JJWP
Well-Known Member
OK - so this idea is probably already covered somewhere but I can't seem to find any threads on it, so here goes:
In a single batch sparge system, is there any reason I couldn't heat my sparge water directly in the MLT right with the grain? For a number of reasons, I am really hell bent on building a single tier two vessel system (I'm going to skip the brutus 20 as I only have one pump and I like to brew the occasional monster beer).
My thinking is that it would go something like this:
1. Heat strike water in direct fired MLT
2. Dough in
3. Complete mash and bring to mash out (recirculate with pump during mash out step)
4. Pump to BK
5. infuse full sparge volume into MLT (cold water)
6. fire MLT and raise to mash out temps (or at least warm it up some to improve run-off viscosity)
7. Recirculate and pump to BK
One thought is that I could heat the sparge water in the BK to maybe 160-170 or so while while the mash is on then drain it via gravity into a couple of ale pails. At least then it will be pretty hot when I dump it into the MLT for the batch sparge
Any thoughts? Esentially I am trying to do my damndest to limit myself to two vessels (bc I already have two converted kegs) and a small single tier stand (because I have extremely limited storage space).
If I do a mash out to effectively halt any further conversion, what difference does it make if I need to spend some time bringing my MLT up to temp, assuming scorching is not an issue. I would be firing the BK in the meantime to get a head start on the boil..
One possible draw back I suppose is that it would be difficult to consistently hit the EXACT same sparge water temp from batch to batch - but again, with a proper mash-out does that really matter so much? The only draw back I can really see is lifting and pouring the ale pails, but that is a trade off I am willing to make I think. Buckets are easy to store.
Thanks
In a single batch sparge system, is there any reason I couldn't heat my sparge water directly in the MLT right with the grain? For a number of reasons, I am really hell bent on building a single tier two vessel system (I'm going to skip the brutus 20 as I only have one pump and I like to brew the occasional monster beer).
My thinking is that it would go something like this:
1. Heat strike water in direct fired MLT
2. Dough in
3. Complete mash and bring to mash out (recirculate with pump during mash out step)
4. Pump to BK
5. infuse full sparge volume into MLT (cold water)
6. fire MLT and raise to mash out temps (or at least warm it up some to improve run-off viscosity)
7. Recirculate and pump to BK
One thought is that I could heat the sparge water in the BK to maybe 160-170 or so while while the mash is on then drain it via gravity into a couple of ale pails. At least then it will be pretty hot when I dump it into the MLT for the batch sparge
Any thoughts? Esentially I am trying to do my damndest to limit myself to two vessels (bc I already have two converted kegs) and a small single tier stand (because I have extremely limited storage space).
If I do a mash out to effectively halt any further conversion, what difference does it make if I need to spend some time bringing my MLT up to temp, assuming scorching is not an issue. I would be firing the BK in the meantime to get a head start on the boil..
One possible draw back I suppose is that it would be difficult to consistently hit the EXACT same sparge water temp from batch to batch - but again, with a proper mash-out does that really matter so much? The only draw back I can really see is lifting and pouring the ale pails, but that is a trade off I am willing to make I think. Buckets are easy to store.
Thanks