Hi guys,
Well I've had it with propane. It seems as a neighbors fart will cause the flame to go out and I'm moving on up. I had a friend rebuild his electric kettle and I was able to nab a full sized keg with the basket and all necessary holes drilled. He gave me two Camco 02852 units which are 1500 watts at 120 volts. I have a garage I'll be brewing in, and have two circuits available, one 20A the other 15A. About 5 feet inside the garage door, I have a laundry room with a 30A 240 plug for the dryer.
I'm slightly torn between using the two circuits, or using the 240 with an extension cord. I have the coils, which are so cheap it's not that big of a deal to replace if I'm going to 240.
My "plan" is this, use the two circuits when I need the real heat, and one for the mash. I've been reading and researching to the point where I think I'm actually getting dumber, but I've got to at least make the decision between the two 120 circuits, or the one 240.
I read through the "woes of a 120v brewer" and am really not that concerned about using the two 120v circuits.
Mike
Well I've had it with propane. It seems as a neighbors fart will cause the flame to go out and I'm moving on up. I had a friend rebuild his electric kettle and I was able to nab a full sized keg with the basket and all necessary holes drilled. He gave me two Camco 02852 units which are 1500 watts at 120 volts. I have a garage I'll be brewing in, and have two circuits available, one 20A the other 15A. About 5 feet inside the garage door, I have a laundry room with a 30A 240 plug for the dryer.
I'm slightly torn between using the two circuits, or using the 240 with an extension cord. I have the coils, which are so cheap it's not that big of a deal to replace if I'm going to 240.
My "plan" is this, use the two circuits when I need the real heat, and one for the mash. I've been reading and researching to the point where I think I'm actually getting dumber, but I've got to at least make the decision between the two 120 circuits, or the one 240.
I read through the "woes of a 120v brewer" and am really not that concerned about using the two 120v circuits.
Mike