I'm an extract brewer who can certainly see myself getting into an all-grain gig in the near future. I'm going over the forums here and I'm wondering what all of these abbreviations like RIMS, HERMS, etc. mean. Can somebody give an explanation of the different types of brewing setups? Thanks.
What do all the abbreviations mean?
- Thread starter EKennett
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
shanepaynter
Active Member
( R ecirculating I nfusion M ash S ystem) (Heat Exchange Recirculating Mash System) . FYI wikipedia and/or google will tell you everything.
arturo7
Well-Known Member
Did you check the Wiki? Lotsa good info in there.
Click on WIKI on the top of this page.
Click on WIKI on the top of this page.
strangebrew
Active Member
wyzazz
Well-Known Member
SWMBO is really the only one you have to learn well...
ReeseAllen
Well-Known Member
HERMS and RIMS, as far as you need to be concerned, both mean "Big fancy expensive brewing system that only the most advanced all-grain brewers use." Those systems are the high end of the complexity scale of all-grain brewing. On the less-complicated end of that scale, many of us use barely more than a cooler, a couple of pots, and a turkey fryer burner, and we still get the job done.
Similar threads
