HDIr0n
Well-Known Member
So I will be buying a house soon, the one we are considering the most and the way I am leaning towards configuring my brewery is having 30A service and a 15A service in the garage. So this is what I am thinking as a setup. Having everything controlled by Auber PIDs, a 5500w/4500w in the HLT , a RIMS tube to control the MLT w/1500w element, for my BK using a 4500w element. I am also going to build a weldless 1550 style stand.
Right now I have a HERMS setup with a HLT 1500w element controlled by a Johnson Controlls A419, it is amazingly slow and doesn't allow me to really step mash, and takes forever when I batch sparge to bring the mash up to 170 for mash out.
So for advice, I am on the fence about having the RIMS tube at all, and just keep my HERMS setup only upgrading the heating element to accommodate the new 30A service that I will have available. I will look into how much it will be to make that 60/50A, although I am pretty sure it will cost too much to get the house service upgraded to 200A from 150A. So should I just have a simple 2 PID selectable element for BK & HLT or do a 3 PID and control the mash with a RIMS tube? What would you do? Another wrench to throw in there is there is a natural gas line that I could tap into for the BK.
Thoughts? Sorry for the short novel.
Thanks,
-G
Right now I have a HERMS setup with a HLT 1500w element controlled by a Johnson Controlls A419, it is amazingly slow and doesn't allow me to really step mash, and takes forever when I batch sparge to bring the mash up to 170 for mash out.
So for advice, I am on the fence about having the RIMS tube at all, and just keep my HERMS setup only upgrading the heating element to accommodate the new 30A service that I will have available. I will look into how much it will be to make that 60/50A, although I am pretty sure it will cost too much to get the house service upgraded to 200A from 150A. So should I just have a simple 2 PID selectable element for BK & HLT or do a 3 PID and control the mash with a RIMS tube? What would you do? Another wrench to throw in there is there is a natural gas line that I could tap into for the BK.
Thoughts? Sorry for the short novel.
Thanks,
-G