So, I feel I want better control of the mash temp. I am currently using the tried and true "Flame ON" method. Lots of experianced guys seem be move to HERMS so I would like to know:
With a HERMS do you continuously cycle the wort or just as needed to bring the temp back up?
Mash temp: do you take the reading at the outflow from the HERMS or within the mash bed?
(I am guessing that its continuous and that you control/measure the temp leaving the HERMS.)
I am thinking of converting my immersion chiller to be HERMS by dropping it in a small SS brew pot full of hot water and piping my wort through it.
I currently cont. recycle my wort with a pump now so I have the pumps and hoses. I just want to control temps better!
Cheers!
With a HERMS do you continuously cycle the wort or just as needed to bring the temp back up?
Mash temp: do you take the reading at the outflow from the HERMS or within the mash bed?
(I am guessing that its continuous and that you control/measure the temp leaving the HERMS.)
I am thinking of converting my immersion chiller to be HERMS by dropping it in a small SS brew pot full of hot water and piping my wort through it.
I currently cont. recycle my wort with a pump now so I have the pumps and hoses. I just want to control temps better!
Cheers!