JaseH
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I'm building a 3V rig using converted 50L kegs.
I have a single 2200w KegKing element in my HLT and tested it the other day by using it to do a full boil extract brew. With a lid on and insulated with a closed cell foam camping mat, I got a good boil going, removed the lid and managed to keep a rolling boil for 60min for the extract and hop additions and it worked quite well.
I now need to select an element for my boil keggle and am thinking I need a little more than 2200w to get a good strong rolling boil going(which I've read is desirable for AG to drive off DMS), I'd also prefer not to have insulate the boil kettle.
The options I'm considering are 2 x 2200w KegKing elements or a single 3600w element from eBay. The benefit I see with the twin 2200w elements is that I have some control over the boil by switching one element on and off. But it may also mean that I have either too much or not enough heat at any one time, wheres possibly with the 3600w I'll get that good vigorous boil with no adjustment required and much cleaner simpler set-up?
So what have people used in their 50L electric keggles and how do they perform?
I have a single 2200w KegKing element in my HLT and tested it the other day by using it to do a full boil extract brew. With a lid on and insulated with a closed cell foam camping mat, I got a good boil going, removed the lid and managed to keep a rolling boil for 60min for the extract and hop additions and it worked quite well.
I now need to select an element for my boil keggle and am thinking I need a little more than 2200w to get a good strong rolling boil going(which I've read is desirable for AG to drive off DMS), I'd also prefer not to have insulate the boil kettle.
The options I'm considering are 2 x 2200w KegKing elements or a single 3600w element from eBay. The benefit I see with the twin 2200w elements is that I have some control over the boil by switching one element on and off. But it may also mean that I have either too much or not enough heat at any one time, wheres possibly with the 3600w I'll get that good vigorous boil with no adjustment required and much cleaner simpler set-up?
So what have people used in their 50L electric keggles and how do they perform?