Starting brewery, what equipment should I be looking into?

[grayreynolds]

I'm looking into the Electrobrewer electric brewing system, it looks pretty sweet I gotta say! Something streamlined like this would be perfect, I just wonder if there's any other systems like this in that price-range?

Also, www.electrobrewer.com is their site, but It seems like brand-new technology, so I guess I'm asking if this is something that's all new, or have there been similar devices in the past, that I should be checking out?

[Bugeater]

Welcome to the forum. Why don't you tell us a little about yourself and about your brewing experience. That will give folks around here a much better idea of what advice to give you.

For someone just starting out that is a very pricey piece of gear. For half that price you can pick up a fully tricked out Morebeer 2050 http://morebeer.com/view_product/8918/1 ... wSculpture that would do the same job more efficiently. The electric feature is nice, but not $5,000 nicer.

Do you have any connection with the outfit you linked to or did you just come by that at random? If you are looking for gear for a pro brewery, give the folks at www.morebeer.com a call and they can help design a system for you. You can also ask around over at www.probrewer.com for help with systems designed specifically for small breweries.

Wayne

[one_dead_soul]

i gotta go with bugeater. the 2050 would be alot cheeper and more efficient in many ways. but on the other hand that thing does look pritty damn sweet. wichever you choose i'l be sure to show up with a flatbed and steal it when your not looking

tom

[dunleav1]

I would buy a freezer or fridge with a temperature controller for fermentation control before anything else.

[andy77]

I've always been into that concept. Those in-line electric heaters are becoming commonplace in homes, how cool to use one to heat strike and sparge water and eliminate the need for a HLT.

Eliminating a vessel for $5000, though? Not worth it for me.

[Evan B]

i get the impression this is a subtle attempt at spam

[Blowmax10]

i get the impression this is a subtle attempt at spam

+1

[ajdelange]

While the thing certainly is attractive I think it's worth noting that though 6 kW may seem like a lot of heat it isn't when you are dealing with 20 gal of water. To raise that much water from 60 °F to 150 °F would take 3/4 hour at 100% effiiciency (which this configuration wouldn't be given that the piping between the heating chamber and the "kettle" is un insulated as is the kettle itself. At the same time I am most amused by the suggestion on the website that it can be run "green" by hooking it up to solar panels or a windmill. That would be some set of solar panels.