I just got a PolarWare 42qt brewpot with a false bottom, and was wondering how this will work as a mash tun. How will I keep the mash at a constant temperature? Will I have to turn the burner on and off throughout the course of the mash? Is a converted cooler still a better option?
Stainless Brewpot as Mash Tun
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CPTHOOK
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the pot will work and yes you would have to add heat to it. What kind of mashing are you doing? Happy new year
Sawdustguy
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You could do a direct fired mash, in which you have to regulate the mash temperature by modulating the burner manually or consider a HERMS or RIMS that will automate the process. Here is a little diddy I wrote up on a RIMS: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/rims-dummies-114997/
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This is a direct heat 15 gallon MLT using a George Foreman Grill and stir bar to hold temperature.
CPTHOOK
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Try heating up water to 160 degrees and then check the temp drop every 10 minutes. this will give you an idea of your temp drop. you could also heat the tun up and the place a towel or two over it to help the temp loss. I use a fryer pot for my tun and i cover it with three towels and it losses about 5 degrees every 20 minutes.
