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I am still thinking but here is my updated design: The blue rectangles are ~1" square metal bars that will support the element metal bowl (not shown) underneath the elements. The green rectangle is the same bars but underneath the blue bars. The grey would probably be an aluminum plate with...

I would use the standard socket for those surface element, they are cheap and easy to find. That's the reason for this design, all the parts are easy to find and cheap so far. For sure the positioning is wrong, it was just meant to look nice (symmetrical) for now. I am thinking about the...

I am guessing the 40/50 pounds is per element? The ~90 pounds (11 gallons) would be distributed onto the 3 elements if the surface is leveled, so each element would need to support ~30 pounds. If you fill the kettle before placing it on the stovetop, you would need to be careful when you move...

So I did more thinking and since my kettle base is only 16" wide, using 3 x 8" surface elements would be a bit too wide. So I could either use 3 x 6" surface elements (4.5 kW at 240volts with 18.75 Amps): Or I could use 1 x 8" + 2 x 6" surface elements (5.4 kW at 240volts with 22.5 Amps)...

Sounds great. I'd love to see this.

I doubt efficiency is that low. But for sure it's lower than an immersion element. For boil over, it would be similar to doing it on a stove top since I would use the same drip bowls which have a hole in the middle to prevent liquid from going into the wiring. Since the kettle is larger than...

Thanks for sharing. ~20 min is perfectly acceptable to me. I would do ~40 liters do so it might take 60-90 minutes for me. I made a small excel of the most standard surface elements available. The two most standard seem to be either: 8" 2400 Watts 6" 1500 Watts Then I computed if I...

I think it would have a lot less hot/cold spots than most water heater element or immersion heater since the heat surface is large.

I looked at induction cooktop but I found that my kettle is not ferromagnetic so it would not work. While searching for induction diffuser, most are either too pricey or they don't work much according to reviewers. Also you loose efficiency according to some. Also the 240v cooktop seems pricey.

I decided to switch to electric brewing on my last brew day so I could do this in my basement the next time. I was searching for a replacement for my propane boiler, but most of what I found did not appeal to me: Water heater element, immersion heater or heat stick. I prefer not drilling...

While looking for an electric heating source for my kettle, I saw this post. It's an old post but while shopping I saw this in case someone is still looking for a floating heating element: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07XDHVXF6

In the past I used mostly dry yeast. Last time I tried liquid yeast and did not see much difference. Maybe I'll try to use a stir plate with dry yeast next time so I can use only part of the dry yeast packet and save. I am a bit cheap like that... ;) Not sure if this would work though.

I tried many different root beer extracts (Zatarain, Old Fashioned Root Beer, and a few others I forgot the names) but found none that I like so far. I even tried making the extracts myself using lots of different roots and leaves but got nowhere... My favorites root beers are A&W, Sprecher...

Thanks for clarifying. In the end, for the berliner wheat beer I was making, I should have left the trub out of the fermenter. Because when I transfered the beer from the fermenter to the keg, I left out the trub (3 inches at the bottom) but then I lost all the yeast taste that I am used to in...

Any updates on the best clone recipe? I have tried several iterations of recipes from books on sodas and did not come too close to the taste of that brand. I did some research lately and realized that most recipes have no salt but most sodas have a lot of sodium so I am adding salt to my...

Thanks for sharing. Do you transfer the trub from the fermenter to the keg too? If so, does it just go out of the keg in the first few drinks?

Thanks for your complete response. For the protein, you mention "For nutritional purpose, there is no value". Do you mean that the proteins are not nutritious anyway or that they are as nutritious with or without the protein rest? I would have thought that smaller proteins would make them...

I finished brewing my 3rd all grain last week. The beer recipe I created was based on a berliner wheat beer but with a low ABV of 1.8%. The target OG was 1.20 and I got ~1.19 so I am happy with the result. I used beersmith to design it and made an ~8 step mash... Well, the first few steps...

Thanks. I like Virgil's so I may give it a try!

I did not try any yet but I am hoping to get more recipes to 'taunt' me. :D The recipe mentioned above is here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f95/root-beer-recipe-turned-out-quite-nice-380923/ I also found this recipe...