I just brewed my first 3 gallon biab electric-assisted stovetop batch in my newly converted ekettle. I have mounted the camco ulwd 1500 w 120 v element many people are using. Basically, I use it like most use a heat stick but mine is directly mounted to the kettle. When I boil I leave the element plugged in and control the vigor of the boil by adjusting the stove burner intensity. Neither the stove nor the element can maintain a rolling boil individually.
I did a normal biab, no sparge full volume mash procedure (got 80% efficiency too!). My recipe was a rye pale ale, just under 30% of the grist was rye. After I drained the kettle there was definitely burnt sugars/other kettle material caked on the element. I wasn't even able to even completely get all of it off the element. I think I detect some burnt flavors in the wort as well. I decided to go ahead and ferment the batch because I had already pitched the yeast by the time I tasted the hydrometer sample.
I'm looking for some advise trouble shooting this problem. It doesn't make sense that an uldw element would scorch the wort significantly. I'm thinking that it may be possible that the amount beta-glucan and protein in the rye malt is what led to the scorching? I'd really like to get this working because I can brew more often in my apartment as opposed to going to my brew partners house who has my propane 10 gallon ag system stored in his garage.
I hope someone can help me out, before I give up on this.
I did a normal biab, no sparge full volume mash procedure (got 80% efficiency too!). My recipe was a rye pale ale, just under 30% of the grist was rye. After I drained the kettle there was definitely burnt sugars/other kettle material caked on the element. I wasn't even able to even completely get all of it off the element. I think I detect some burnt flavors in the wort as well. I decided to go ahead and ferment the batch because I had already pitched the yeast by the time I tasted the hydrometer sample.
I'm looking for some advise trouble shooting this problem. It doesn't make sense that an uldw element would scorch the wort significantly. I'm thinking that it may be possible that the amount beta-glucan and protein in the rye malt is what led to the scorching? I'd really like to get this working because I can brew more often in my apartment as opposed to going to my brew partners house who has my propane 10 gallon ag system stored in his garage.
I hope someone can help me out, before I give up on this.