specialkayme
Well-Known Member
I do single infusion, single vessel eBIAB, with a mesh bag, a 5500 ULWD heating element and a dragonstill controller. I typically get my strike temp, kill the element, mash in, and wrap the kettle in a sleeping bag.
Despite my best efforts, I still end up losing 8-12 degrees per hour during mashing on average (depending on the time of year). I'm looking to get a little bit more control over mash temps and keep it a little more consistent. More insulation seems like a pain.
Would it be possible to heat my strike temp, kill the element, mash in, then turn the heating element onto something like 5% power, just enough to reduce some of the heat loss?
I haven't tried it yet, for fear of losing a bag and/or a heating element. I know if I crank the element up I'll burn the bag. But at something like 5%, with a ULWD element, can I get away with it? I heard you can put a nylon bag directly on the SS Brewtech halo element without burning it, and I'm not sure if it's a special element, special controller, or something else that enables you to do that.
Despite my best efforts, I still end up losing 8-12 degrees per hour during mashing on average (depending on the time of year). I'm looking to get a little bit more control over mash temps and keep it a little more consistent. More insulation seems like a pain.
Would it be possible to heat my strike temp, kill the element, mash in, then turn the heating element onto something like 5% power, just enough to reduce some of the heat loss?
I haven't tried it yet, for fear of losing a bag and/or a heating element. I know if I crank the element up I'll burn the bag. But at something like 5%, with a ULWD element, can I get away with it? I heard you can put a nylon bag directly on the SS Brewtech halo element without burning it, and I'm not sure if it's a special element, special controller, or something else that enables you to do that.