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I'm pretty sure the element in my system is lower wattage than that and it is able to get a good boil going in a reasonable time. Add in some insulation and there should be no problem at all.

I know that resurrecting old threads is sometimes frowned upon, but I wanted to provide an update on this one. I went with the hot water urn that I mentioned in the first post, replace the crap tap, and made a insulated jacket for it. My average brew day is about 4.5 hours long, and I do not...

I'm just passing along the method that seemed to work for me. Boiling the honey on the stove seems to be a fairly controllable way of caramelizing honey. Hot spots might be a problem in some cases, but once the honey is hot it is pretty fluid, so I don't think it would burn for quite a while...

I've made a couple of bochets, and it's my understanding that while some of the sugars caramelize into unfermentables, it happens slowly. I've never had a problem with attenuation in my bochets. Also, I think the boil is usually done based on time, rather than temperature. You boil the honey...

I usually brew 2.5 gallon batches, so 1350W should be enough to get a good boil. It claims that it will get it up to boiling, and I figure if its too slow a cheap heat stick will help it along. I'm most interesting in the temperature for mashing anyways. thanks

According to the amazon Q/A for the urn I linked, it has a usable capacity of about 5.5 gallons and the element is 1350W. Definitely wont be the fastest, but since it doesn't sound like there are any gotchas, I think I will buy one and give it a try. Thanks for the advice everyone!

I recently came across the idea of using hot water urns used at catering events for keeping coffee and other beverages hot as a mash tun/boil kettle. After a little research it sounds like this type of this is common overseas with 240V power, but I haven't found much about it being used in the...

Okay, I guess hot, neutral, and ground are the right designations. What I was getting at is having the two hots, neutrals, and grounds from each circuit each connecting to a different terminal bar, and then using a lower gauge wire to go from the terminal bars to other components. I was...

I am doing some research into building an eBIAB+boil kettle with a 1650W heating element and a small pump. After looking at the circuit breakers in my house, it looks like they are all at least 20A. I am not confident that all of the wiring on these circuits is at least 12 gauge to handle the...