Hi all, I have a 3 keg brewery and have been wanting to have a motorized stir paddle for the mash tun . I have now come up with a right angle drive dc motor so all I need is to find the correct power supply (that means cheap ). When I direct fire the mash to raise temps it is of course much warmer on the bottom and stirring by hand does not seem to even out the temps much. I hope by constant stirring that it will eliminate any hot / cold spots and maybe help out with the efficiency even , any thoughts on it like r.p.m. , stupid idea etc.
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There are plenty of commercial breweries that have motorized augers in their mash tuns.
Quite a few homebrewers as well.
I don't think it's crazy - I think it makes some sense (especially for doughing in).
"Slow" would seem obvious - you're not blending smoothies here, just trying to even out the temperature.
10-20 rpm would likely work pretty well...
Cheers!
Quite a few homebrewers as well.
I don't think it's crazy - I think it makes some sense (especially for doughing in).
"Slow" would seem obvious - you're not blending smoothies here, just trying to even out the temperature.
10-20 rpm would likely work pretty well...
Cheers!
I have one and its 1 rpm and is perfect for me, I stopped using it the motor kept over heating, you have to place the motor somewhere other than over the mash, even with the lid on, still overheats
Look for someone getting a new bbq grill and disposing of an old one with a spit. Rotisserie motors have sufficient torque and are slow.
That my man ,is an awesome idea ! no power supply needed and can take the heat.
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