Looking at a new system and considering heat times.
The Grainfather G40 has a 3300W heating potentional in the US:
Heat to Strike:
@ 90% efficiency - 4 gallons of 58F water to 160F would be about 20 minutes.
Heat to Boil after sparge:
@ 90% efficiency - 6.5 gallons of 155F water to 210F would be about 16 minutes.
A 5500W element has a 5500W heating potentional in the US ... there's a joke in there somewhere...):
Heat to Strike:
@ 90% efficiency - 4 gallons of 58F water to 160F would be about 12 minutes.
Heat to Boil after sparge:
@ 90% efficiency - 6.5 gallons of 155F water to 210F would be about 10 minutes.
This is the calculator I've used:
Water Heating Time Calculator (gettopics.com)
The Grainfather G40 wait times would be about 35 - 45 minutes for getting up to strike *and* boiling temperatures.
The 5500W element wait times would be about 20 - 30 minutes for getting up to strike *and* boiling temperatures.
Can anyone with the Grainfather G40 and/or a 5500W element confirm these times or provide real world, first hand experience numbers?
The Grainfather G40 has a 3300W heating potentional in the US:
Heat to Strike:
@ 90% efficiency - 4 gallons of 58F water to 160F would be about 20 minutes.
Heat to Boil after sparge:
@ 90% efficiency - 6.5 gallons of 155F water to 210F would be about 16 minutes.
A 5500W element has a 5500W heating potentional in the US ... there's a joke in there somewhere...):
Heat to Strike:
@ 90% efficiency - 4 gallons of 58F water to 160F would be about 12 minutes.
Heat to Boil after sparge:
@ 90% efficiency - 6.5 gallons of 155F water to 210F would be about 10 minutes.
This is the calculator I've used:
Water Heating Time Calculator (gettopics.com)
The Grainfather G40 wait times would be about 35 - 45 minutes for getting up to strike *and* boiling temperatures.
The 5500W element wait times would be about 20 - 30 minutes for getting up to strike *and* boiling temperatures.
Can anyone with the Grainfather G40 and/or a 5500W element confirm these times or provide real world, first hand experience numbers?