movet22
Well-Known Member
So I have recently upgraded to 100% electric brewing in my basement and with this upgrade came a brand new 15 gal BK.
I do 5 gallon batches and I am thrilled that I do not risk boil over anymore, but am having to cope with a few minor/moderate obstacles. The first of these is that my boil off over 60 min last night was 2.25 gallons, which seems ridiculous but I guess it makes sense with the surface area. I assume my only fix there would be to start with a larger grain bill and collect more pre-boil wort. Fine. Solved.
My second problem is my homemade 25' IC. The shallowness of the wort (4 gal in a 15 gal pot) coupled with the 5500w element, 4'' RTD and dip tube leaves me with little-to-no chiller coverage even when I swirl the chiller around a bit.
I thought about getting some hose and the parts needed to turn my IC into a CFC, but I have no pumps, and after dropping almost $2k on the complete upgrade, I honestly can't justify dropping another $150 on a pump.
I come to the sages of the forum looking for advice, tips, tricks, info, anything.
I do 5 gallon batches and I am thrilled that I do not risk boil over anymore, but am having to cope with a few minor/moderate obstacles. The first of these is that my boil off over 60 min last night was 2.25 gallons, which seems ridiculous but I guess it makes sense with the surface area. I assume my only fix there would be to start with a larger grain bill and collect more pre-boil wort. Fine. Solved.
My second problem is my homemade 25' IC. The shallowness of the wort (4 gal in a 15 gal pot) coupled with the 5500w element, 4'' RTD and dip tube leaves me with little-to-no chiller coverage even when I swirl the chiller around a bit.
I thought about getting some hose and the parts needed to turn my IC into a CFC, but I have no pumps, and after dropping almost $2k on the complete upgrade, I honestly can't justify dropping another $150 on a pump.
I come to the sages of the forum looking for advice, tips, tricks, info, anything.