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Looks like it fits fairly well and I'll try it for heating strike water in my 70qt cooler.

I got mine last week. Did some ribs that turned out well. Pork cheeks and taco rub have been in at 145f since Saturday. Tacos tonight for sure.

Andrew, have you paid attention to how long it takes to get say 5 gallons up to strike temp?

czubak wrote:Andrew, have you paid attention to how long it takes to get say 5 gallons up to strike temp?

No, I made pork chops but haven't brewed yet.

This spreadsheet should give a fairly good estimate though (cant recall where I got it, but it's just basic algebra/physics formulas):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

5 Gallons of Water
70 ˚Fahrenheit Start Temp
170 ˚Fahrenheit Desired
1000 Watts of Heating Element
1.05 Thermal Loss (1.05 insulated, 1.1+ uninsulated)
1:17 Hours to Heat

8:00 AM Mash-in time
6:42 AM Required Power-on time

Thanks, another idea I had was to use this to whirlpool for hop stands and while chilling.

Could be a messy clean up with the element on.

czubak wrote:Thanks, another idea I had was to use this to whirlpool for hop stands and while chilling.

I think he means for circulating only, heat off.

czubak wrote:Thanks, another idea I had was to use this to whirlpool for hop stands and while chilling.

I would not worry about trying to maintain a temp during a hop stand. For example, hit 200 F and whirlpool. It is OK if the temp drops a bunch.

Not sure if the whirlpool would be strong enough. My pump barley makes a useable cone. Stirring with a paddle is more effective.

Matt F wrote:Not sure if the whirlpool would be strong enough. My pump barley makes a useable cone. Stirring with a paddle is more effective.

The videos I've watched mixes the water like a boat prop, so yeah probably not useful

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Worked great for strike water. Went to church and came home ready to mash in. I needed to use propane to help get thr sparge water up to temp in time.

Then cooked up a pork loin for dinner. Poor thing needs a rest

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I've used this a half dozen times already and love it. Bluetooth range is really short. It's in the kitchen and I'm in the garage and nothing. Not a huge deal breaker, but a gimmick in my eyes. Had I known the older model was even cheaper at the time I would have bought that


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Used it to heat my mash-out water in a cooler (5gal at about 125F-->175F) during my 1 hour mash. Worked well. Would have used it to heat my strike water but I was in a hurry that morning.

andrewmaixner wrote:Used it to heat my mash-out water in a cooler (5gal at about 125F-->175F) during my 1 hour mash. Worked well. Would have used it to heat my strike water but I was in a hurry that morning.

I need to see if any of my coolers would work to heat strike/sparge. I think that would be more efficient. I use an old turkey fryer pot from my extract days. I worked great for strike, but for sparge I needed to add a flame to get it to temp within an hour.

~5 gallons in my 10 gallon kettle or 70qt cooler won't allow the element to reach the water.

Would an Ale Pale be ok to heat the water in say for a couple hours when I wake up in the morning? I'd be scared of something melting


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