Boil off rate
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Boil off rate
I'm reconfiguring my setup so I decided to finally try to calculate my boil off rate.
Does ~10L/hr sound right?
I have a 5500w element and ran it full tilt
Does ~10L/hr sound right?
I have a 5500w element and ran it full tilt
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Re: Boil off rate
Wow! 10L per hour?! That's at least double what I experience.
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Re: Boil off rate
5500W * 1 hr = 19800 kJ
Enthalpy of vaporization of water = 2257 kJ kg−1
19800/2257 = 8.77 kg = 8.77 L
My chemistry/thermodynamics are pretty rusty, but it seems like the maximum from a physics standpoint is 8.77 litres. And that doesn't account for any other sources of heat loss (i.e. wasted heat out the sides and bottom of your pot). I'd guess something like 7-8 L/hr would be the more reasonable range of possibility.
Enthalpy of vaporization of water = 2257 kJ kg−1
19800/2257 = 8.77 kg = 8.77 L
My chemistry/thermodynamics are pretty rusty, but it seems like the maximum from a physics standpoint is 8.77 litres. And that doesn't account for any other sources of heat loss (i.e. wasted heat out the sides and bottom of your pot). I'd guess something like 7-8 L/hr would be the more reasonable range of possibility.
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Re: Boil off rate
We'll, I was standing next to it for most of the time... Maybe my hotness helped accelerate it.
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Re: Boil off rate
my 20gal pot and darkstar burner boils off 10L an hour.
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Re: Boil off rate
You need to take into account the surface area I think. Wider pot will boil off more then a slim one IIRC.
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Re: Boil off rate
My 19G pot with Blichman burner evaporates 6.67L per hour ...
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Re: Boil off rate
Measure it. I know we should be able to calculate but experience is better IMHO.
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Re: Boil off rate
Werd Dawg... I did, but I noticed that 10 litres from my garden flow meter rose to the 14 litre line on my bucket. So I called it 14 units and converted it back at a rate of 14 units being = 10 liters
All that to say I need to remeasure
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Re: Boil off rate
Can't remember how much water changes its volume with temperature but the most accurate way to measure the evaporation rate should be by weight. Weigh the pot and water. Boil and then re-measure.
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Re: Boil off rate
I allowed it to cool back to room temperature
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Re: Boil off rate
Did you chill it quickly, or just let it rest? There would be more evaporation if it sat for hours to reach room temp vs using an immersion/counter-flow chiller. I assume you'll be using a chiller with a real batch.
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Re: Boil off rate
weighing your pot + water is definitely the most accurate way to measure it. it would give you a sanity check on the output from your flow meter too.
planning: beer for my cousin's wedding
Fermenting: black ipa
Conditioning:
Kegged: barrel barleywine from 2014 - i think i still have this somewhere
Fermenting: black ipa
Conditioning:
Kegged: barrel barleywine from 2014 - i think i still have this somewhere
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