thanks for the insulation trick.
I'm pretty sure everything you said count. The insulation certainly help. I think my kettle could warm way faster if it was on both doughnut.
I've tried to boil 6gallon with only one 1800w. The sad thing happen that I could only bring it to a simmer after 2hours.
I'm happy with this one for myself.
Ps: thanks for the insulation trick.
Insulation makes a huge difference.
Additionally you can add a 1500-1800W heat stick to your kettle when heating up water. Just plug it into a different circuit as the plates. Use an extension cord from another room perhaps. A GFCI outlet (bathroom) or GFCI addon switch would be advised though. Some heat sticks don't even have a ground wire, so you'd need to attach the ground to your kettle somehow.
Now I wouldn't use the heat stick with wort though, for chance of burning the wort. The heat density on those heat sticks is quite high (large output on a small surface).
