# My setup: TheElectricBrewery.com

**URL:** <https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/my-setup-theelectricbrewery-com/5898>\
**Category:** Systems, Gear, & DIY\
**Created:** [April 13, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/my-setup-theelectricbrewery-com/5898 "2011-04-13T21:47:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![a10t2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/a10t2/32/6257_2.png) [@a10t2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/a10t2)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/my-setup-theelectricbrewery-com/5898/21 "2011-05-13T23:32:40Z")

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> [@kal](#):
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> The jury’s still out on 1 bbl (31 gallon) batches using the 55 gallon pots. I’ve had some people say that one 5500W element is enough to boil that amount but I would probably go with two elements (either 4500W or 5500W each). I’ve never tried it myself. There are a lot of factors involved.

Setting aside all those factors, I think it would be doable, but only barely. We use an 18 kW element for 6 bbl boils, and that’s less power than I’d like, but not by a whole lot. I’d say 4-5 kW per barrel of boil volume would be acceptable.

You have me seriously considering putting in a fume hood and maybe going electric at the same time, BTW. It would be nice to be able to brew more than 5 months a year.

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**Author:** ![rizomee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@rizomee](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/rizomee)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/my-setup-theelectricbrewery-com/5898/22 "2011-06-24T04:20:26Z")

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Dude, the only thing that board is missing are “The” 2 keys:))

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