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Rated to 150 degrees. :-/ I'm sure it would be fine, but pumping hot wort through that could be problematic.

Tell me about your cheap flow meter. For sake of consistency, I'd love to pick one up. I have a pair of "china chugger" pumps (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-quality-110V-Magnetic-Drive-Pump-15R-With-Stainless-Steel-Head-Homebrew/32793792417.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2ad24c4dZMhWHY)...

I'm curious now... here's a pic of my cooler false bottom: As you can see I have a high flow 45 degree street elbow, 1/2" silicone tubing, and a standard 1/2" hose barb on the bulkhead. I tried pushing on my domed false bottom and it didn't give. How could I tell if my false bottom is...

That's another vote for slow recirculation. I think I'll keep conditioning my grain (like I always do) and milling to .035 and try a much slower recirc (and see how that goes). Small changes with each batch will help me know if I'm moving in the right direction or not. @Bobby_M Is locline...

It is definitely counter intuitive! I’m so glad I posted about this because after all the reading I did, I just assumed “more flow = better”, but thinking about all of the variables involved...this really makes sense. I’ll dial my pump way back and watch the MT output hose to make sure it’s...

I’m having a hard time considering 85% mash efficiency anything other than superb on any system.

85% mash efficiency is low?! ;)

I have a typical dome false bottom that completely covers the bottom of my cooler with all 1/2" hardware and tubing. I can't imagine a better flowing solution given my vessel. I'm tempted to try a more coarse crush though to see what my efficiencies look like. What mash efficiency are you...

From what I understand, the biggest advantage is the ability to have a finer crush without obliterating the husk.

I have a "press to seal" lid. I tried with it fully on, I tried with it just resting on the cooler, and I tried with it sitting on top of another kettle and emptying into the MT while fully uncovered. The pressure problems persisted, but I'm learning that it was because I was running my pump...

I've used rice hulls in the past when mashing with pumpkin (don't judge...I'll literally never do that again...ever). No really...EVER. But yeah, that was on my old tiered / batch sparge setup. As far as conditioning goes, I was told a 10-15 minute rest is a good idea to let the water you...

I always condition and crush my grain to about .035. I don't think I let the water sit long enough to absorb into the husks this past time. They were fluffy, but not like previous batches. Either way, this concept of continuous recirculation is brand new to me, so I had no idea I had throttle...

I guess it goes to show the importance of experience when it comes to brewing. I did tons of research while I built my new system and until now had no idea that the flow of my pump needed to match my FB's ability to drain. I just assumed you can run it full bore (which I believe some people...

Ok, here are my take aways so far that I believe will solve most of my issues: Now that I'm recirculating my mash constantly, I need to be more mindful of my ingredients. Anything with wheat/oats, I should: run the wort pump slower add a pound of rice hulls It's not totally uncommon to stir...

Hmmm, that makes sense. I have my mill set to .035 which is pretty aggressive. I had pretty good luck batch sparging with this mill setting, but this is my first time constantly recirculating, so that combined with the white wheat and oats and no rice hulls... I think my root of my problems...

Nope, the problem would be the same. The one 45 bend from the lid just makes the hose point toward the wall of the cooler. The problem is that the diameter of the cooler is actually pretty small so it makes bending the hose to "coil around" the wall of the cooler really challenging without...

I think my main problem is that I'm mashing in a cooler and have the bulkhead on the lid. I have a 45 degree bend but even still, if I don't set the hose just right, it pinches or sinks. Moral of the story, if I keep the cooler, I need to move to locline sparge arm.

Well, I did have plenty of water above the grain bed yet I still had channeling issues. I guess I didn't realize how important rice hulls would be for something with wheat/oats. I'll have to remember that for next time.

Yeah, I have a standard dome false bottom with a high flow “street elbow” and full 1/2” tubing and fittings all the way. I think my main problem fly sparging was that I had trouble keeping the silicone hose floating above the grain bed. I also turned the water down very low to try and prolong...

Interesting. I’m reading more and more that a lot of people don’t run their mash recirculation full bore (like I thought I was supposed to). Do you stir your mash ocassionally or no? I’ve heard both yes and no. I didn’t have a choice with this last bath and had to stir multiple times and...