Tricerahops220
Well-Known Member
How's it going everyone, as the title states, I am currently an extract brewer with about 15 batches under my belt considering going to BIAB. I was once considering going all grain with a cooler mash tun, and even went so far as to build the mash tun, but was a little too nervous about my setup/brew area to actually commit to trying it.
So, here i am now, looking at BIAB and considering taking the plunge before spring time when I typically start to brew quite a bit more. I've looked high and low on this site to try and find a setup similar to what I would like to end up with but have not found one yet. The closest thing I have been able to find is the one run by Seven who has the BIAB how-to suck to the top of the thread.
As it stands now, after 9 months of going back and fourth which kettle/size to buy, I am ready to pull the trigger on a new 12 gallon kettle. The kettle will be outfitted with a tangential inlet TC port, a thermowell TC port and a bottom TC drain port. The system will be run off of propane but this where my questions start to come from.
Does anyone on here have a system set up like this? Should I be worried about the seals on the TC of the ports while I heat the pot? If I were to circulate the wort during while mash/steeping and needed to heat the wort, could I leave the hoses on or would they melt? Would I ever need to circulate the wort while steeping (my thought was to keep the temp even throughout the kettle)? Am I just going to need to get several heat shields to solve my problems?
For those wondering, the setup I am looking at is the new SS Brewtech Brewmaster Kettle (10 G), Blichmann hellfire burner, a chugger pump, Bayou Classic Basket, and a Weiserbag.
So, here i am now, looking at BIAB and considering taking the plunge before spring time when I typically start to brew quite a bit more. I've looked high and low on this site to try and find a setup similar to what I would like to end up with but have not found one yet. The closest thing I have been able to find is the one run by Seven who has the BIAB how-to suck to the top of the thread.
As it stands now, after 9 months of going back and fourth which kettle/size to buy, I am ready to pull the trigger on a new 12 gallon kettle. The kettle will be outfitted with a tangential inlet TC port, a thermowell TC port and a bottom TC drain port. The system will be run off of propane but this where my questions start to come from.
Does anyone on here have a system set up like this? Should I be worried about the seals on the TC of the ports while I heat the pot? If I were to circulate the wort during while mash/steeping and needed to heat the wort, could I leave the hoses on or would they melt? Would I ever need to circulate the wort while steeping (my thought was to keep the temp even throughout the kettle)? Am I just going to need to get several heat shields to solve my problems?
For those wondering, the setup I am looking at is the new SS Brewtech Brewmaster Kettle (10 G), Blichmann hellfire burner, a chugger pump, Bayou Classic Basket, and a Weiserbag.