New Hlt Going Gas Over Electric..

[vicelore]

Well iv put in for a quote on the electric setup.. if its under $900 ill prob go that..

Do you guys think the 98L is the best choice for double batches with a 50L MT and 70L kettle.. my aim was to have enough water to not refill at all and i like the idea of setting the HLT on a timer before i wake up..

Cheers Guys.

Vice

 

[clean brewer]

Vicelore, I doubt aswell that you need a 100ltr HLT for doubles, I have never needed more that 70lts of Water for Double Batches..

Maybe save some dough and get something a little smaller for your HLT(60-70ltr pot) unless you want to use your 70ltr pot for your HLT, 100ltr pot for your kettle and a bigger esky and do triples?? :unsure:

Even with my doubles, my Mash water is about 23litres and sparge water is 45ltrs so if you heated them both seperately, you dont need anything bigger than a 50ltr HLT but 60-70ltre would be a good all round size....

My $0.02

:icon_cheers: CB

A 80ltr pot would be sufficient for HLT....

:icon_cheers: CB

 

[vicelore]

Arh sorry CB didnt really read that carefully enough.. Spose after dead space i might have a little bit of head room.. not really gonna matter tho i spose.. Can always use boiling water for cleaning etc after the brewing session..

Cheers Vice

 

[QldKev]

Here's a spreadsheet I knocked up a while back.

View attachment water_heating.xls

Enter in 'amount of water', 'temperature change' and 'amount of 'watts' in heating elements.

If I plug in
80L water
65c change (eg 22c water up to 87c)
with a single 2400w element = 2.52hours.
or 2 x 2400w = 1.26hours

Remember if you are planning to brew at a set time and you are using a temp controller set to the desired temp, you could always use a timer to kick off the heating prior to you getting up in the morning / home from work. This way when you walk into the brew house the water is ready.


QldKev

 

[Supra-Jim]

Remember if you are planning to brew at a set time and you are using a temp controller set to the desired temp, you could always use a timer to kick off the heating prior to you getting up in the morning / home from work. This way when you walk into the brew house the water is ready.

QldKev

This is how i do it and it works a treat. Set everything up the night before and start up straight away!

Cheers SJ

 

[vicelore]

Rad man.. thats awesome..

says to me that 1 x 3600w element should bring it up to temp in around 1.6 hours.. so not to long at all.

That will deff be bearable with a temp contoller/timer turning it on a few hours before the planned brewing time.

Cheers Vice

 

[Fents]

your still going to need a 15amp outlet for the 3600w element. i just got 2 x 15amp points put in at work for some UPS and all up it was about $700 for both points with a certificate to give you some idea of cost....it was a commercial job though but you will be looking at upwards of $250squid just for the point i reckon.

i still think your better off with 2 x 40litre birko urns for about $550 which can be run off normal power points.

 

[komodo]

Thing is Fents that even with 2 birkos your going to need to plug them into seperate circuits. Cause 2 birkos = 20 amps. (they are 2400 watts each from memory?)
Now this may not be an issue - or it may be depending on locations of seperate power circuits. Extension leads arent exactly an ideal solution

 

[Fents]

fair call komodo, yes he will need separate points. (but imo would still prob come out better off $$$ wise)

guess im lucky, i've got a point on my deck i use and then run an extension lead to the air con point inside which is 15amp anyways.