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#1 HVB

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Posted 17 April 2017 - 07:32 AM

Threw this 30qt electric kettle together over the weekend with stuff I had laying around.  Plan to use it for 2.5-3.5g batches of big beers that I just do not want a full 5g of.  I did clean the inside of the kettle after the picture was taken.  It is now nice and shiny.

 

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Posted 17 April 2017 - 08:55 AM

Nice!



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Posted 17 April 2017 - 12:15 PM

looks nice.  is this 120V or 240V?



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Posted 17 April 2017 - 12:24 PM

looks nice.  is this 120V or 240V?

You should know me better than that .. Please!!  240v!  For right now it will plug into the same outlet my 15g kettle plugs into and I will just use the same PWM controller.  I have some other parts collecting dust so I may make a separate panel for this one.  Not sure.  Heck, I have a spare pump so I could make a whole separate recirculating system with spare parts.

 

I think my first batch will either be an IIPA, I have not brewed one in years because I cannot drink a keg fast enough or some imperial lager thing. 

 

ETA: thinking about it I just got a bunch of Saison yeast .. maybe I will use it for that.


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Posted 17 April 2017 - 03:07 PM

looks nice.  is this 120V or 240V?

 

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Posted 17 April 2017 - 05:02 PM

That's pretty cool. Every once in awhile I get the urge to do some really small (1-2g) batches but I never get around to it.

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Posted 18 April 2017 - 07:29 AM

You should know me better than that .. Please!!  240v!  For right now it will plug into the same outlet my 15g kettle plugs into and I will just use the same PWM controller.  I have some other parts collecting dust so I may make a separate panel for this one.  Not sure.  Heck, I have a spare pump so I could make a whole separate recirculating system with spare parts.

 

I think my first batch will either be an IIPA, I have not brewed one in years because I cannot drink a keg fast enough or some imperial lager thing. 

 

ETA: thinking about it I just got a bunch of Saison yeast .. maybe I will use it for that.

 

it was a real question!  I would think 120V would be good for 3 gal batches and maybe you were looking to brew in the kitchen?  then again your brew bunker is all indoors and nice so why bother.  I guess I should have thought that through :P



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Posted 18 April 2017 - 08:05 AM

Just for reference:

 

6g -  60*-160* will take a 2000w 120v element about 46 minutes to get there.  Change that to a 4500w 240v element and you are at 21 minutes.

 

6g - 160*-boil will take a 2000w 120v element about 24 minutes and the same for a 4500w 240v element will take 11 minutes.

 

For me the 120v just does not make sense since all my stuff is already in the basement.  I could see someone doing a small one like this with 2-120v elements off of 2 circuits in a kitchen but that would just be more of a PITA for me :)




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