HockeyBoy29
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I find very few examples of people using their HERMS coil as a chiller, except when it is detached and being used as an immersion chiller.
Here's what I plan to do in my single tier, three vessel Electric HERMS build:
Recirculate the mash between the MLT and the HERMS-equipped HLT like normal, then post-mash, transfer wort to Boil Kettle while sparging, like normal.
But once boil volume is reached, I will transfer out all remaining hot water to MLT to hold for cleanup, and fill HLT with cold water and ice. Then when boil is over, whirlpool, pumping wort through the HERMS coil to chill down to pitching temp. Once wort is down to temp, pump wort into fermenter and pitch.
Does anyone see any drawback from this approach? I'm surprised I don't see more people doing this, and it makes me think perhaps I'm missing something. Maybe this has been talked about and I've just missed the threads?
I'm looking at 20 gallon vessels for 10 gallon batches and want pumps to do the heavy lifting.
Thanks!
Here's what I plan to do in my single tier, three vessel Electric HERMS build:
Recirculate the mash between the MLT and the HERMS-equipped HLT like normal, then post-mash, transfer wort to Boil Kettle while sparging, like normal.
But once boil volume is reached, I will transfer out all remaining hot water to MLT to hold for cleanup, and fill HLT with cold water and ice. Then when boil is over, whirlpool, pumping wort through the HERMS coil to chill down to pitching temp. Once wort is down to temp, pump wort into fermenter and pitch.
Does anyone see any drawback from this approach? I'm surprised I don't see more people doing this, and it makes me think perhaps I'm missing something. Maybe this has been talked about and I've just missed the threads?
I'm looking at 20 gallon vessels for 10 gallon batches and want pumps to do the heavy lifting.
Thanks!
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