Hey all,
So I used to be very active on this board, but have fallen off. I had moved to a tiny apartment, and had a couple kids, so life got in the way.
Now, my wife and I are looking to finally buy a house, and I'm already looking to the future. I'd like to build an electric brewery, and I'm looking for opinions.
I had wired up a heat stick that ran off 120v, and that didn't work super well. I mean, well enough, but still. Looks like this Brewcoil is a pretty sweet invent that wasn't around when I stopped brewing.
The home we're in negotiations for has a couple 120v outlets in the garage, so I'm thinking I can make a nice brewstand there, and I see the Boilcoil comes in a 120v model. I guess I'm wondering if it's even worth it to use 120 if I would move up to 240 eventually, but if the 120 model works fine then I see no reason to move up.
I plan on having an electric HLT, and an electric keggle. Also, plan pretty much to split evenly between 5 and 10 gal batches. 10 just to have beer around, and 5 to do "special" beers (DIPAs and whatnot).
So, what are the thoughts on best practices for electric brewing?
Thanks guys, glad to be back.