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Post by Leftympfrmde on Apr 9, 2020 8:06:23 GMT -6
I started a thread over the other forum as a chronical of my change over to electric. I'll post those pics if anyone else wants to see them.
Just finished wiring up the high voltage side of the box- all that's left is the control voltage side for the PIDs. Waiting on some wire.
The inside of the box is a rat nest at the moment, but nothing ty-raps cant fix. Just wanted to share.
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Post by drez on Apr 9, 2020 8:52:26 GMT -6
Fail .. no Flux Capacitor!
Once you go electric you wonder what took you so long.
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Apr 9, 2020 9:11:47 GMT -6
The supply house didn't have any Flux Capacitors rated for 1.21 jigawatts.  |
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Post by Ken on Apr 9, 2020 9:14:03 GMT -6
Other than the fact that you don't have to go outside (Nancies!  ), give me all the benefits of going electric. |
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Post by drez on Apr 9, 2020 9:19:15 GMT -6
Other than the fact that you don't have to go outside (Nancies! ), give me all the benefits of going electric. - No noise from a propane burner
- Ultimate temp control
- Easy to set up so you can have water warm when you wake up
Inside - Heat goes right into the wort and not around it like a flame
- It is cool!
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Post by jkor on Apr 9, 2020 9:26:50 GMT -6
It's going to take a LONG time to get to a boil with 65 watts.
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Apr 9, 2020 9:29:40 GMT -6
Other than the fact that you don't have to go outside (Nancies! ), give me all the benefits of going electric. -Never have to worry about running out or picking up Propane -no nasty fumes to worry about, so brewing indoors! (I've been a garage brewer since day one..lol) -programmable temperature control, so no babysitting or jockeying around with the burner. -efficient use of energy. all the heat is in the vessel your using. -it shaves off a lot of time waiting for water/wort to heat up. con: - start up price is significantly more pricey then a propane set up. I did everything DIY, sourcing out good parts without breaking the bank, waiting on sales, etc. I think total cost for everything, which includes new kettles, exhaust fan, 50 amp GFI Breaker and some specialty parts from brewhardware.com, off the hand, I have a little over a grand wrapped up in this. turn key systems are close to 5 grand, as a comparison. |
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Apr 9, 2020 9:33:33 GMT -6
It's going to take a LONG time to get to a boil with 65 watts. lol- that's the goofy name for the brewery. before installing florescent lights in the garage, all the light to be had was a single 65 watt incandescent lamp from the garage door opener. my 3rd or 4th brew was at night, and the name just stuck in my head. |
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Post by jkor on Apr 9, 2020 10:15:41 GMT -6
The good news is 65W of LEDs will be about as bright as the sun. I have a couple of 150W LED fixtures I bought to light up the basketball area outside my barn. I got two but it really only takes one to light up the area enough to play. Don't look directly into the light!!! |
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Post by Leftympfrmde on Apr 12, 2020 10:27:13 GMT -6
The good news is 65W of LEDs will be about as bright as the sun. I have a couple of 150W LED fixtures I bought to light up the basketball area outside my barn. I got two but it really only takes one to light up the area enough to play. Don't look directly into the light!!! Been installing/maintaining alot of LED lighting at work; parking lot pole lights, interior lights, etc. They work great! Until they take a crap; what I cant stand about these fixtures, no serviceable parts. Just buy a new fixture! |
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Post by jkor on Apr 12, 2020 16:29:08 GMT -6
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), give me all the benefits of going electric. 