Converting my three tier to a HERMS... in the hope of having more control over the mash temps.
Here's what I got:
Keggle HLT - top tier... I took an old wort IC I had sitting around and dropped it in the HLT.
Igloo Cube Mash tun w/ copper manifold in the bottom. valve on the outlet.
below that I have my march pump. I plan on pulling wort off the Mash tun and pumping it through the IC in my HLT and then back down to the top of my grain bed with a simple disbursement manifold or a coffee can lid.
This is only temporary until I get my single tier rig built (maybe months away)
So questions:
1. does it sound like this will work?
2. do you recommend constant circulation and control the heat with my HLT? or...
3. Just turn the pump on and off as needed like "how to brew" recommends?
4. If I plan on using this to vorlauf before I sparge, would you recommend pulling my herms out of my HLT during that time or just letting it exchange the heat?
Thanks for all the help
Here's what I got:
Keggle HLT - top tier... I took an old wort IC I had sitting around and dropped it in the HLT.
Igloo Cube Mash tun w/ copper manifold in the bottom. valve on the outlet.
below that I have my march pump. I plan on pulling wort off the Mash tun and pumping it through the IC in my HLT and then back down to the top of my grain bed with a simple disbursement manifold or a coffee can lid.
This is only temporary until I get my single tier rig built (maybe months away)
So questions:
1. does it sound like this will work?
2. do you recommend constant circulation and control the heat with my HLT? or...
3. Just turn the pump on and off as needed like "how to brew" recommends?
4. If I plan on using this to vorlauf before I sparge, would you recommend pulling my herms out of my HLT during that time or just letting it exchange the heat?
Thanks for all the help