Moad
Well-Known Member
So I talked myself out of building a 3v setup but I am looking to control mash temps better. I am about to build a rig for my BIAB setup.
Basically I plan on having a stand with an upright with a pulley at the top to pull the bag out. No problems there.
I have an immersion chiller to cool my wort using tap water to get it down to around 40 degrees. The hot water runs out to give the fermenter a clean and then into a tub to use later to clean. Then I put the outlet into another tub filled with iced water and swap the inlet over to a pump which is immersed in this icy water to drop down to pitching temps. Pretty standard setup I think.
This whole process works fine however as I mentioned before my mash temps are a little unstable.
So I was thinking...
What if I made a spot on the rig for a HLT and put the chiller in to the HLT and circulated the wort through the coil with one of these http://gryphonbrewing.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=77&products_id=502 like a HERMS setup. I have an stc so could turn the pump on/off around desired temp.
After the mash I would pull the grain out with the pulley and start the boil, I could top up from the HLT if my volumes are out otherwise I could use the water in the HLT for cleaning (run it out into another tub).
I would then refill the HLT and put ice in there, run the wort through again to cool after the boil. Once at pitching temps just drop the out hose into the fermenter...
It is certainly no more work then my current method but would give me control over mash temp and I imagine would improve efficiency.
Thoughts?
Basically I plan on having a stand with an upright with a pulley at the top to pull the bag out. No problems there.
I have an immersion chiller to cool my wort using tap water to get it down to around 40 degrees. The hot water runs out to give the fermenter a clean and then into a tub to use later to clean. Then I put the outlet into another tub filled with iced water and swap the inlet over to a pump which is immersed in this icy water to drop down to pitching temps. Pretty standard setup I think.
This whole process works fine however as I mentioned before my mash temps are a little unstable.
So I was thinking...
What if I made a spot on the rig for a HLT and put the chiller in to the HLT and circulated the wort through the coil with one of these http://gryphonbrewing.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=77&products_id=502 like a HERMS setup. I have an stc so could turn the pump on/off around desired temp.
After the mash I would pull the grain out with the pulley and start the boil, I could top up from the HLT if my volumes are out otherwise I could use the water in the HLT for cleaning (run it out into another tub).
I would then refill the HLT and put ice in there, run the wort through again to cool after the boil. Once at pitching temps just drop the out hose into the fermenter...
It is certainly no more work then my current method but would give me control over mash temp and I imagine would improve efficiency.
Thoughts?