rivertranced
Well-Known Member
This must have been discussed somewhere before but I can't seem to find it.
Is it possible to use an HLT for direct heating a recirculating mash? I use a heatstick and gas, so could pump my mash wort into the HLT to heat it with either before returning to the HLT.
I see two possible disadvantages:
Thoughts?
Is it possible to use an HLT for direct heating a recirculating mash? I use a heatstick and gas, so could pump my mash wort into the HLT to heat it with either before returning to the HLT.
I see two possible disadvantages:
- You couldn't heat sparge water at the same time (not a major concern for me because I can heat that water quickly with the heatstick/gas combo).
- This would be less efficient than a RIMS tube because of the greater distance traveled and larger quantity of wort required to make it work. This issue seems like it may be prohibitive, as if you are moving that much wort it might be prone to cooling on the way to the fire source which could affect temps and take too much liquid off the grain, offsetting the benefit of recirc. Then again, the quantity would not be much greater than for HERMS I'd think.
Thoughts?