Currently, I do single vessel BIAB (5 gallon batches) in my backyard. I really want to move my operation inside - I've basically had to take the winters off from brewing, *maybe* squeezing in one or two if I'm lucky, and I'm tired of being dependent on weather/daylight/etc for my brewing hobby.
I want to move inside, but I can't decide how to do it. I don't have a garage, so that's out. I have a gas stove and a laundry room just off the kitchen with a 240V dryer outlet. For a while I was considering a 240V, 2-vessel HERMS system. I've brewed with a buddy who has a similar setup and really enjoyed it - the problem is, I don't have the ability or confidence to mess with 240V wiring myself, so I'd at minimum have to shell out for a prebuilt controller, and my costs for a system like that were rapidly heading towards the $1k mark.
Now I'm considering some sort of hybrid electric/stovetop system, so I don't have to mess with wiring, but even then my costs keep going up...
What's the cheapest way for me to brew inside?
I want to move inside, but I can't decide how to do it. I don't have a garage, so that's out. I have a gas stove and a laundry room just off the kitchen with a 240V dryer outlet. For a while I was considering a 240V, 2-vessel HERMS system. I've brewed with a buddy who has a similar setup and really enjoyed it - the problem is, I don't have the ability or confidence to mess with 240V wiring myself, so I'd at minimum have to shell out for a prebuilt controller, and my costs for a system like that were rapidly heading towards the $1k mark.
Now I'm considering some sort of hybrid electric/stovetop system, so I don't have to mess with wiring, but even then my costs keep going up...
What's the cheapest way for me to brew inside?