Biab help

[Cata_rebel]

Hi
I'm going biab in keggle whit electric element 5500w whit false bottom and recirculate back into the top with a locline sparge ring I have the temperature sensor and element under the false bottom
I want to get bayou classic 82 qt whit basket to brew 11 gal full water
I'm planning to used the bag in the basket for mash of course I will rise the basket over the heating element

What are you guys thinking of continue recirculation on top of grain ???

I read somewhere the water is going on the side of the grains between basket and kettle and is not going thru grain bed

Also I saw and read some people have the temp sensor on the line after pump before returning in the kettle Not in the kettle

What's the best method????

Thank you

 

[Cata_rebel]

Hi
I'm doing biab in keggle whit electric element 5500w whit false bottom and recirculate back into the top with a locline sparge ring I have the temperature sensor and element under the false bottom

I want to get bayou classic 82 qt whit basket to brew 11 gal full water
I'm planning to used the bag in the basket for mash of course I will rise the basket over the heating element

What are you guys thinking of continue re-circulation on top of grain ???

I read somewhere the water is going on the side of the grains between basket and kettle and is not going thru grain bed

Also I saw and read some people have the temp sensor on the line after pump before returning in the kettle Not in the kettle

What's the best method????

 

[CascadesBrewer]

What are you guys thinking of continue re-circulation on top of grain ???

I have never used a recirculation system, but I don't see the need for the added complexity. It does not take much insulation to hold mash temps within a few degrees over an hour. Recirculation means you cannot crush as fine since water has to flow through the bed. When I first heard talk of recirculation systems, it seemed that the idea was you would get conversion faster, with higher efficiency, and the clear wort would give you clearer beer...but are any of these true? I can see the convenience of some of these systems (especially the all in one electric units) and they seem nice for step mashes (though I cannot remember the last time I did one).

 

[Cata_rebel]

I have never used a recirculation system, but I don't see the need for the added complexity. It does not take much insulation to hold mash temps within a few degrees over an hour. Recirculation means you cannot crush as fine since water has to flow through the bed. When I first heard talk of recirculation systems, it seemed that the idea was you would get conversion faster, with higher efficiency, and the clear wort would give you clearer beer...but are any of these true? I can see the convenience of some of these systems (especially the all in one electric units) and they seem nice for step mashes (though I cannot remember the last time I did one).

Yes I got the conversation faster whit recirculation and high efficiency
Not so clear wort but I don't care about this because soon as I cold crash it and get some gelatin in I end with wery clear beer
I'm recirculate because I can keep temp and also I can do steps mash if I want
Whit 5.5 gal batches full volume of water
I have no problem recirculating constant
But I try few time whit 11 gal and I have some issues whit recirculation because I dont add full volume of water I thing
That's why I want to get big kettle

 

[user 254557]

Hi
I'm going biab in keggle whit electric element 5500w whit false bottom and recirculate back into the top with a locline sparge ring I have the temperature sensor and element under the false bottom
I want to get bayou classic 82 qt whit basket to brew 11 gal full water
I'm planning to used the bag in the basket for mash of course I will rise the basket over the heating element

What are you guys thinking of continue recirculation on top of grain ???

I read somewhere the water is going on the side of the grains between basket and kettle and is not going thru grain bed

Also I saw and read some people have the temp sensor on the line after pump before returning in the kettle Not in the kettle

What's the best method????

Thank you View attachment 618793

I really like what your doing here, I am currently in the final stages of building one of these myself, I have a Tall Boy kettle that I have an electric element in and a false bottom at about 5 inches off of the bottom, I also have the same recirculation with loc-line, but have a "T" at the top of the kettle where my recirculation attaches at the top of the kettle so that i can have an RTD probe (the top one of two on my kettle) to keep the mash temp where i want. I also have an RTD (Igot 2 because theyre handy and cheep) located just below the false bottom that I use for the boil, just have to unplug it from the top and plug it in the bottom, I put it under the false bottom so that I would have worry about it tearing the bag. I dont have a basket just a BIAB bag that way I dont have to worry about the concern you have of "short cycling" from the sparge arm around the grain and directly back out of the valve.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

Yes I got the conversation faster whit recirculation and high efficiency
Not so clear wort but I don't care about this because soon as I cold crash it and get some gelatin in I end with wery clear beer
I'm recirculate because I can keep temp and also I can do steps mash if I want
Whit 5.5 gal batches full volume of water
I have no problem recirculating constant
But I try few time whit 11 gal and I have some issues whit recirculation because I dont add full volume of water I thing
That's why I want to get big kettle

Maybe you would get more traction over on the Electric Brewing forum since you are not really talking about a BIAB system.