Recent content by Philo2013

Crankandstein 2A on a tub

Yes, it is more like a HERMS than a RIMS. Thank you. The main difference is that hot water is pumped through the coil not hot wort. Also, the coil is in the mash tun not the HLT.

I have been batch sparging for awhile now with 1 burner, 1 keggle, 2 coolers and no electronics. I would like to step mash (only 2 steps) and fly sparge without getting any additional equipment. I just read an article in BYO Jan-Feb 2013 by Walter Diaz about pumping hot water through a copper...

Heres another version of an inline T. Sorry about the bad picture but you can see all the air being pulled in below the T. I think it helps to have an 8-10 foor drop into the basement.

I used 2x10's so I could fit a keg on the hump. I think a good seal on the top and bottom are more important than extra insulation. Insulation is always something you can add later when your DIY list gets shorter.

Here is my version. Its a little ghetto but worked well. Thanks to all the previous posters for the great ideas.