I've never heard of anybody doing that. What's the motivation behind the question? Is this something you are thinking about doing? If so what are your reasons for doing so?
Not to hijack, but I'm setting a HERMS and have a similar question. If my Herms is in the HLT do I need to circulate or stir the water in the HLT while I run my HERMS? This is an electric system and I figure I would get a more uniform temp in the HTL if I do.
+1. You need to recirc to avoid the stratification you'll get. You won't be able to hold a constant temp otherwise.It would help to keep the temp equal throughout the entire HLT so that allows the element to be controlled more accurately. Otherwise the temp probe may be reading differently than what the water temp is around the herms coil.
Why?I run an electric RIMS and when I mash in I allow the grain to rest for approx 10 minutes before I begin to recirculate.
It's just part of my process. I don't begin to recirculate until I take my first ph reading and it's in the range that I want. As long as I hit my target temperature(measured at different depths) I don't feel a need to begin recirculating any earlier. This is just the way that I do it.
Not to hijack, but I'm setting a HERMS and have a similar question. If my Herms is in the HLT do I need to circulate or stir the water in the HLT while I run my HERMS? This is an electric system and I figure I would get a more uniform temp in the HTL if I do.
I actually do exactly the same... there's about a 10 min rest between the time I mash in, stir in my salts well, take pH readings, adjust if required, re-read. Then recirc starts.It's just part of my process. I don't begin to recirculate until I take my first ph reading and it's in the range that I want. As long as I hit my target temperature(measured at different depths) I don't feel a need to begin recirculating any earlier. This is just the way that I do it.
I actually do exactly the same... there's about a 10 min rest between the time I mash in, stir in my salts well, take pH readings, adjust if required, re-read. Then recirc starts.
Sorry - my confusion. The way you wrote it made it sound like there was a specific reason you wanted to wait 10 mins, not that it takes 10 mins before you can start recirc (ie: you can't really start any earlier).
Kal
60-90 mins. How you maintain heat (HERMS or RIMS or not at all) doesn't factor in, nor does the fact that you've been vorlaufing (filtering) the whole time.newb question. Since the HERMs is filtering the wort during the whole process, how long is it recommended to sparge?
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