gwaugh
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I posted this over on Kal's forum as well but thought I would post here too for more input
Hi everyone. I am in the planning stages of an electric build after the bitter cold Midwest winter we just had and I have a few questions.
I brew 5 gallon batches. I know every comment and every article states that you will always end up wanting bigger down the road but, I have yet to have any desire for more volume after 3 years. The majority of my friends here are BMC drinkers, my wife does like beer but drinks far less volume than I do, and I like both variety and the process of brewing. I simply don't see myself going any larger in batch size.
The questions I have are regarding the kettle sizes. I currently have 1 Blichmann 10 gal and batch sparge with a cooler and an old 8 gallon HLT on propane. I was going to purchase 2 more Blichmann 10's but I am concerned about the following:
1) Having enough room and clearance in the HLT for both the HERMS coil and the element.
2) Having enough room and clearance in the boil kettle for the Stainless rippled elements at BrewHardware combined with the hopblocker Kal offers
3) If I was to go larger on pot size to alleviate the above two concerns then will I have any issues doing 5 gallon batches in a 20 gallon kettle. I usually end with 6 gallons post boil. Of course there is the added expense of buying 3- $450.00 kettles, which my wife would not really like too much.
Has anyone built Kals system using 10 gallon pots? I would love to hear their experiences and any tips.
Cheers
Hi everyone. I am in the planning stages of an electric build after the bitter cold Midwest winter we just had and I have a few questions.
I brew 5 gallon batches. I know every comment and every article states that you will always end up wanting bigger down the road but, I have yet to have any desire for more volume after 3 years. The majority of my friends here are BMC drinkers, my wife does like beer but drinks far less volume than I do, and I like both variety and the process of brewing. I simply don't see myself going any larger in batch size.
The questions I have are regarding the kettle sizes. I currently have 1 Blichmann 10 gal and batch sparge with a cooler and an old 8 gallon HLT on propane. I was going to purchase 2 more Blichmann 10's but I am concerned about the following:
1) Having enough room and clearance in the HLT for both the HERMS coil and the element.
2) Having enough room and clearance in the boil kettle for the Stainless rippled elements at BrewHardware combined with the hopblocker Kal offers
3) If I was to go larger on pot size to alleviate the above two concerns then will I have any issues doing 5 gallon batches in a 20 gallon kettle. I usually end with 6 gallons post boil. Of course there is the added expense of buying 3- $450.00 kettles, which my wife would not really like too much.
Has anyone built Kals system using 10 gallon pots? I would love to hear their experiences and any tips.
Cheers