Thanks for all the replies, and advice. I wired it up as suggested, and haven't had any issues with the breaker tripping, 2250 watts at 120V. Two successful brews so far, and hopefully a third tomorrow. I bought a Hotrod heat stick from @Bobby_M after only reaching a simmer on the first brew...
Thanks, I did speak with the manufacturer. The issue is that I have a sort of uncommon element. It's rated for 2250 watts at 120V. The manufacturer of the element chose to integrate the l6 30 plug into the element.
The solution that I came to with the manufacturer of the controller is that...
I recently purchased an EBIAB controller, and I overlooked that the power cord from the controller to the element in the kettle uses two different connectors.
I need to go from controller - l5-20p to element l6-30r.
The l5-20 is labeled for hot neutral and ground, while the l6 30r is labeled...