I'm working on my electric brewery and am trying to keep things as simple as possible. I have my main boil kettle with a low density element for heating the strike water and the boil.
I have a 2nd kettle and a gott. I would like the option of step mashing as well as heating up and maintaining mash temps. Short of building a HERMS, could I recirculate the wort (from the 2nd kettle or gott) into the bk and out again? With a PID it probably won't need to fire the element 100%. When recirculating, I would have to be careful that the pump doesn't drain the BK too fast with the element on.
In true HERMS fashion, I could add a 2nd element to that other kettle or gott, put a copper coil in it, and run the wort through there. But that would be another element, more wiring, etc..
Either this has been discussed and I can't find the threads or its just a bad idea.
TIA
I have a 2nd kettle and a gott. I would like the option of step mashing as well as heating up and maintaining mash temps. Short of building a HERMS, could I recirculate the wort (from the 2nd kettle or gott) into the bk and out again? With a PID it probably won't need to fire the element 100%. When recirculating, I would have to be careful that the pump doesn't drain the BK too fast with the element on.
In true HERMS fashion, I could add a 2nd element to that other kettle or gott, put a copper coil in it, and run the wort through there. But that would be another element, more wiring, etc..
Either this has been discussed and I can't find the threads or its just a bad idea.
TIA