I am just polling the community for opinions on an idea I had. I'm not sure if it's feasible, but is anybody out there mashing in a cooler and recirculating their mash through an electric HLT? Can anyone think of a reason that wouldn't work? It seems like a way to maybe gradually purchase the equipment needed for a full HERMS set up. Along the same lines, could you just manually cycle the HLT element to eliminate the need for the PID controller immediately? Thanks much for your thoughts!