240v eKeggle BIAB

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Brewed again this weekend - grapefruit IPA with 13# 2-Row and 0.75# of C20. Had some minor flooding in the bag again, and somewhat poor circulation around the temperature probe. It was nothing that regular stirring couldn't handle, but it was a minor irritation. If the circulation got stopped up around the temperature probe the power would start ramping up but it wouldn't register the temp increase. Ultimately I still held within a degree, just took more attention than I wanted to give it.

I used my new 24" SS Wisk for stirring, it was awesome!
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If I were you, I would probably look at a heat stick style, like the one BrewHardware sells. you could use it as the only heat source during your small batches, and then you could transfer it into your keggle to maintain temperature during the mash.

Right now my recirc pump is on the way (ebay snail mail), so my probe is at the 5.5 gallon line and my element is at the very bottom of the kettle. Last brew (of course) there was a huge difference between the temp of the grains and the temp of the water on the bottom of the kettle. The top layer above the grains was perfect, but the water at the bottom was high 170s. Some stirring fixed things, but I may end up with a session beer.

Measuring wort recirculating past the outlet is the way to go; otherwise, in an electric mash kettle stir the grains.