Testing of my 240V 30A BIAB eBrew Setup

[Wogman75]

I mostly lurk on these thread but have been slowly building my Recirculating 240V 30A BIAB Electric System for about 3 years now. Finally got around to testing it over the Christmas break from work. I am next planning on installing my stainless steel sink and water setup so I can start brewing in the basement. I went with a false bottom instead of a basket and the element is mounted below the false bottom. I plan to let the bag rest on the false bottom during mash. Let me know what you think or if you have any questions. I credit all the information and ideas I received on these forums. Thanks

 

[Quadrider]

Awesome Setup. Very interested in a similar type system, but was leaning towards a stainless mash basket In lieu of Nylon. Any idea on total Build Cost?

 

[Wogman75]

Awesome Setup. Very interested in a similar type system, but was leaning towards a stainless mash basket In lieu of Nylon. Any idea on total Build Cost?

Thanks, I am almost afraid to know. I kept most receipts somewhere at least for the major items, I'll see if I can pull them together for a cost estimate. I know I got the chugger Pump for Christmas one year and I got a Cereal Killer for Christmas this year. When I started this project there weren't many prebuilt controllers for sale, I know shortly after I started ordering all the components my buddy bought a 1st Gen picoBrew E-BIAB aka (BrewBoss) and has been making good beer ever since. I may be the tortoise but hopefully the beer is good too.

 

[Wogman75]

Ok, I gather up and put together a fairly Comprehensive List of All the parts that went into my build. I imagine I could have maybe bought a kit a little cheaper but I sourced and build everything the way I wanted to do it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5lbXMfk51GxOXYBD6mkYFDLoLFDtD2uGV0VmXWoNws/edit?usp=sharing

 

[nrjones89]

Pretty cool setup. I am a total cheapskate. I am building an eKeggle system for between $300-400.

 

[Wogman75]

I been reading all the threads about the condensers with no overhead vent and wish I had gone that route as I do get a little dripping out the bottom of my fan while doing a full boil. Only thing I had going for me is the previous owner of my home had a Kiln and it vented through the vent I am using for my brewery so I didn't have the cost or pain of trying to figure that out.