Took the new Ebrewery out for its first batch yesterday. Did a nice big Black IpA with lots of Amarillo and Simcoe. Everything went pretty darn good. I was a few points high than what I set the recipe up for which was 75%. I decided to go a little low thinking the manifold I built really wasn't up to the proper geometry of my MT. Ended up with 80% on the day which is the number I have always gotten and am pleased with. I took a quick video of the panel during the RIMS and sparge water heating processes. I'm very pleased I decided to go with a 50 amp brewery instead of 30 amps. Lots of power. I did have a hard time with the boil. It was just in my head really. A electric boil looks different from a gas boil because the element is pulsed. Nothing wrong with it just different.
I also decided to set the BK PID to automatic or temperature while fly sparging. I set it to 208* as I was sparging it kept the wort at 208*. Once I was done sparging I set it to manual mode and was getting a great boil at 75%. It didnt take long at all to come to a boil after my sparge because I only needed a few degrees to get there. I really like the PIDS and how they control heat. They wont allow temps to overshoot and will hold it there. So much nicer than messing around with gas valves all the time. Set it and forget it. Other than that there is zero automation in brewing electric. Here is a quick video.
https://vid113.photo...zpsoel9umzi.mp4
Manifold. I took a little flack on its design but it proved itself worthy. Im going to tweak a few things but other than that Im done and back in the saddle after just a few months off from brewing.
Edited by BlKtRe, 17 January 2015 - 11:01 AM.