bakins
Well-Known Member
Questions for all you RIMS/HERMS brewers (or anyone who recirculates):
-What size crush you using?
-How fast are your recirculating?
-What are you using: braid, false bottom, manifold, etc?
I've been doing RIMS for a few months now. My first few batches were stock BC crush (.039) and a few kit brews (bad crushes). I'd been using a false bottom and putting my grain in a paint strainer bag (it made clean up somewhat easier). So, I started experimenting. One batch I tried "normal" - .039, FB, no-bag - horribly stuck had to babysit it and stir like crazy every 5 minutes. Tried double crushing - same deal. Tried a SS braid - same deal.
So today, I try my FB with a .030 crush - good grief, stuck like cement.
I generally open the valve about 1/4 of the way and then slowly open it up. But some of these have been getting stuck at 1/4 open.
I know I've been changing alot of variable, but the beer has generally turned out well. As cheesy as it is the bag worked for me, it was just a big pain to stir at dough-in.
Thanks in advanced.
-What size crush you using?
-How fast are your recirculating?
-What are you using: braid, false bottom, manifold, etc?
I've been doing RIMS for a few months now. My first few batches were stock BC crush (.039) and a few kit brews (bad crushes). I'd been using a false bottom and putting my grain in a paint strainer bag (it made clean up somewhat easier). So, I started experimenting. One batch I tried "normal" - .039, FB, no-bag - horribly stuck had to babysit it and stir like crazy every 5 minutes. Tried double crushing - same deal. Tried a SS braid - same deal.
So today, I try my FB with a .030 crush - good grief, stuck like cement.
I generally open the valve about 1/4 of the way and then slowly open it up. But some of these have been getting stuck at 1/4 open.
I know I've been changing alot of variable, but the beer has generally turned out well. As cheesy as it is the bag worked for me, it was just a big pain to stir at dough-in.
Thanks in advanced.