caskconditioned
Well-Known Member
Does anyone use a vorlauf vessel in their system? I'm talking about a vessel that is used to collect liquid from the Mash Tun. Then a pump is attached to the vessel and the wort is returned to the MT. They are used to help balance/regulate the out-flow from the MT and the input to the pump. Akin to what many large breweries use.
I use a HERMS and recirculate during almost the entire mash. Using a vorlauf vessel would help regulate the out-flow from the MT without worrying about compacting the grain bed. I'm also planning on wiring up a float switch so that my pump will turn on/off based on the liquid level in the vorlauf vessel. As the grain bed gets settled, I could open the valve on the MT a little more and the rest would stay in balance (pump would just cycle on more often). Hope I'm making sense.
I've searched but couldn't find anything on the board - maybe I'm using the wrong search term?
I use a HERMS and recirculate during almost the entire mash. Using a vorlauf vessel would help regulate the out-flow from the MT without worrying about compacting the grain bed. I'm also planning on wiring up a float switch so that my pump will turn on/off based on the liquid level in the vorlauf vessel. As the grain bed gets settled, I could open the valve on the MT a little more and the rest would stay in balance (pump would just cycle on more often). Hope I'm making sense.
I've searched but couldn't find anything on the board - maybe I'm using the wrong search term?