Hello! im new to this forum and i though ill give it a try.
I am currently building my first home brewery. and i work as an automations engineer at a diary so getting used automation stuff and stainless pipes is not a problem for me. so i though ill put it all to use and make something! :rockin:
i am thinking of building a sortoff RIMS brewery. and im stuck at the boil. i want to use as little of valves as posible(dont have to many sanitary-valves and dont want to use air-pressure actuated valves) have quite alot of valves that are not sanitary so this is what im wondering.
1. i have 2x 2500w heating elements. i am going to use one of them in a HLT
for the MASH running a coil in the HLT, circulating the MASH in the HLT and back to the MLT. Was wondering if i put the other element in the BLT, will this risk making bad taste to my beer? and rust?
2. what if i put both 2500W in the HLT and i run another coil in the BLT, Sending the boiling water in the HLT through the BLT, this can be easier done since i already have a pump on the HLT and running a pipe to the BLT for Washing purposes(yes im automating that to).
I dont know how boiling beer using a coil with boiling water going through works. so would like input on that, how big coil/ how much flow, all my tanks are about 50l give or take.
Would really love any tips on this or other ways to boil a boil!
heres a sketch (not complete).
I am currently building my first home brewery. and i work as an automations engineer at a diary so getting used automation stuff and stainless pipes is not a problem for me. so i though ill put it all to use and make something! :rockin:
i am thinking of building a sortoff RIMS brewery. and im stuck at the boil. i want to use as little of valves as posible(dont have to many sanitary-valves and dont want to use air-pressure actuated valves) have quite alot of valves that are not sanitary so this is what im wondering.
1. i have 2x 2500w heating elements. i am going to use one of them in a HLT
for the MASH running a coil in the HLT, circulating the MASH in the HLT and back to the MLT. Was wondering if i put the other element in the BLT, will this risk making bad taste to my beer? and rust?
2. what if i put both 2500W in the HLT and i run another coil in the BLT, Sending the boiling water in the HLT through the BLT, this can be easier done since i already have a pump on the HLT and running a pipe to the BLT for Washing purposes(yes im automating that to).
I dont know how boiling beer using a coil with boiling water going through works. so would like input on that, how big coil/ how much flow, all my tanks are about 50l give or take.
Would really love any tips on this or other ways to boil a boil!
heres a sketch (not complete).