I've been looking into a new setup, and weighing different options (actually, I'm looking for a backup plan because everywhere is out of everything I actually want).
I stumbled across a couple of articles discussing using a sous vide wand for a heating option.
https://beerandbrewing.com/sous-vide-homebrewing/
https://beerandbrewing.com/hipster-homebrewing/
And even a kickstarter for a "brewvide", brewing-specific sous vide heater and pump (which seems awesome if it actually worked)......
https://www.getvessi.com/pages/brewvide
.....So, I think I am going to test this method this weekend with a wheat kit. The kit is only a few pounds of actual grains and then 7 pounds if DME. So my plan is to use the sous vide wand to heat the grains and BIAB step mash in a smaller kettle (about 3 gallons of water) and then just dump that wort into a larger kettle with the additional water and DME for a boil (using the stove top).
Has anyone else tried this? Any suggestions?
If it works (and doesn't destory my sous vide wand), my hope is that the sous vode wand mostly frees me up to do other stuff during 2-3 hours of step mash stages. But I'm guessing it will actually just create more problems than it solves. Will see.
Any suggestions/tips/warnings welcome!
I stumbled across a couple of articles discussing using a sous vide wand for a heating option.
https://beerandbrewing.com/sous-vide-homebrewing/
https://beerandbrewing.com/hipster-homebrewing/
And even a kickstarter for a "brewvide", brewing-specific sous vide heater and pump (which seems awesome if it actually worked)......
https://www.getvessi.com/pages/brewvide
.....So, I think I am going to test this method this weekend with a wheat kit. The kit is only a few pounds of actual grains and then 7 pounds if DME. So my plan is to use the sous vide wand to heat the grains and BIAB step mash in a smaller kettle (about 3 gallons of water) and then just dump that wort into a larger kettle with the additional water and DME for a boil (using the stove top).
Has anyone else tried this? Any suggestions?
If it works (and doesn't destory my sous vide wand), my hope is that the sous vode wand mostly frees me up to do other stuff during 2-3 hours of step mash stages. But I'm guessing it will actually just create more problems than it solves. Will see.
Any suggestions/tips/warnings welcome!