herman2011
Active Member
I do not want to get into the whole RIMS thing. Just too complicated for me right now (cleaning pumps and all). I have a 10-gal Polarware kettle with a false bottom that I want to use as a mash-tun. In the past I've used a cooler but it's 15 years old and seen better days and this time around I thought I'd give the kettle a try. I plan on wrapping my kettle with reflectix and making a lid I can shove down into the kettle to minimize the amount of dead air above the grain bed.
So my big question is, when the temp starts dropping a couple degrees, how do I bring the heat up to maintain my target temp? Do I just fire up the burner and stir like crazy for a while to get the heated foundation water up into the grain? Is there a trick to any of this or just trial and error until I figure it out? I want to mash-out too which of course is more of a 10+ degree increase instead of just maintaining a temp.
Thanks in advance.
So my big question is, when the temp starts dropping a couple degrees, how do I bring the heat up to maintain my target temp? Do I just fire up the burner and stir like crazy for a while to get the heated foundation water up into the grain? Is there a trick to any of this or just trial and error until I figure it out? I want to mash-out too which of course is more of a 10+ degree increase instead of just maintaining a temp.
Thanks in advance.