Recent content by luhrks

1.5bbl HERMS/RIMS system for Sale all inclusive. Everything necessary to produce Beer from Brewing to Kegging is included. After 3 years and many batches on this system, I've lost my brewing space so my loss is your gain. You will get everything in this posting. I will not be selling pieces...

Way to go. Looks like my rig will be the pilot for our new brewery.

I normally get between 90-95% efficiency on mine.

My glycol chiller operates the pump continuously and has a temp control that cycles the compressor if the reservoir gets over temp. Different models varry, so I would check on the one you're going to purchase before you buy extra stuff.

I fly sparge on 1.5bbl HERMS system. Although a "fly sparge" for me takes 15 minutes instead of an hour. All I do after mash out is swap hoses so my MT out goes to the BK and my HLT out goes to my HERMS in. So yes, I flush my HERMS coil with sparge water. There is no wasted wort. I don't have...

My stand was an "O" but the X version should work just fine. The dip tube in mine is near the center so it's ringed by the stand, which adds a side filter. If you have an X you should pick a quad and place the hole closer to the edge. No, the junctions of the dip tube were not soldered. You...

In practice, not really. The only real consideration is making it so you can get the false bottom in and out easily.

I've got a post on how to convert one of these up already. Please feel free to look it up.

You want your HERMS coil to be the same diameter as the rest of your plumbing.

Look up a HERMS process diagram and things should become more self explanitory. There should be two ports on the mash tun if he was running it right.

For your initial cleaning. Hot PBW or a good caustic to clean all the crap up. After that, green pad and dish soap with a good rinse. About once a year or so you'll want to do a caustic cycle again to get all the beer stone. There's never a good reason to sanitize anything on the hot side...

That's a good deal. grab it.

I would put it in a box along with the bill for the replacement gun, give it to him along with a stern lecture about respecting other people's property and boundaries.

Rice hulls. If you're running HERMS rice hulls cure most sins.

Yep. He got it all pretty much. I use both on my system.