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Induction Heating

Post by wader98 » Mon May 01, 2017 1:06 pm

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with a portable induction plate?
I'm just doing 2-3 gallon brews so max boil volume would be 4 gallons. Costco has a 18 000 Watt plate for 65$.

My 5 gallon pot is induction ready. I figured this could be a quick and easy way into electric brewing..

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Post by saosborne » Mon May 01, 2017 7:59 pm

its $65 and costco takes returns. let us know how it works out

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Post by stewsbrew902 » Mon May 08, 2017 8:25 am

I've been looking at the possibility of a portable induction plate too. Which Costco did you see it at or is it online?

I need to get a induction ready pot too.

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Post by wader98 » Mon May 08, 2017 11:58 am

stewsbrew902 wrote:
Mon May 08, 2017 8:25 am
I've been looking at the possibility of a portable induction plate too. Which Costco did you see it at or is it online?

I need to get a induction ready pot too.
Dartmouth Crossing had the Salton 1800 W burner.

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Post by stewsbrew902 » Mon May 08, 2017 12:45 pm

Alright, that's the same one I was looking at from Canadian Tire that was on sale for $60 a couple of weeks ago.

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Post by dean2k » Tue May 09, 2017 12:14 pm

I tried for a while for some basement batches a couple of winters ago using an 1800w. Just takes forevvveerrrrrrrrr. Run some test boils to map out your boil off. But to be honest, I'd rather just do 3 gallons on the stove.
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Post by stewsbrew902 » Tue May 09, 2017 12:42 pm

dean2k wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 12:14 pm
I tried for a while for some basement batches a couple of winters ago using an 1800w. Just takes forevvveerrrrrrrrr. Run some test boils to map out your boil off. But to be honest, I'd rather just do 3 gallons on the stove.
I'll assume you are doing All Grain? I'm only doing Partial Mash, so my boil sizes are around that 3gal make (11-12L normally). Would that be doable on an 1800w cook top?

I am really looking at getting a stronger boil but don't have the option for a propane burner unfortunately. My stove gives me a boil but with 12L in the pot, it is not an aggressive boil.

Any suggestions?

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Post by dean2k » Tue May 09, 2017 3:27 pm

I used a thermal insulation wrap around my pot, and even tried to keep the lid "mostly" on to conserve heat and ramp the boil. It just comes down to 1800w not being able to produce enough juice even at 3-4 gals.

Here's an article from BYO that may help:

http://byo.com/mead/item/2967-induction-heat
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Post by stewsbrew902 » Wed May 10, 2017 10:25 am

I've actually done the "lid mostly on" method a few times, but then I did reading on that the lid needs to be off to release any toxins (DMS). So since then I haven't kept the lid on at all and the boil has been a boil but fairly weak in comparison. I'm still getting great results, but think my brews would benefit from a stronger boil.

So maybe I'll look into an insulation wrap. What are your thoughts on the pot top? Would love to hear others opinions.

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Post by wader98 » Wed May 10, 2017 8:32 pm

This may be a stupid question...
What would be a better heat source for my kettle if I were going electric?
2000 watt stove top element
1800 watt induction plate
Or 1500-2000 Watt kettle element?
Just looking for a cheap solution to boil my wort either outdoors or in the basement...

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Post by MitchK » Mon Jul 03, 2017 4:10 pm

The kettle element is the most efficient because it's actually immersed in the wort rather than just heating the sides of the kettle and then having some go into the wort and some go into the air.

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Post by OldMalt » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:52 pm

MitchK wrote:The kettle element is the most efficient because it's actually immersed in the wort rather than just heating the sides of the kettle and then having some go into the wort and some go into the air.
Any people doing brews on induction stove tops? Hopefully I'll get brewing again soon, and I have at least 2800 watts, which I figure should be plentiful for 3 - 4 gal batches.


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Post by elreplica » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:53 am

dean2k wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 3:27 pm
I used a thermal insulation wrap around my pot, and even tried to keep the lid "mostly" on to conserve heat and ramp the boil. It just comes down to 1800w not being able to produce enough juice even at 3-4 gals.

Here's an article from BYO that may help:

http://byo.com/mead/item/2967-induction-heat
Hmmm....I think the North American Grainfather dispels that...
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Post by dean2k » Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:36 am

Sorry I'm late on this. I meant an 1800w induction plate and pot doesn't produce much of a boil. At least based on my personal experience. YMMV
elreplica wrote:
Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:53 am
dean2k wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 3:27 pm
I used a thermal insulation wrap around my pot, and even tried to keep the lid "mostly" on to conserve heat and ramp the boil. It just comes down to 1800w not being able to produce enough juice even at 3-4 gals.

Here's an article from BYO that may help:

http://byo.com/mead/item/2967-induction-heat
Hmmm....I think the North American Grainfather dispels that...
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Re: Induction Heating

Post by wader98 » Thu Aug 24, 2017 12:45 pm

Induction plate sucked. Installed a 1500 watt element last week. Looking to get some parts to start a small 2.5 gallon ebiab.

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Re: Induction Heating

Post by elreplica » Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:25 am

dean2k wrote:
Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:36 am
Sorry I'm late on this. I meant an 1800w induction plate and pot doesn't produce much of a boil. At least based on my personal experience. YMMV
elreplica wrote:
Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:53 am
dean2k wrote:
Tue May 09, 2017 3:27 pm
I used a thermal insulation wrap around my pot, and even tried to keep the lid "mostly" on to conserve heat and ramp the boil. It just comes down to 1800w not being able to produce enough juice even at 3-4 gals.

Here's an article from BYO that may help:

http://byo.com/mead/item/2967-induction-heat
Hmmm....I think the North American Grainfather dispels that...
Oh, I see...I initially considered trying out an induction rig up before setting on a Grainfather setup with a hot rod for quicker boil...never did use the heat stick...except to boil sparge water until I got the GF sparge heater...
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