Beavdowg
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One of the things that annoys me when brewing is the inexact dance of trying to get my strike and sparge water temps spot on. Since it all starts here I feel this is a pretty important step to nail. So what I'd like to build to simplify this step in brewing is a HLT that is electrically heated. I have a converted sanke that I could use to modify/convert to a heated HLT. I have absolutely no experience in this type of thing and not really any knowledge of electricity so I'm looking for some guidance, maybe some directions to follow so that I can build a HLT that is heated with an element that is controlled with a temp controller so that I can simply dial in, say 168*F, and my water in my HLT will be heated and held to 168*F, or obviously whatever temperature I desire. This seems like it would be pretty simple, just a matter of installing an element into the HLT and wiring in the Johnson digital controller. Is it this easy? If so, would some of you mind sharing some pictures of a similar setup and/or sharing some specific directions?
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