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I believe we have quite a bit of head space. The bottom is hotter than the top, we have a thermometer attached to the bottom of the keg and we take the top temp with an electric therm that can go about 10 inches deep. The insulated jacket we have made for the keggle fits over the top and leaves...

I'm having dificulty with holding the temps for protein/sach rests so what you're saying is if I have a pump don't start the recirculating unitl after conversion? Is it good to use a pump to help maintain the rest temps?

Thanks! We have a light insulated jacket we made that we put on the mash tun but next brew day I'm going to add more to see if that improves. What usually happens on our 10gal batch is the bottom temp and the top temp are aproximately 10 degrees different and we are stirring it up pretty good...

Do minor temperature holding issues in a keggle/pot mash tun affect the taste of the beer? Currently I'm looking into getting a recirculation pump for my mash tun. Do recirculation pumps remove foam positive proteins? Anyone experience this? Are there any other draw backs from using...