i recently moved into an apartment and i'm going to be brewing here. thankfully i have a basement and an electric dryer so i have the power supply. no comes the issues.
i personally do not have any electrical knowledge. my father, however, does... and would be comfortable tackling this as a project. my options come down to 3.
1- convert my keggle to electric buying all parts seperate and going for it.
cost-unknown to me.
2- converting my keggle to electric and buying the heating element and a weldless install kit, and buying this to control it http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=3073
cost-approx 400 all said and done.
3 buying a complete system from the above company including a converted pot and the controller.
cost-$$
all i'm really looking for is a kettle for 10 gal batches that i can run @100% for mash, strike and reaching boil and then dial in to maintain. i know that this can be done at home and believe me i've read numerous threads in my attempts to understand this... but i decided to post this thread in shame instead.
what do you electric brewers recommend? is that controller a total rip off or is the peace of mind worth it?
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i personally do not have any electrical knowledge. my father, however, does... and would be comfortable tackling this as a project. my options come down to 3.
1- convert my keggle to electric buying all parts seperate and going for it.
cost-unknown to me.
2- converting my keggle to electric and buying the heating element and a weldless install kit, and buying this to control it http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=3073
cost-approx 400 all said and done.
3 buying a complete system from the above company including a converted pot and the controller.
cost-$$
all i'm really looking for is a kettle for 10 gal batches that i can run @100% for mash, strike and reaching boil and then dial in to maintain. i know that this can be done at home and believe me i've read numerous threads in my attempts to understand this... but i decided to post this thread in shame instead.
what do you electric brewers recommend? is that controller a total rip off or is the peace of mind worth it?
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