ChappysBrewing
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Alright so I have been building myself a pretty cool brewing setup over the course of the last year and have of course run into little issues along the way and just little tweaks to keep improving the overall workflow.
I currently have built a single tier brew system with my HLT and MLT being 15.5 gallon Keggles and a 20 gallon brew pot. I have 2 pumps and 2 burners (1 is not under the mash tun) and 50' SS coil through my HLT. I have had a couple of issues with getting a little grain through my false bottom and decided to try and add in a BIAB into the mix. My initial plan is to do my exact same setup but now incorporate the Brew Bag in my Mash Tun on top of the false bottom as an extra layer to not allow grains to escape and my lines/terminator/pumps and everything works smoothly. I will still use my sparge arm on top and continue to pump the wort out the bottom, through the 50' ss coil through my terminator and then back on top of the grain bed. I have read that BIAB sometimes have a hazy look and figure keeping along with the HERMS system it would hopefully still use the grain bed as a filter and get a better color beer out of the mix. I have not tried this setup yet so cannot give specifics on Efficiency or anything yet but am hoping it stays the same if not improves overall. With this type of system where I dont have an issue of the grains getting into my lines, would stirring be a good idea during the hour mash or does it not really help out too much. Just am wanting to get the biggest bang for my buck. I really should add photos on here to make it easier to understand. Always looking for other ideas too if someone is creative.
I currently have built a single tier brew system with my HLT and MLT being 15.5 gallon Keggles and a 20 gallon brew pot. I have 2 pumps and 2 burners (1 is not under the mash tun) and 50' SS coil through my HLT. I have had a couple of issues with getting a little grain through my false bottom and decided to try and add in a BIAB into the mix. My initial plan is to do my exact same setup but now incorporate the Brew Bag in my Mash Tun on top of the false bottom as an extra layer to not allow grains to escape and my lines/terminator/pumps and everything works smoothly. I will still use my sparge arm on top and continue to pump the wort out the bottom, through the 50' ss coil through my terminator and then back on top of the grain bed. I have read that BIAB sometimes have a hazy look and figure keeping along with the HERMS system it would hopefully still use the grain bed as a filter and get a better color beer out of the mix. I have not tried this setup yet so cannot give specifics on Efficiency or anything yet but am hoping it stays the same if not improves overall. With this type of system where I dont have an issue of the grains getting into my lines, would stirring be a good idea during the hour mash or does it not really help out too much. Just am wanting to get the biggest bang for my buck. I really should add photos on here to make it easier to understand. Always looking for other ideas too if someone is creative.