I am starting a brewery in the new year and the one piece I am missing is my boiler.
My system is a 20bbl brewhouse with a 30 bbl HLT.
We have 6x 20BBL fermenters so no double brew days in our first year.
Now the big issue I am facing is that I found a great deal on a boiler from another brewer that is upgrading theirs.
Its a well looked after system that is:
WEIL-McLAIN - LGB-7S
18.9 BHP
Gross output of 619,000 BTUs
Net of 464,000 BTUs
Input of 619,000 BTUs.
They used it for their 17 BBL system for years.
Now I know this is underpowered from what I saw on many other post, but is it livable?
The offer I am getting is stupid cheap at $5000 bucks, saving me at least $30,000 compared to my other quotes.
I also know what my dream boiler is (things only a brewer says) but the damn sales rep for the boiler company wont pick up his phone so I can buy it off him!
So my questions is, how badly underpowered is it? Can I still survive on it or is really not going to be a fun day
My system is a 20bbl brewhouse with a 30 bbl HLT.
We have 6x 20BBL fermenters so no double brew days in our first year.
Now the big issue I am facing is that I found a great deal on a boiler from another brewer that is upgrading theirs.
Its a well looked after system that is:
WEIL-McLAIN - LGB-7S
18.9 BHP
Gross output of 619,000 BTUs
Net of 464,000 BTUs
Input of 619,000 BTUs.
They used it for their 17 BBL system for years.
Now I know this is underpowered from what I saw on many other post, but is it livable?
The offer I am getting is stupid cheap at $5000 bucks, saving me at least $30,000 compared to my other quotes.
I also know what my dream boiler is (things only a brewer says) but the damn sales rep for the boiler company wont pick up his phone so I can buy it off him!
So my questions is, how badly underpowered is it? Can I still survive on it or is really not going to be a fun day
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