Apartment brewing

[DefinitelyJon]

I'm kinda leaning towards the grainfather just for the simplicity and the space. I know I can get something cheaper that'll work just the same but I'd have to build it and it would take up space with cords, hoses and a controller. The brau supply and brew boss setups do look nice but are basically around the same price

 

[dmcman73]

They are the same (heating wort is heating wort). Both are hot metal in direct contact with wort. One is just more efficient than the other. Even if a burner is only 50% efficient it's still greatly exceeding the output of an electric element. Surface area is the only variable not accounted for well maybe heating material but now we are talking metallurgy and physics. Either way, I'm way out of my league. I know enough to be dangerous and that's about it. But I do think we reading for the same page and book just looking at it from a different angle.

I just re-read your original message and I missed the part about scorching, I thought your question/statement had to do with plain old BTU's for heating the wort, not at what temperature it took to scorch.

 

[TexasWine]

The brau supply and brew boss setups do look nice but are basically around the same price

Brau Supply system, the one with the analog controller (which is what the Grainfather uses), is $330 cheaper than the Grainfather.

Edit: Forgot to mention, my entire Brau Supply system fits inside the brew kettle. Hoses, controller, pump, chiller, everything. Takes up less space than the Grainfather.