r8rphan
Well-Known Member
I'm desiring to gain more control over the Mash process and am thinking of adding RIMS capability to my setup...
Currently, I use a single keggle and a mash tun... I do the initial mash, collect the wort in a bucket, and do usually two batch sparges and collect those in buckets as well... Then I typically brew the next day, sanitizing the keggle and counterflow chiller, pouring the buckets of wort in and starting the boil...
Hoping to add a very basic RIMS system.. Pump, In line heating element, PID...
My main question at this time is about 'process'..
I want to stay with the single keggle for now, so I'm wondering how this works...
Typically, is the initial infusion done, and then the mash just 'soaks' without any recirculation, or does the pump run during this part of the mash?
As far as the sparge, are the first runnings collected and then the sparge is a separate process, or can the first runnings be used as part of the sparge?
I'm kinda 'hoping' it goes something like one of the following two scenarios...
1) The initial infusion is recirculated directly back into the mash tun for the first hour, and then the sparge water in the boil kettle is added in line during sparge, the temp being raised to the desired sparge temp, eventually pumping all the first runnings into the keggle as the sparge water is drained from the keggle, and continuing that process throughout the rinse...
2) The initial infusion is allowed to rest for an hour, then it is pumped into the keggle with the heated sparge water which is recircualted back into the mash tun while the temp is held at the higher sparge temp....
Hoping number 2 is doable.. It is the simplest...
Can anyone shed light on how it works...
Thanks,
Mark
Currently, I use a single keggle and a mash tun... I do the initial mash, collect the wort in a bucket, and do usually two batch sparges and collect those in buckets as well... Then I typically brew the next day, sanitizing the keggle and counterflow chiller, pouring the buckets of wort in and starting the boil...
Hoping to add a very basic RIMS system.. Pump, In line heating element, PID...
My main question at this time is about 'process'..
I want to stay with the single keggle for now, so I'm wondering how this works...
Typically, is the initial infusion done, and then the mash just 'soaks' without any recirculation, or does the pump run during this part of the mash?
As far as the sparge, are the first runnings collected and then the sparge is a separate process, or can the first runnings be used as part of the sparge?
I'm kinda 'hoping' it goes something like one of the following two scenarios...
1) The initial infusion is recirculated directly back into the mash tun for the first hour, and then the sparge water in the boil kettle is added in line during sparge, the temp being raised to the desired sparge temp, eventually pumping all the first runnings into the keggle as the sparge water is drained from the keggle, and continuing that process throughout the rinse...
2) The initial infusion is allowed to rest for an hour, then it is pumped into the keggle with the heated sparge water which is recircualted back into the mash tun while the temp is held at the higher sparge temp....
Hoping number 2 is doable.. It is the simplest...
Can anyone shed light on how it works...
Thanks,
Mark