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I tried the biab thing, and it worked on stove top for 3 gal batches. Then we moved and got 220v access, so I tried to go bigger but stay simple with biab with a bayou 1064 wrapped in reflectix and an avantco 3500. Then I wanted to gain even more control over mash temp and tried the cooler tun...

good info, I appreciate it. I actually do intend to try step mashing, which is one of the reasons I was considering herms in the first place - just trying to find the most economical way to do so. My wife has been known to call me a "tight ass" - so just running every possible scenario through...

Would it be more worth while to build a PID controller for the 5 gallon pot with a hex coil, or do I need to obtain a larger HLT vessel? I've really been after a used sanke keg, but they are hard to come by in rural NE.

Hi, Not sure on which forum to post this in, but here we are. I currently brew 5+/- gal batches using a 16 gallon bayou classic on an avantco 3500. The system started as biab, then moved on to a rectangular cooler mash tun, then back to biab because the cooler was terrible at maintaining mash...