IowaHomeBrewer
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Hi All,
Recently built my indoor electric brewery, went with a BIAB solution from High Gravity.
The heating element is 4500 watts, so I think I need 255 CFM (based on Kal's article http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/ventilation).
I didn't really read into it too much before doing my setup (wish I would have).
I built a frame for a normal range hood for a stove and installed one there and vented it outside. I think the fan included is at 90 CFM.
As I brew, I see the steam all leaving but the condensation collects on the range hood and dripped back into the boil kettle. The batches I've brewed are still fermenting, so its really hard to say how it impacts the beer but I'm sure there will be an impact.
Obviously I need to bump up the CFM.
My question is, do the CFM values stack? Example, if I install a 190 CFM inline fan in my ventilation ducts and keep the 90 CFM fan on the hood, and both are active, is my CFM rating at 280? I ask this because I see fans for 190 CFM for like $30, but a fan for $255 adds significant cost and I'd like to keep cost down so my wife doesn't disown me.
Recently built my indoor electric brewery, went with a BIAB solution from High Gravity.
The heating element is 4500 watts, so I think I need 255 CFM (based on Kal's article http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/ventilation).
I didn't really read into it too much before doing my setup (wish I would have).
I built a frame for a normal range hood for a stove and installed one there and vented it outside. I think the fan included is at 90 CFM.
As I brew, I see the steam all leaving but the condensation collects on the range hood and dripped back into the boil kettle. The batches I've brewed are still fermenting, so its really hard to say how it impacts the beer but I'm sure there will be an impact.
Obviously I need to bump up the CFM.
My question is, do the CFM values stack? Example, if I install a 190 CFM inline fan in my ventilation ducts and keep the 90 CFM fan on the hood, and both are active, is my CFM rating at 280? I ask this because I see fans for 190 CFM for like $30, but a fan for $255 adds significant cost and I'd like to keep cost down so my wife doesn't disown me.