K220 1V Brewing System – 225L One-Vessel Stainless Brewhouse

One vessel. Full-scale capacity. Serious stainless brewing.

The BrewTaurus K220 1V is a 225 L single-vessel electric brewing system in 304 stainless: K220 kettle with malt pipe, 7 kW of Tri-Clamp heating, one MP-40RM pump. 110–175 L into the fermenter, up to ~57 kg of grain. Full sanitary Tri-Clamp architecture, no proprietary parts.

What's in the system

• K220 kettle: dished bottom, centred 1.5" drain, 2× 2" element ports, 45° whirlpool port
• Stainless malt pipe / grain basket (~165 L) — mash, lift, hang on the rim to drain, boil
• Heating elements: 2× 3.5 kW
• Pump: 1× MP-40RM
• Sanitary 1.5" Tri-Clamp routing · stainless elbow + butterfly valves

Not included: heating controllers (see Control below), wort chiller.

Heating & boil

• 2× 3.5 kW · one dedicated, RCD-protected circuit per element (2 in total) · heating controllers not included
• Heating pace: ~0.6 °C/min at 140 L — mash-to-boil (72→100 °C) in ≈45 min
• Boil: stable rolling boil, boil-off up to ~8–10 L/h

Grain & gravity

Mash thickness 2.6–3.2 L/kg; don't go below 2.3 L/kg. 26.5 L sits below the malt pipe and counts towards your strike water.

Hydraulics, cooling & cleaning

• 1× MP-40RM for recirculation, whirlpool and transfer — MP-40RM specs
• Pumps are not self-priming: mount them below the liquid level and flood the head before starting.
• No chiller by default — add a counterflow chiller on the 1.5" Tri-Clamp outlet.
• CIP: fit a 1.5" CIP spray head to a 1.5" lid port and recirculate cleaner with the MP-40RM.

Installation: One dedicated, RCD-protected circuit per element (2 in total) — have a qualified electrician size and connect the circuits, water supply if you add a chiller, flat, load-bearing surface (filled system ~280–360 kg). Plan the electrical and structural preparation before delivery.

Control: K-Series systems ship without heating controllers. A dedicated BrewTaurus control unit for the K40/K80/K220 is in development and planned for release in spring 2027 — it will connect to the existing elements and pumps without replacing any vessel. Until then, use a third-party controller rated for the full current of each element.

Dimensions

1V vs 2V vs 3V — which K220 configuration

Same vessel size, same batch (110–175 L into the fermenter), three brew days. More vessels mean more grain, parallel steps and no lifting. Your configuration is highlighted.

Technical drawing

Kettle + malt pipe drawing (PDF)

Built from: K220 Boil Kettle + Malt Pipe · Ø600 steam condenser set for indoor brewing
Compare: K220 2V · K220 3V · See all Brewing Systems

FAQ

How big a batch can I brew?
110–175 L into the fermenter.

How much grain fits?
About 57 kg. A 12 °P beer at 175 L needs ~39 kg; at maximum grain you reach ~16 °P (OG ~1.065).

Do I need to sparge?
The batch figures assume full-volume (no-sparge) brewing. Sparging works too and lets you run bigger grain bills at the top of the range — heat the sparge water separately in a second kettle or an HLT. Tip: use your fermenter. If it has a 2" Tri-Clamp port, fit a 2.2 kW or 3.5 kW element (keep it fully submerged) and heat the sparge water in it — no extra vessel to store, and the hot water sanitises the fermenter before the wort goes in.

Do I need a hoist for the malt pipe?
At full grain the malt pipe weighs more than 125 kg even after draining. Hung on the rim to drain, its top sits 1676.5 mm above the floor; to lift it fully out, the pipe bottom has to clear the rim, so plan at least 1.76 m to the top of the pipe (rim + pipe height) plus room for your hands or hoist. A hoist is a must — or choose the K220 2V with a grain door.

What power do I need?
2× 3.5 kW at 230 V, with one dedicated, RCD-protected circuit per element (2 in total). Have a qualified electrician size and connect the circuits. Power control is external.

Does it come with a controller?
No. A dedicated BrewTaurus control unit is planned for release in spring 2027; until then, use a third-party controller rated for the full current of each element.

Can I upgrade to 2V or 3V later?
Yes. The kettle becomes the boil kettle; add the K220 Mash Tun (and the K220 HLT) — nothing gets replaced.

Product photos may show a prototype or a different size; production units follow the manufacturing drawing.

Gravity figures assume 70 % brewhouse efficiency (65 % at maximum grain); your mill, malt and process will move them.