I converted a new kettle into a Mash Tun and had a rough brew day today. My mash temps did not hold well at all and I lost at least 7 or 8 degrees easily throughout the 60 minute mash.
I knew that this would be an issue and made a wrap using reflectix (folded in half and wrapped around the keg so the entire keg has 2 layers all the way around) and made a "lid" (using about 5 or 6 layers of reflectix).
What else can i do? I dont have a false bottom and use a braid / dip tube to drain the mash tun so heating the keggle is not much of an option in addition to worrying about burning the reflectix jacket as i heat the keggle.
I knew that this would be an issue and made a wrap using reflectix (folded in half and wrapped around the keg so the entire keg has 2 layers all the way around) and made a "lid" (using about 5 or 6 layers of reflectix).
What else can i do? I dont have a false bottom and use a braid / dip tube to drain the mash tun so heating the keggle is not much of an option in addition to worrying about burning the reflectix jacket as i heat the keggle.