Hello! I'm at Target and they have an igloo ice cube (50 qt) and an igloo maxcold (40qt) cooler. Would either of these work for a RIMS or HERMS? Would the cylindrical coolers work better?
Thanks!
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Jerry
Thanks!
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Jerry
If you're just getting into all-grain, I wouldn't worry too much about building a RIMS or HERMS setup. Get your basic all-grain process down before jumping onto something that ambitious. But yes, you can use coolers for either one.
I am just getting into it. I just want to make sure that whatever I get now will be compatible with future possibilities
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Jerry
You are asking about the MLT? It shouldnt matter much, BUT I will ask this. How will you plan to return you wort to the top of the grain bed in a large rectangular cooler?
I was thinking about building a sparge manifold mounted in such a way where I can adjust the height so when it's recirculating during the mash I can lower it into the wort.
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Jerry
I found an old 56 quart Rubbermaid cooler in my garage tonight (rectangular style). It has some scratches inside from normal wear and tear. Those scratches should be ok though since all the bad things will be boiled away though, right?
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Jerry
Be careful. You do not want small holes in that return manifold. There is plenty of grain and husk that gets recirculated for the first 10 minutes and it could easily clog.
Well, manifolds are fairly cheap so I could just build one specifically for recirculating and when/if I convert to fly sparging then I can look into another solution.
Any suggestions?
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Jerry
Honestly, I just use a 1/2" ID line as my HERMS return line, and I use that same line for fly sparging. For fly sparging you do not have to "sprinkle" the water. I mean you are just sprinkling water on top of water, right?
I found an old 56 quart Rubbermaid cooler in my garage tonight (rectangular style).
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