We are buying a new brewing system from a manufacturer. However, their price for the boiler they recommended was a bit too much so I have looked at other options.
I have found one, barely used, cheap, 90KW electric with 115kg/h at 10 bar.
The brewing system is a double brewing system; with a mash kettle, lauter tun and copper. If needed, we want to be able to do double brews but for the first year we're looking at something like one brew every two weeks.
The 90W kettle was more than our current electric installation could handle, if we want to have coolers, pumps and whatnot running at the same time.
Is it possible to down-tune the boiler? Like, use perhaps 70KW?
If we use pre-heated feed-water, that should speed up the steam boiler and perhaps take a few watts off.
And 10 bar is more than we want. We're looking at 1-3 bar, which I've read is the best option when dealing with stainless steel. In this case, the mash kettle and copper have dimple jackets for steam. So that could take a few watts off the load too? And if we lower the pressure, the steam production should be increased from 115 kg/h to... I don't know, more per hour.
I have never had any experience with steam boilers, just a little knowledge picked up here and there. So feel free to help me out
I have found one, barely used, cheap, 90KW electric with 115kg/h at 10 bar.
The brewing system is a double brewing system; with a mash kettle, lauter tun and copper. If needed, we want to be able to do double brews but for the first year we're looking at something like one brew every two weeks.
The 90W kettle was more than our current electric installation could handle, if we want to have coolers, pumps and whatnot running at the same time.
Is it possible to down-tune the boiler? Like, use perhaps 70KW?
If we use pre-heated feed-water, that should speed up the steam boiler and perhaps take a few watts off.
And 10 bar is more than we want. We're looking at 1-3 bar, which I've read is the best option when dealing with stainless steel. In this case, the mash kettle and copper have dimple jackets for steam. So that could take a few watts off the load too? And if we lower the pressure, the steam production should be increased from 115 kg/h to... I don't know, more per hour.
I have never had any experience with steam boilers, just a little knowledge picked up here and there. So feel free to help me out
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