So I've had two batches now on the new brew stand.
Some findings on my thermowells, thermometers, and temp readings.
I mashed at 152 last night and In my mash tun I discovered three different temperature readings.
I had a thermowell on the exiting wort during a recirculation, a bi-metal Brewmometer mid-kettle about mid-grain bed height, and a 9" lid thermowell that reached about 1.5-2" into the top of the mash. Maybe only an inch inthe actual grain.
So right at mash in, I noticed about a 13-14 degree difference form exiting wort to top of the grain bed, with the brewmometer somewhere in the middle. Sorta made sense, hottest at the bottom where the dip tub was pulling wort from the bottom as its getting direct fired.
As the recirc went on, the lid thermowell and the exiting wort thermowell started to equalize. Once things stablized, I found the perfect location to take my temps for my LOVE controller to manage temps.
The existing wort read 154-156, the lid thermowell read 150-152. These would fluctated based on if the burner was on or not.
But the bi metal brewmometer directly in the middle of the mash read 150-152 nearly the whole time. I am going to replace the brewomemter with the thermowell and use that location for the LOVE controller probe to control temperatures. I feel this is the best location as the desired mash temp is the temperature of the grain to produce the conversation of starch to sugar.
I think I'm getting a feel for this new system, but will have to brew again on Saturday to make sure.
I learn something new each time and hope to have this thing dialed in shortly.
Now i need to make a hop bag, I struggle with the hops clogging my brew screen on the Boilermaker kettle.