Using brew kettle as load bank.

Thought it was time to exercise the generators again. Recently I installed tri clamp style water heater elements to my brew kettles to get away form having to use bottled propane.

Mow I can put a steady load on the MEPs without using the house. I had a 4500 W 240 V element in today, which loaded the 802 at around 80 percent. It took just under an hour to bring 14 gallons of water from 70F to boiling.

I will brew tomorrow with the water I boiled today, boiling before hand drives off the O2, and any other gasses, which makes for better brewing water. It is also good to know I can make beer without grid power now.

Schnapps partner! For the work and cost, schnapps is much more cost effective!

I'll have to look into that, but I am partial to the brew. When the cellar is cooler, I switch back to making lagers, which is my preferance, meantime, some summer ales.