M having a little problem with my mash tun loosing heat, or at least I'm thinking that is the source of the problem. And hope you guys can give me some insight as to what I can do to remedy the problem.
I'm getting lower than expected pre-boil and post boil gravities. Beens that should be coming to about 1.050, are only getting to about 1.040. And I'm sure it's a problem with efficiency. I have a 1/2" nps kettle style thermometer installed in the front of the tun (a 12.5g cooler), and I mash, usually, for 90 mins.
The problem is that I monitor the temps, and it seems as tho the temp is falling off very quickly, as after about 30 minutes the temp is reading about 140F. When I originally started with a temp of about 152-154. I'm pretty sure it's mostly from the size of the tun, and the loss of heat within. Anybody else experience these kind of problems? Should I just elect to go with a smaller cooler?
I'm getting lower than expected pre-boil and post boil gravities. Beens that should be coming to about 1.050, are only getting to about 1.040. And I'm sure it's a problem with efficiency. I have a 1/2" nps kettle style thermometer installed in the front of the tun (a 12.5g cooler), and I mash, usually, for 90 mins.
The problem is that I monitor the temps, and it seems as tho the temp is falling off very quickly, as after about 30 minutes the temp is reading about 140F. When I originally started with a temp of about 152-154. I'm pretty sure it's mostly from the size of the tun, and the loss of heat within. Anybody else experience these kind of problems? Should I just elect to go with a smaller cooler?