Hello Everyone,
This is my first post. I tried to look around on the forum to find the answer but I could not find anything directly to my question. Okay, so I want to control my brewing equipment electronically but I have one question,
1: How Many Watts does the electric heating element need to be?
-Will a 1650 Watts be enough to boil a 6.5 gallon pot of water?
-I would really like to use 120V power instead of 220V. I don't have an available plug for 220V. This will also be moving around a little more than normal so it would be much easier to run 120V as well.
- I cannot find any heating element using 120V over 1650 Watts.
-If not, can I add (2) 1650 Watt heating elements. Would this be enough?
> I was thinking that I could have the first heating element to heat the wort and try to maintain temp within one degree. Than I would have the second heating element come on only if it drops by 3-4 degrees. So I would have a two stage heat source. Would this work?
I am very new to home brewing but I know my way around electronic controls and I enjoy working with them. I know I can do the wiring I just don't know if it makes sense relative to brewing.
Thanks,
Paul
This is my first post. I tried to look around on the forum to find the answer but I could not find anything directly to my question. Okay, so I want to control my brewing equipment electronically but I have one question,
1: How Many Watts does the electric heating element need to be?
-Will a 1650 Watts be enough to boil a 6.5 gallon pot of water?
-I would really like to use 120V power instead of 220V. I don't have an available plug for 220V. This will also be moving around a little more than normal so it would be much easier to run 120V as well.
- I cannot find any heating element using 120V over 1650 Watts.
-If not, can I add (2) 1650 Watt heating elements. Would this be enough?
> I was thinking that I could have the first heating element to heat the wort and try to maintain temp within one degree. Than I would have the second heating element come on only if it drops by 3-4 degrees. So I would have a two stage heat source. Would this work?
I am very new to home brewing but I know my way around electronic controls and I enjoy working with them. I know I can do the wiring I just don't know if it makes sense relative to brewing.
Thanks,
Paul