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Ok cool. I will look into that. I planned to heat the water on a burner. The element will be to maintain and then at some point step the mash. Thank you all for your help!! I will begin to gather my supplies now.

I have a 5 gallon pot i dont need it completely full but let's say 5 gallons just for the fun of it. I haven't dove into stepping yet. But figure if if I want to raise the temp 30 to 40 degrees that should cover me. Again I am not savy with stepping yet so how long should I shoot for to...

I know thats technically how its done in herms system. How about stepping the mash. Its not a nessesity right now but the boiling water (which I now think is not such a good idea) would allow me to step. If I put in a bigger element i asume I could raise the temp faster. How big and do I...

This is a very valid point. I really don't want to damage any of the wort and doing so an oz at a time could add up over the course of an hour. I would need to clear the coil of wort or not keep it at boiling. Not keeping it hot enough will take too much time if I do a stepped mash. Thanks...

Hi. So I am my current MLT is a cooler. I would like to start playing around with stepped mash Temps. I was looking into a rims system but I like the qualities of a herms better. My hlt is also a cooler. So my plan was to place my mlt cooler next to my burner and have a pot of boiling...

does anyone have a recipie for an extract version?