REMS Build

[WTexan]

I'm in the process of building a REMS system. I'm wanting to use a convoluted counter flow chiller. I'm thinking this will save me from truing to figure out to keep cold spots in my HLT. Any ideas?

 

[Walker]

I am not sure what your plan is here. Most RIMS systems that people build don't even make use of the HLT during mashing.

Are you planning to use two pumps here? one to push wort through the CFC and one to push HLT water through the CFC?

 

[WTexan]

I am not sure what your plan is here. Most RIMS systems that people build don't even make use of the HLT during mashing.

Are you planning to use two pumps here? one to push wort through the CFC and one to push HLT water through the CFC?

Basically I was thinking of using two pumps. One for the CFC to push the wort and one for the HLT. I was thinking I could use that instead of using an immersion chiller in the HLT.

 

[Walker]

OK. So you are talking about a HERMS system.

I've seen at least one other system like this, so it's definitely do-able. Heater element in the HLT, pump hot water through CFC and back into HLT, and pump wort through the other port of the CFC and back into the MLT.

 

[WTexan]

OK. So you are talking about a HERMS system.

I've seen at least one other system like this, so it's definitely do-able. Heater element in the HLT, pump hot water through CFC and back into HLT, and pump wort through the other port of the CFC and back into the MLT.

I thought HERMS was where the wort ran across a hot water heating element and REMS ran threw coils immersed in hot water?

 

[bucfanmike]

I thought HERMS was where the wort ran across a hot water heating element and REMS ran threw coils immersed in hot water?

you got them backwards.. here is a good place to start.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/rims-herms-terminology-95601/

 

[tophmck]

Doing HERMS with a counterflow chiller should work fine. Here's an informative thread.

EDIT: Also, the wiki has some quick and easy definitions of RIMS and HERMS.