Hello All... I'm 3 brews in on my Kal-clone-ish system and I have questions about my boil-off rate...
First of all, I'll describe my system for you. I have 15g Spike+ kettles with a 5500w heating element controlled by a Auber Brew Buddy II wired to 240v, the amp meter displays 22.1a at full power.
I've been fine tuning my system, my process and Beersmith. I'm getting close to getting it dialed in but I still had concerns about my boil off rate. I've done a boil-off test twice before but I feel I screwed it up due to still learning the auber. So I did it again...
This time I kept the lid on until it started to boil at about 210*, I then removed the lid and let it go. At first I used 90% power but it seemed more like a simmer so I upped it to 100% because Kal has stated he likes a hard boil so why not? After 15 min. I turned off the power and slapped the lid on. That was Sunday... I lifted the lid this morning and it's down to around 5.25g. I started at 6g. I still need to drain and measure for an accurate reading but 3/4g seems like a lot in 15min. So 3g an hour?
What's your boil off rate?
First of all, I'll describe my system for you. I have 15g Spike+ kettles with a 5500w heating element controlled by a Auber Brew Buddy II wired to 240v, the amp meter displays 22.1a at full power.
I've been fine tuning my system, my process and Beersmith. I'm getting close to getting it dialed in but I still had concerns about my boil off rate. I've done a boil-off test twice before but I feel I screwed it up due to still learning the auber. So I did it again...
This time I kept the lid on until it started to boil at about 210*, I then removed the lid and let it go. At first I used 90% power but it seemed more like a simmer so I upped it to 100% because Kal has stated he likes a hard boil so why not? After 15 min. I turned off the power and slapped the lid on. That was Sunday... I lifted the lid this morning and it's down to around 5.25g. I started at 6g. I still need to drain and measure for an accurate reading but 3/4g seems like a lot in 15min. So 3g an hour?
What's your boil off rate?