I typically end up doing 10-gallon batches nowadays. Sometimes, that means 5 for the kegerator and 5 for a festival. Other times, I'll split into separate fermenters that get a different yeast/dry hop treatment. This keeps a bit of variety in the lineup but makes the most out of a brew day!
Appreciate all of your feedback on this front. It's been super helpful.
Two pictures of the full interior are attached here. The heating element is 5500W.
Looks like 10 gauge wire is what they used on the wattage side of things.
Background: I bought a used 2-vessel electrical system a couple of years ago from someone who had largely assembled the control panel themselves.
It had worked great for me for 20+ batches but I noticed that it was failing to heat for a brew session a few months back. I noticed that the...