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Depends on what your personal goals for brewing are. I am not a big drinker, but I love the process of brewing - handling fresh brewing ingredients, creating recipes, and trying different styles. One to three gallon size batches are great for that because it encourages you to brew more often...

You are correct, I misread that. Still, 48 / 80 = 60% but I digress at this point. We don't know the final time because he didn't snap a photo of when it hit 97 - 99*C, if at all, which is the range I usually get a roiling boil in. Could have taken another half an hour or more for all we know...

Not sure why you keep cherry picking numbers. What does it matter what the efficiency is for 20C to 90C? The goal is 100C. The overall efficiency of hitting the goal is what matters, not some cherry picked number to make the efficiency look better than it was. If his efficiency went down...

Doh! My bad. I'll be the first to admit I made a math error. My calculator was set to a 40 gallon pot size and I didn't change that value. So re-checking my calculations based on the formula at the Physics Classroom, the real math is... Calculate the delta between start and goal temp Start...

No, I understood the efficiency you meant, which is why I questioned the 80%. If an immersed element is 90%, how can an external one be 80% that has to heat both the pot and the water. That doesn't pass the smell test. I also question the results. The amount of energy needed to boil water/wort...

Not sure where you are coming up with your efficiency factor or what you are basing it on, but heating in general with electricity tends to be highly efficient compared to other heat sources. That is because it has a low energy content (3,412 BTU) per unit of measure (kilowatt) versus a fuel...

You seem to think the debate is that we are saying it can't be done with 2000 watts. But no one is saying that. We're just saying it won't be efficient. You have to factor in all the math; starting water temperature, the differential between that temp and boiling temp, the volume of wort, how...

+ *You can add boiling wort to the bucket directly and chill in it - either with an I/C or by sticking it in a fridge - the better bottle would melt.

Good luck with your experiment! The idea with elements is that you are heating the water directly, therefore more efficient and quicker heating. That is the major benefit (as well as enhanced temperature control) versus external heat sources where you have to heat the vessel prior to heating the...

Those are reasonable questions to ask. Yes, most of my batches were actually full volume BIAB. I started off with a couple batches of extract and they came out really good and I was hooked. Like a lot of new brewers did, I jumped in full bore and bought the equipment to do traditional three...

So as an experienced brewer with 50+ brews under my belt, I should just ignore that experience and just no-sparge BIAB? How do you think I progressed, probably the same as you right? Of course I have done extract brewing, of course I have done traditional three pot all grain, and of course I...

Don't be a dbag. The guy asked for suggestions and I gave some based on my experience. I even posted a picture of my setup that matches the description of his setup, minus the optional recirculating mash system. Just because the described process is slightly different, doesn't make it any less...

I prefer to stick with the John Palmer (How to Brew) recommendation: "The grist/water ratio is another factor influencing the performance of the mash. A thinner mash of >2 quarts of water per pound of grain dilutes the relative concentration of the enzymes, slowing the conversion, but...

1 to 1.5 quarts of water per lb of grain. You used too much water assuming you were going for 6.5 gallon boil at 60 minutes (1 gallon boil off for 5.5 gallons into the fermenter). Usually I'll mash 4 gallons and sparge with 3 gallons. Don't over crush the grains either, you don't need to crush...

You're right, most big companies have gone over to Linux on the server side. Seems to have been a lot of break-ins and data stolen from these same big companies lately as well... Linux's openness is also it's bain. There are so many people contributing code now, that there is no way to properly...

There's no argument, there is the electrical code which is extremely clear - 80% with no exceptions for the type of load, and there are the people who will do whatever they want safety be damned. Do what you want, but don't provide inaccurate and bad advice to new electric brewers, especially...

National Electric Code BASIC NEC CODE RULES AND DESIGN PRACTICE Wire Ampacity and Size 1. Maximum loading for any branch circuit is 80% of rating of circuit for ampacity of wire for any load. NEC 220-2, use NEC 310-16 for ampacity. This applies to not more than 3 phase conductors in 1...

Depends on your total amp load. Say you have one element going using 30A, that leaves you 10A (at a safe 80% capacity rating) to run everything else, at the same time. So in that case you couldn't run a second element at the same time as the first one. But you might be able to run a pump, and/or...

Woot woot, great giveaway!

Yep that is why I love brewing in the winter. Free ice!