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Hmm... I'm hearing some very different setups here ranging from 2.0kw to 5.5kw to achieve basically the same thing. From the research I did I thought a 2.2kw would do a good enough job but I guess I was wrong. It won't even hold a rolling boil with the lid off.
Stupid, expensive, addictive hobby...
Hey Mr C....
That element should work fine - I know it seems piss poor at the moment, but you're trialling it under the most extreme conditions.
You need to wrap your kettle up in some thermal insulation first up. Your heatsink falling out of the walls of your kettle is massive. You need to cover the top too - you lose quite a bit up there too. Just a partial covering with the lid while your boiling is massive.
2nd up... you probably want to convert over to fly sparging. The reason being, is as soon as the wort covers the element... you switch the kettle on. by the time you finish your sparge... the kettle will be boiling. Just time your sparge to suit this process: if it takes 30 mins to start boiling - then sparge for 30mins.
I reckon if you set things up like that - your element will work mean as. (I used to have an electric element for my brewing: 2.2kW for 30L boil worked fine for me)
Cheers.
Any big hardware place should have that silver closed cell foam by the meter.
Edit - maybe not any one... try placemakers first that's where I got mine.
Maybe an over the side immersion element along with some insulation would give you the boost you need?
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