DIY 110 volt eBIAB sytem possible?

I've been doing some research into pre-built electric all-in-one brewing systems (Robobrew, Grainfather, etc) vs DIY electric systems. The prevailing sentiment is that a DIY 110v 1500 watt system is not enough to achieve a full rolling boil, however the descriptions for the Robobrew and Grainfather systems are claiming that a full rolling boil can be achieved with this wattage. I've seen many reviews backing this up as well.

What are the fundamental differences between a pre-built system and what DIYers are doing? Are there links to any plans or reviews of DIY electric systems that achieve similar results and have similar specs to the pre-built systems?

Topic boil-equipment electric equipment homebrew

Category Mac

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I have a Robobrew and while it will run on 110V, it appears to be less than satisfactory (regardless of what their marketing tells you).

One thing that will help is buying the thermal jacket for it (it has an official thermal jacket) which will help to retain heat. Also as others have said, if your house has 2x110v phases from the main distribution get your local sparky to wire up a 220V outlet.

I live in a 230V country but if I was forced to live in the states with no access to 220V+ then I would probably use a propane-based system rather than an electric system.

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