BreezyBrew
IPA is my spirit animal
So I am looking to modify my current process, and do away with buckets and heavy lifting, so I can brew a couple of batches on a Saturday if I wanted to.
Currently I have a 10g igloo cooler Mash Tun, 10g BK, a chugger pump and... buckets. I also have two burners and I own a 20g SS that I bought to upgrade my system eventually to a herms. This kettle can be used as an HLT and I'd like to do so.
Any issues with heating up strike water in the HLT, pumping it into the Mash Tun, Mashing, (maybe pump vorlaufing?) then pumping it to the BK? I think my biggest concern would be a stuck mash if tried to drain too quickly, or too much of the grain got compacted. I'd want to do a test run to get my volumes and temp range nailed down. I currently do have a bleeder valve on my pump, to get rid of any trapped air that might happen in the transfer.
Currently I have a 10g igloo cooler Mash Tun, 10g BK, a chugger pump and... buckets. I also have two burners and I own a 20g SS that I bought to upgrade my system eventually to a herms. This kettle can be used as an HLT and I'd like to do so.
Any issues with heating up strike water in the HLT, pumping it into the Mash Tun, Mashing, (maybe pump vorlaufing?) then pumping it to the BK? I think my biggest concern would be a stuck mash if tried to drain too quickly, or too much of the grain got compacted. I'd want to do a test run to get my volumes and temp range nailed down. I currently do have a bleeder valve on my pump, to get rid of any trapped air that might happen in the transfer.