Hey all.
My wort is boiling behind me, so the title is a bit misleading. I'm not quite done with my first brew day using a RIMS system.
A little bit about my system. I started off as a eBIAB person and have slowly made my way towards multiple vessel systems due to my inability to achieve certain perimeters.
Today, I used a 10 Gallon round cooler with a false bottom, CPVC Dip tube, a BIAB Bag and an awesome RIMS tube from Bobby over at Brewhardware.
The biggest problem I encountered was my inexperience. I'm not sure how well I can ride the line between compacted grain bed and perfect grain bed. My circulation flow is merely a trickle. Nowhere near the seeming average 1 gallon a minute. I also worry about tunneling as I just have the bare end of the the sitting in the grain bed, and it's rigid enough that it forces it's way down without regard.
Questions:
I can hardly run more than a trickle without apparently compacting the grain bed. I'm assuming the solution is to ditch the BIAB bag, or just continue to run a very slow recirculation.
Secondly, if my return tube just buries itself into the mash, it is going to tunnel. What to people use to lay the wort on top of itself? I see a lot of manifolds etc but Bobby's site warms against anything ridgid because if it blocks up, it essentially turns the rims tube into a pipe bomb, which by all reports, it a sub-optimal outcome.
I used a siphon spray tip, but it's smaller than the silicone hose diameter and would require a hose clamp to stay put at a higher flow rate.
Please advise,
Mark
My wort is boiling behind me, so the title is a bit misleading. I'm not quite done with my first brew day using a RIMS system.
A little bit about my system. I started off as a eBIAB person and have slowly made my way towards multiple vessel systems due to my inability to achieve certain perimeters.
Today, I used a 10 Gallon round cooler with a false bottom, CPVC Dip tube, a BIAB Bag and an awesome RIMS tube from Bobby over at Brewhardware.
The biggest problem I encountered was my inexperience. I'm not sure how well I can ride the line between compacted grain bed and perfect grain bed. My circulation flow is merely a trickle. Nowhere near the seeming average 1 gallon a minute. I also worry about tunneling as I just have the bare end of the the sitting in the grain bed, and it's rigid enough that it forces it's way down without regard.
Questions:
I can hardly run more than a trickle without apparently compacting the grain bed. I'm assuming the solution is to ditch the BIAB bag, or just continue to run a very slow recirculation.
Secondly, if my return tube just buries itself into the mash, it is going to tunnel. What to people use to lay the wort on top of itself? I see a lot of manifolds etc but Bobby's site warms against anything ridgid because if it blocks up, it essentially turns the rims tube into a pipe bomb, which by all reports, it a sub-optimal outcome.
I used a siphon spray tip, but it's smaller than the silicone hose diameter and would require a hose clamp to stay put at a higher flow rate.
Please advise,
Mark