Liveforliving
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I'm working on my electric build and am about to buy my heating elements.
My plan is to get a 5500w ripple heating element for the boil kettle
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/element5500_ripple.htm
And I was planning on just one 5500w for the HLT
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/element5500.htm
My boil kettle is 25 gallons and my HLT is 25 gallons. For the most part, I'm planning on doing 10 gallon batches, but may move to 15+ in the future. The HLT will also be used for HERMS
Is one 5500w element is enough for the HLT? Should I add a second one to it?
I assume that one ripple element is enough for the kettle since it doesn't have to heat up the wort by a high quantity.
Also, is the HERMS coil going to rest on the heating element(s)? Is that bad, or do I do something to prevent that?
My plan is to get a 5500w ripple heating element for the boil kettle
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/element5500_ripple.htm
And I was planning on just one 5500w for the HLT
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/element5500.htm
My boil kettle is 25 gallons and my HLT is 25 gallons. For the most part, I'm planning on doing 10 gallon batches, but may move to 15+ in the future. The HLT will also be used for HERMS
Is one 5500w element is enough for the HLT? Should I add a second one to it?
I assume that one ripple element is enough for the kettle since it doesn't have to heat up the wort by a high quantity.
Also, is the HERMS coil going to rest on the heating element(s)? Is that bad, or do I do something to prevent that?