cozmocracker
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Hello fellow Biab'ers,
today i received my shiny new 40 litre urn, Woo Hoo!
Now, i have done a couple of brews in a 20 litre urn and have a couple of questions before i move on to the new one.
Firstly, i noticed during the boil, the liquid in the sight tube doesnt get boiled, is this an issue? do people remove or block there sight tubes?
Secondly, the tap. i used some silicon tubing for draining the urn, i managed to slip it on the tap but held it in place by hand while draining the urn for fear of it slipping off. Do people replace the tap or have a better method for hold the tubing on there while it is draining?
Thirdly, the mash. Normally for Biab method you add all your water at the start, why? wouldnt it be better to mash with the ratio of water 3 to 1 (or there abouts) as per normal mashing technique (i did read somewhere in Palmers bible about the effect of ratio on the mash, for whatever reason it was) and then add sparge water to get to starting boil volume? i know its a one vessel system so simplicity is the key but i have an extra urn now which can be used for the sparge water.
Lastly, at least for now, what product is best used for cleaning the urn? to remove the stubborn scum in the cracks.
Thanks to all who can help me with my little dilemmas
Cozmo
today i received my shiny new 40 litre urn, Woo Hoo!
Now, i have done a couple of brews in a 20 litre urn and have a couple of questions before i move on to the new one.
Firstly, i noticed during the boil, the liquid in the sight tube doesnt get boiled, is this an issue? do people remove or block there sight tubes?
Secondly, the tap. i used some silicon tubing for draining the urn, i managed to slip it on the tap but held it in place by hand while draining the urn for fear of it slipping off. Do people replace the tap or have a better method for hold the tubing on there while it is draining?
Thirdly, the mash. Normally for Biab method you add all your water at the start, why? wouldnt it be better to mash with the ratio of water 3 to 1 (or there abouts) as per normal mashing technique (i did read somewhere in Palmers bible about the effect of ratio on the mash, for whatever reason it was) and then add sparge water to get to starting boil volume? i know its a one vessel system so simplicity is the key but i have an extra urn now which can be used for the sparge water.
Lastly, at least for now, what product is best used for cleaning the urn? to remove the stubborn scum in the cracks.
Thanks to all who can help me with my little dilemmas
Cozmo