True. A smoker an electric pellet feed smoker isnt really a true open flame, so that should be fine. But there again some of these HOA's have some of the most screwed up rules ever.
I have done mostly BIAB brewing. Mostly 3-5 gallon batches. Currently I have a basic 8 gallon kettle. I am looking at getting a 20 gallon kettle with the ports so I can hook up a pump. I am looking to be able to do 10-12 gallon batches but still do some in the 5-7 gallon batches.
They do look great and I like that its a lot easier to setup and control the temps for things. I am looking to start doing some 10-12 gallon batches. In the past I have done mostly 5 gallon batches, and brew day was only about 4 hours or so to do when using propan.
Only issue I have on going to an electric system is I live in a rental and I am not wanting to spend the money to run a 220 plug out to the garage. I have looked at them several times and would really like to go with a system like that but I just cant bring myself to spend the money on that...