Well, the system performed flawlessly. I could keep a good boil in 7 gallons at 70% power, and having the PID controlled HLT was sooooooo nice!
-Joe
Sorry I missed the inaugural brew! Glad to hear it went so well.
Well, the system performed flawlessly. I could keep a good boil in 7 gallons at 70% power, and having the PID controlled HLT was sooooooo nice!
-Joe
Other than all over my floor, you mean?Congrats on your first brew on the new system, Joe! Looks like you'll have a nice setup. Let us know how the beer turns out.
I timed how long it takes to heat my strike water today, for those who are curious.
To heat 15 gallons of 56F water to 180F on a 75F day in an uninsulated stainless vessel with a single, 5500 watt element took 1 hour 10 minutes.
According to my calculator, that's 59% efficient. I'm planning to insulate the tuns at some point. It'll be interesting to see how much that improves things.
-Joe
This calculator, while in metric units, also comes up with 50 minutes.
I'm still looking for others, but seems like I'm in the ballpark.
-Joe
Are you putting in 5500 watts? They're in KW, so you need to put 5.5 in.That calculator you linked to didn't work for me- kept telling me "1" minute to reach the correct temperature!
I timed how long it takes to heat my strike water today, for those who are curious.
To heat 15 gallons of 56F water to 180F on a 75F day in an uninsulated stainless vessel with a single, 5500 watt element took 1 hour 10 minutes.
-Joe
Yeah, I'm sure there can be a wide fluctuation in actual BTU output. Which could well account for my lower efficiency.
Are you putting in 5500 watts? They're in KW, so you need to put 5.5 in.
-Joe
Ok kids, we're ready for power! First, I thought you might like a glimpse into the chaos that is my workbench...
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