I'm about to start working on a control panel so I can go electric and wanted to get some thoughts on doing a 50 amp panel vs a 30 amp panel. Since I recently bought a gas stove, I am no longer using the 50 amp circuit that my old electric stove was on. Since the area where I will be brewing is directly beneath the kitchen, I was able to just remove the outlet and push the wire back through the floor and I now have a 50 amp line where I want to set up my new brewery. The existing wiring is 3 conductor with a ground so all I have to do is wire up a spa panel for my GFCI and then install a new outlet.
I had always planned on building a 30 amp panel since I don't really ever see myself doing back to back batches but now that I have a 50 amp circuit already set up, I'm wondering if I should just build a 50 amp panel.
If I want to go with a 30 amp panel, can I just replace the 50 amp breaker in the main panel with a 30 amp one and still use the 6 gauge wire that is already run?
Will it be much more expensive to build a 50 amp panel? I haven't really looked into it yet but I know that the parts for a 30 amp panel are less expensive and easier to find.
Will I save much money going 30 amp since I don't really need to do back to back batches or should I just do 50 amp now since I can in case I ever decide to upgrade or start doing back to back batches?
I had always planned on building a 30 amp panel since I don't really ever see myself doing back to back batches but now that I have a 50 amp circuit already set up, I'm wondering if I should just build a 50 amp panel.
If I want to go with a 30 amp panel, can I just replace the 50 amp breaker in the main panel with a 30 amp one and still use the 6 gauge wire that is already run?
Will it be much more expensive to build a 50 amp panel? I haven't really looked into it yet but I know that the parts for a 30 amp panel are less expensive and easier to find.
Will I save much money going 30 amp since I don't really need to do back to back batches or should I just do 50 amp now since I can in case I ever decide to upgrade or start doing back to back batches?