citizensnips
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Hi all, recently trying to put together a ag rig. I've become pretty confused with whether to use an eski or a keg. I have access to both so that's not a worry. My main question is if you use a keg as a mash tun.............If using a false bottom and you decide give a little heat to the mash half way through or so to raise the temps, is this always going to result in burning your grain a little? I've had a good search and there isn't much specifically on the topic, just people saying they have had problems with burning the stuff that gets trapped underneath and it resulting in unwanted flavours. Does this happen to all of you or is it really not a problem? I cant decide on whether to use an eski or a keg, preferably I'd like to use a keg so I could reheat and not have to use plastic, but eski's keep coming up better with heat retention and ease of use. But if you can just reheat the keg a little halfway through then I'd much prefer to do that, although I cant figure out whether its worth the hassle of burning your grain with a false bottom, or are there other better methods of filtering the mash from a keg? If you don't mind sharing any tips and what works for you I'd greatly appreciate it so I can figure out what to use.
P.s what's the deal with sparging in a keg? What's proffered with the less amount of surface area than an eski? batch or fly sparge?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers
P.s what's the deal with sparging in a keg? What's proffered with the less amount of surface area than an eski? batch or fly sparge?
Any advice appreciated.
Cheers