How frickin awesome it is. No, I know, you'd have to be blind not to see how popular it's getting. I always had plans to electrify but it was never a priority. While I have dreams of a fully outfitted control panel (maybe BCS), I just got around to making up a test control box with a single PID and a 120v/240v selector switch so I can play around with 5500w in the HLT/Kettle and then downgrade it for RIMS testing.
I just brewed a test batch last night and even with being severely out of practice, I only spent 4 hours from power on to carboy tucked away.
If time savings weren't enough, I also didn't freeze my ass off having to leave the garage door open or risk getting asphyxiated. Super quiet. No overshooting strike/sparge temps. Also, wort doesn't get super stuck to the sides of the pot due to burner wash overheating. The kettle cleaned up with just water and a little wipe down.
All the electric veterans know all of this of course but I guess I never got it.
I just brewed a test batch last night and even with being severely out of practice, I only spent 4 hours from power on to carboy tucked away.
If time savings weren't enough, I also didn't freeze my ass off having to leave the garage door open or risk getting asphyxiated. Super quiet. No overshooting strike/sparge temps. Also, wort doesn't get super stuck to the sides of the pot due to burner wash overheating. The kettle cleaned up with just water and a little wipe down.
All the electric veterans know all of this of course but I guess I never got it.