Waring Pro SB30 1300-Watt Portable Single Burner
This burner can work for homebrewing beer!
I used it first to steep my grains (~1.5lbs grain in around 2 gallons) at 155F.
It took around 30 minutes to get up to temperature on the high setting, but it
held a constant temp much better than my regular stove (i turned it down to
'medium' once I got to the desired temp). I sparged, and added 8lbs of malt
extract, bringing the volume up to around 2.5-3 gallons. (I use one of those
old black canning kettles for brewing) It took around an hour and a half (maybe
a little longer) to get it boiling, but my regular stove usually takes about 45
minutes. I just left it on high and it kept a nice boil going.
Honestly, I wasnt sure this was burner was going to work out for homebrewing,
due to the other brew-relevant review that I found here on amazon (and other
blogs on the internet about cooktops). However, I noticed that the brewer who
commented here was using 13lbs of malt exract in ~2.5 gallons, which is much
more than I typically use. So...if you are using a really large amount of malt
extract, you may not have success with the boil, but if you are using a
standard amount of 6-9lbs I think it should work. This was my first batch with
this burner, so I will try to comment again if the product quality degrades
over time due to multiple uses. (I dont know if it makes a difference, but I got
mine shipped from J&R music and computer world)
Happy brewing!
