AdamTheBoater
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Hi All,
I have made home brew in the cheapest way possible in the past with fluctuating results! I am now looking at getting set up with an 'all-in-one' system such as the Brewzilla 3.1.1. Or something similar if my research finds a better system within my budget.
My question is whether or not it is possible to brew successfully using such a system on a low wattage setting? The reason for this is that I live on a narrowboat and it's generally not a good idea to run any appliances that draw a large current. I have noted that many of the 'all-in-one' mash and boil pieces of kit either have two heating circuits, one at say 500W and he other maybe 1900W, or a variable heating circuit, for example, the Brew Monk that can be set at pretty much any wattage up to 2500W.
I understand that mashing isn't so much of a problem - I can just wait for the starting temperature to be reached no matter how long that may take. But once the mash is finished and we're onto the boil, how important is it to get the wort up to the boil quickly? Also, would I even be able to get it up to the boil only using a low wattage circuit, say at 500W?
Clearly, I don't want to lash out a few hundred quid on a brewing set up only to find that I can't operate the system using relatively low power. So, it would be really helpful if anyone could shed some light on my query.
Many thanks in advance
Adam
I have made home brew in the cheapest way possible in the past with fluctuating results! I am now looking at getting set up with an 'all-in-one' system such as the Brewzilla 3.1.1. Or something similar if my research finds a better system within my budget.
My question is whether or not it is possible to brew successfully using such a system on a low wattage setting? The reason for this is that I live on a narrowboat and it's generally not a good idea to run any appliances that draw a large current. I have noted that many of the 'all-in-one' mash and boil pieces of kit either have two heating circuits, one at say 500W and he other maybe 1900W, or a variable heating circuit, for example, the Brew Monk that can be set at pretty much any wattage up to 2500W.
I understand that mashing isn't so much of a problem - I can just wait for the starting temperature to be reached no matter how long that may take. But once the mash is finished and we're onto the boil, how important is it to get the wort up to the boil quickly? Also, would I even be able to get it up to the boil only using a low wattage circuit, say at 500W?
Clearly, I don't want to lash out a few hundred quid on a brewing set up only to find that I can't operate the system using relatively low power. So, it would be really helpful if anyone could shed some light on my query.
Many thanks in advance
Adam