Hello all,
I am in the midst of attempting to figure out all of this swapping from propane to electric at my new house.
I currently have the GFCI in place with a 60 amp GFCI in the spa panel all wired and ready for the brew panel feed, which is using 6-3 with ground. My plan is since I have a HERMS setup with the euro kegs which are about 1 gal shy of our US kegs i have been brewing on them for many years now and with the need to heat the mash water and dough in then reheat the water for the HERMS coil, I was wanting a panel with enough juice to be able to heat the mash water in the HLT as well as heat the water for the HERMS coil in the boil at the same time to save an incredible amount of time. I would like to use a 4500 watt element in both the HLT and the boil, I know the 60 amp service is overkill for this but the spa panel and breakers were a steal when I found them so I grabbed them.
My big question for all of you who have helped soo many before me is to find the best parts for what I would like to accomplish.
The Panel I plan on using.
I am planning on using this PID for the HLT.
And this Potentiometer for the Boil.
Ideally I would like to use illuminated switches just to keep things simple for 2 chugger pumps and both of the elements.
I would love to see what you all would recommend as far as the rest of the workings for the internals like the contactors wiring etc without draining me dry.
I'm sure this has been gone over in detail before but just seeing if i can find one that's more tailored to what I am trying to accomplish.
Thank you all for any and all help in this exciting adventure.
I am in the midst of attempting to figure out all of this swapping from propane to electric at my new house.
I currently have the GFCI in place with a 60 amp GFCI in the spa panel all wired and ready for the brew panel feed, which is using 6-3 with ground. My plan is since I have a HERMS setup with the euro kegs which are about 1 gal shy of our US kegs i have been brewing on them for many years now and with the need to heat the mash water and dough in then reheat the water for the HERMS coil, I was wanting a panel with enough juice to be able to heat the mash water in the HLT as well as heat the water for the HERMS coil in the boil at the same time to save an incredible amount of time. I would like to use a 4500 watt element in both the HLT and the boil, I know the 60 amp service is overkill for this but the spa panel and breakers were a steal when I found them so I grabbed them.
My big question for all of you who have helped soo many before me is to find the best parts for what I would like to accomplish.
The Panel I plan on using.
I am planning on using this PID for the HLT.
And this Potentiometer for the Boil.
Ideally I would like to use illuminated switches just to keep things simple for 2 chugger pumps and both of the elements.
I would love to see what you all would recommend as far as the rest of the workings for the internals like the contactors wiring etc without draining me dry.
I'm sure this has been gone over in detail before but just seeing if i can find one that's more tailored to what I am trying to accomplish.
Thank you all for any and all help in this exciting adventure.