Rudeboy
Well-Known Member
After two plus years using a converted cooler and the stove top for AG I just got two 10 Boilermakers and Camp Chef burners to go outside.
I use one of the Boilermakers with a false bottom as my MLT. First brew last weekend I initially hit my strike temp spot on (with BeerSmiths help) but found I was losing close to a degree a minute I added some heat and turned on the pump for the RIMS part but I overshot the mash temp a bit even on lowest setting so I turned off the heat and pump. On-off, on-off for the whole 90 minute mash. So my question is two fold.
First is there a better way to avoid yo-yoing around the exact mash temp with a direct fired RIMS?
Second is there an easier way to do this. I guess I was spoiled but with my Coleman Xtreme I never lost more than a degree an hour. Id strike in and come back an hour later to vouralouf. Am I just going to have to always babysit the direct fired RIMS system for the whole mash? What do people do when they have no pump, ie. Gravity fed pot-style MLT (like a More Beer 500 system)?
Thanks Rudeboy.
I use one of the Boilermakers with a false bottom as my MLT. First brew last weekend I initially hit my strike temp spot on (with BeerSmiths help) but found I was losing close to a degree a minute I added some heat and turned on the pump for the RIMS part but I overshot the mash temp a bit even on lowest setting so I turned off the heat and pump. On-off, on-off for the whole 90 minute mash. So my question is two fold.
First is there a better way to avoid yo-yoing around the exact mash temp with a direct fired RIMS?
Second is there an easier way to do this. I guess I was spoiled but with my Coleman Xtreme I never lost more than a degree an hour. Id strike in and come back an hour later to vouralouf. Am I just going to have to always babysit the direct fired RIMS system for the whole mash? What do people do when they have no pump, ie. Gravity fed pot-style MLT (like a More Beer 500 system)?
Thanks Rudeboy.