slakwhere
Well-Known Member
so i did a 90 minute mash and lost quite a bit of temp (5 degrees). i've decided i need some way to keep a better temperature. here's what i've come up with, please let me know if i missed anything or sound off on your favorite:
(in order of my current preference)
1) insulate keg: it has 1 layer of silver bubble wrap reflectix stuff, should i add a couple more and make a custom lid? rubber membrane wrap?
2) HERMS: i have 3 kegs, so i could heat water in the HLT and circ it through a coil on the HLT to keep temp... i'm wondering if i could maybe even do this with a decent sized Immersion Chiller and have it work double duty? HERMS coil during mash and IC post boil?
3) direct fire: can i do this safely without scortching the grain/wort? do i need a false bottom?
4) RIMS: not really sure i want to build a RIMS tube, but it's a posibility i guess especially if i can get away with a 110v one.
5) give up and build a cooler MLT: they'll hold temp better, but i already spent all this cash building a keg MLT...
(in order of my current preference)
1) insulate keg: it has 1 layer of silver bubble wrap reflectix stuff, should i add a couple more and make a custom lid? rubber membrane wrap?
2) HERMS: i have 3 kegs, so i could heat water in the HLT and circ it through a coil on the HLT to keep temp... i'm wondering if i could maybe even do this with a decent sized Immersion Chiller and have it work double duty? HERMS coil during mash and IC post boil?
3) direct fire: can i do this safely without scortching the grain/wort? do i need a false bottom?
4) RIMS: not really sure i want to build a RIMS tube, but it's a posibility i guess especially if i can get away with a 110v one.
5) give up and build a cooler MLT: they'll hold temp better, but i already spent all this cash building a keg MLT...