I'm not on FB, but someone sent me this and asked what I thought about it.
I thought it looked quite interesting. No visible heating element inside an electric brewing kettle. How? The only practical way I can think of achieving this is by putting an induction plate of some kind in the base of the kettle.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/765488486 ... tid=ZZyLBr
New 'induction' kettle?
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By 'practical' I mean in terms of good efficiency. There's a good reason why most kettles, immersion heaters, etc., have heating elements inside, in contact with the liquid being heated. Something to do with physics. But, for AIO electric wort-making kettles, lowering the minimum liquor level has some benefits, including the option to brew smaller home-brew batches with systems oversized for hobbyists in home brewing. A 20L model suitable for brewing half (10L) batches or less is the 'sweet spot' for serious hobbyists, because it allows more frequent brewing - more tinkering.
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A glamorous new tea urn engineered in Norway (made in China) for a venerable demographic? Gosh, how exciting! For who, ffs? The Norwegians? Who the f*ck are they? 
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My buffalo water boiler has an element underneath which heats the brew nicely. I bet I could part fill it and bring to boil so it made pretty patterns like that one.
However I paid less than a hundred quid for it. Wonder how much the induction one is??
I do have a massive 5 ring Neff induction hob in my kitchen and that is well worth having for controllability, ease of use/cleaning and the sheer joy of having nice kit, but a big bucket that boils beer does not merit induction.
However I paid less than a hundred quid for it. Wonder how much the induction one is??
I do have a massive 5 ring Neff induction hob in my kitchen and that is well worth having for controllability, ease of use/cleaning and the sheer joy of having nice kit, but a big bucket that boils beer does not merit induction.
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Induction brew kettles have been around ages.
As have the hobs.
What's new exactly ?
As have the hobs.
What's new exactly ?
Re: New 'induction' kettle?
By 'brew kettles' do you mean induction compatible stock pots on an induction hob or plate?
I'm not aware of an actual integrated induction heater being used for a purposely designed brew kettle.
It's an interesting concept. I can get a large pot of cold water to boil in <10 minutes on our old (15 yo) induction hob, but it's not great at finer scales of control. But I suspect the technology has improved.
I'm not even sure if that's what they've developed, but the teasing and claims of 'boils like magic' need some justification beyond BS marketing conjured up to capture a vulnetable minority demographic.
It wouldn't be enough for me personally to buy one of their systems. Way too big for home brew and too complicated for my needs and 'interest' in making wort.
