Boilovers

Spartan1979 · Mar 14, 2011

I've been reading up and considering electric brewing for a couple of weeks now. One thing I was wondering about was boilovers. When I cut the heat on my propane burner, the boilover subsides almost immediately. Is it the same w/ electric? I know it wouldn't be immediate on our electric stove, but the element not immersed.

passedpawn · Mar 14, 2011

Yes, exactly the same. Except it's easier to get the heat going again.

trigger · Mar 15, 2011

Yea, when the foam gets close to the lip I flip the switch. I give it a couple good stirs and flip the power back on. About a second later it's boiling again.

dmfa200 · Mar 15, 2011

Spartan1979 said:
I've been reading up and considering electric brewing for a couple of weeks now. One thing I was wondering about was boilovers. When I cut the heat on my propane burner, the boilover subsides almost immediately. Is it the same w/ electric? I know it wouldn't be immediate on our electric stove, but the element not immersed.

Yes it will happen with electric brewing, but you eliminate that with a pot with plenty of head space.
I suggest going for a 10 gal pot if doing 5 gal batches, and 20 for 10 gallons.
1/2 barrel kegs make perfect boil kettles, and unless you want the bling of a commercial kettle they can be cheaper.
Everyone here will help you through the process of converting to electric,
so... Just Do It!

SankePankey · Mar 15, 2011

I boil 15.5 gallons in a 17.5 gallon vessel and foam right to the very lip (if that says anything about the quality of control of the heat source).

EDIT: Also one reason I have a GFCI on the brewhouse

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