I am in the planning process. Figured I'd put my thoughts on thread.
I'm thinking a two or three tier rig with one or two burners. I ordered a march 809 today. I have a home depot 10 gallon cooler mash tun I plan on using on the rig initially. I also have a keggle for the boil and a simple one flame turkey frier burner I have used in the past. I'm looking into buying a nice burner(or two) and a nice HLT. I'll come back with some sketchups and explanations of my plans tomorrow.
Mumbling devil's advocate Questions: I have never used a march pump before.
A) I've got 3/8" high temp tubing now. Do I need to go ahead and buy a couple yards of 1/2" and appropriate barbs to use with the march 809-pl-hs-C?
B) How does the pump handle grist and hop bits?
C) What size(gallons) should I look into for a HLT for 10 gallon batches?
D) Recirculating(rims or herms).... Is it the way to go? Or not at this point in brewing carreer? Does recirculating require automated valves and digital temp controllers? Or is there a practical approach to get started with it without creating more hassle then it's worth or brew day? Or..Is rigging up some extent of automation easier(and cheaper) than it seems?
Enough brainstorms from me for tonight. Any comments/ thoughts/ insults/ or suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
Cheers
I'm thinking a two or three tier rig with one or two burners. I ordered a march 809 today. I have a home depot 10 gallon cooler mash tun I plan on using on the rig initially. I also have a keggle for the boil and a simple one flame turkey frier burner I have used in the past. I'm looking into buying a nice burner(or two) and a nice HLT. I'll come back with some sketchups and explanations of my plans tomorrow.
Mumbling devil's advocate Questions: I have never used a march pump before.
A) I've got 3/8" high temp tubing now. Do I need to go ahead and buy a couple yards of 1/2" and appropriate barbs to use with the march 809-pl-hs-C?
B) How does the pump handle grist and hop bits?
C) What size(gallons) should I look into for a HLT for 10 gallon batches?
D) Recirculating(rims or herms).... Is it the way to go? Or not at this point in brewing carreer? Does recirculating require automated valves and digital temp controllers? Or is there a practical approach to get started with it without creating more hassle then it's worth or brew day? Or..Is rigging up some extent of automation easier(and cheaper) than it seems?
Enough brainstorms from me for tonight. Any comments/ thoughts/ insults/ or suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
Cheers