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I keep thinking on and off about buying a commercial grade coffee urn as a Hot Liquor Tank (HLT).
I typically brew week days and its usually right after work. I'm thinking of how I could get my water hot and ready to go right as I get home.
I usually do this; weight out and crack the grain and then measure out the strike water and mash water the day before. I come home the next day crack a beer and turn on the electric stove top burners for the strike water and mash water. The mash water is on high or 10 anywhere to 3 to 5 gallons trying to get it to a boil. The strike water is on 5 climbing slowly to 165F. Typically less than 3 gallons.
The mash water is at the target temp before the strike water. I dump the mash water into my Mash Lauter Tun (MLT) as a preheat. Then dump it into a 5 gallon round cooler HLT. Then prop it up on two milk crates so its gravity feed to the MLT. I add the grain to the MLT and add the strike water. Then mash, recirculate mash-out, and sparge.
Was looking at a 20L Urn or 100 Cup Urn. Thinking I could turn this on in the morning or use a outlet timer around 2 pm to heat up to 165F. After I add my strike water raise the temp on my HLT to 180F.
What do you guys think?
I typically brew week days and its usually right after work. I'm thinking of how I could get my water hot and ready to go right as I get home.
I usually do this; weight out and crack the grain and then measure out the strike water and mash water the day before. I come home the next day crack a beer and turn on the electric stove top burners for the strike water and mash water. The mash water is on high or 10 anywhere to 3 to 5 gallons trying to get it to a boil. The strike water is on 5 climbing slowly to 165F. Typically less than 3 gallons.
The mash water is at the target temp before the strike water. I dump the mash water into my Mash Lauter Tun (MLT) as a preheat. Then dump it into a 5 gallon round cooler HLT. Then prop it up on two milk crates so its gravity feed to the MLT. I add the grain to the MLT and add the strike water. Then mash, recirculate mash-out, and sparge.
Was looking at a 20L Urn or 100 Cup Urn. Thinking I could turn this on in the morning or use a outlet timer around 2 pm to heat up to 165F. After I add my strike water raise the temp on my HLT to 180F.
What do you guys think?
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