Im using a brutus 10 rig and recircing back on top of the grain bed via a march pump and a sparge arm. I cant seem to ever get the grain bed to get up to the temp that I have set on my controller.
I usually preheat the mash water in the MLT several degrees warmer than the actual mash temp. I then add the grains, give a good stir and wait 10-15 minutes before I start my 60 min mash. I begin the countdown and start recircing back on to the grain bed and while the temp controller is maintaining my 154 degrees, I also have a thermometer screwed into the the side of the MLT closer to the bottom but it never gets over 150.
When I do this process with just water, I can get all the temps to read exactly the same.
Do I need to overshoot my mash temp with the controller? Do I need to insulate the MLT? Any suggestions?
I usually preheat the mash water in the MLT several degrees warmer than the actual mash temp. I then add the grains, give a good stir and wait 10-15 minutes before I start my 60 min mash. I begin the countdown and start recircing back on to the grain bed and while the temp controller is maintaining my 154 degrees, I also have a thermometer screwed into the the side of the MLT closer to the bottom but it never gets over 150.
When I do this process with just water, I can get all the temps to read exactly the same.
Do I need to overshoot my mash temp with the controller? Do I need to insulate the MLT? Any suggestions?