I know this has been talked about before and I have searched previous threads without finding the info I'm looking for. I'm really interested in real-world experience more than anything.
I am familiar with the 1 BHP per BBL batch size rule. I have also heard from several equipment manufacturers that this size is too small for practical use, heating a HLT and boiling the kettle simultaneously. I would tend to agree that 1 BHP / BBL is undersized, but have no experience. We have purchased a 30bbl kettle. I would like to be able to heat hot water for subsequent batches while boiling in the kettle. I am between a 39 HP boiler up to a 47 HP. I would like to be able to get away with the smaller if I can due to price difference. If money were no object I would get the biggest boiler I could fit spacially, but we all know money drives a lot of these decisions.
Does anyone have actual, real-world experience with boiler size that allows them to boil and heat the HLT in the 15 bbl to 40 bbl range? What size boiler / kettle works in your experience?
Many thanks in advance and cheers!
Andrew
I am familiar with the 1 BHP per BBL batch size rule. I have also heard from several equipment manufacturers that this size is too small for practical use, heating a HLT and boiling the kettle simultaneously. I would tend to agree that 1 BHP / BBL is undersized, but have no experience. We have purchased a 30bbl kettle. I would like to be able to heat hot water for subsequent batches while boiling in the kettle. I am between a 39 HP boiler up to a 47 HP. I would like to be able to get away with the smaller if I can due to price difference. If money were no object I would get the biggest boiler I could fit spacially, but we all know money drives a lot of these decisions.
Does anyone have actual, real-world experience with boiler size that allows them to boil and heat the HLT in the 15 bbl to 40 bbl range? What size boiler / kettle works in your experience?
Many thanks in advance and cheers!
Andrew
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