4000w enough for Keggle Brewing??

[KWiK]

Thanks, that makes more sense, that it is tripping the breaker. I was planning on tying the E Stop to a 40 amp contactor coil. Any thoughts on that type of setup?

Thanks again.

 

[P-J]

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I was planning on tying the E Stop to a 40 amp contactor coil. Any thoughts on that type of setup?
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I would not do that. If you choose to go that route, please keep in mind that raw power will still be present within your controller when you disable power through that type of solution.

An E-Stop, after all, stands for "Emergency Stop". No?

 

[lrdgrifter]

Sorry to resurrect this thread yet again, but P-J's second diagram looks like it might work for me, and I had just a few questions.

I'm looking at putting together a 120v eBIAB system, and I was wondering if this system could work like this:

1. Run both burners in automatic mode to bring the water to strike temperature;
2. Run one burner in automatic mode to maintain the temp during mash while running the pump to recycle the hot liquor;
3. Run both burners in automatic mode to bring the hot liquor close to the boil;
4. Run both burners in manual mode to finish the boil.

I'm still trying to learn everything I can about electric brewing, and the actual functioning of the PID is still something I'm fuzzy on.

Thanks.

 

[P-J]

Sorry to resurrect this thread yet again, but P-J's second diagram looks like it might work for me, and I had just a few questions.

I'm looking at putting together a 120v eBIAB system, and I was wondering if this system could work like this:

1. Run both burners in automatic mode to bring the water to strike temperature;
2. Run one burner in automatic mode to maintain the temp during mash while running the pump to recycle the hot liquor;
3. Run both burners in automatic mode to bring the hot liquor close to the boil;
4. Run both burners in manual mode to finish the boil.

I'm still trying to learn everything I can about electric brewing, and the actual functioning of the PID is still something I'm fuzzy on.

Thanks.

That is exactly how you would do it with that setup.

P-J

 

[lrdgrifter]

Thanks for the reassurance, P-J.

 

[tre9er]

I'm still reading up on electric brewing. Is there a method of controlling the element such as you control your stove burner, like a dial you can simply turn up or down rather than a more complicated controller? I'd just like the ability to turn the heat up/down to control the boil but don't necessarily need exact temperature control...yet. I mash in a cooler, so I'd just want to be able to heat strike, sparge and BK as I would on a stove...but without the stove!

 

[BBBF]

I'm still reading up on electric brewing. Is there a method of controlling the element such as you control your stove burner, like a dial you can simply turn up or down rather than a more complicated controller? I'd just like the ability to turn the heat up/down to control the boil but don't necessarily need exact temperature control...yet. I mash in a cooler, so I'd just want to be able to heat strike, sparge and BK as I would on a stove...but without the stove!

Yes. You need something similar to this:
http://www.stilldragon.com/diy-controller.html

 

[Bobby_M]

Agreed, but if it's in the budget, an extra $50 gets you a PID and temp probe so that you can set a target temp and walk away.

 

[Jaimez]

wrong thread... =(