andrewmaixner wrote:Fred, you can "sparge" the bag with cold water. The difference between hot/cold at that point is diminishing an order of magnitude -- like "10% of 10%" increase
Well I might have a controller-less electric (i.e. plug in and unplug manually, a 120V element with just a cord on it, 20A) pot already setup but with no valve on it. I might also have a spare "solar" pump. So, you probably see why a "ghetto" HLT interests me. I use it currently for heating up water to clean stuff. I need to order a valve and probably another weldless fitting and that is likely all I'd need for a "hot sparge". I will probably hit up Bargain Fitting by the Christmas break. It's tempting to also use it for quick and dirty extract batches which I tend to need to do at this time of year to get the pipeline back up.
daryl wrote:
I'm sure it's very similar to what's in Dan's porcelain mash tun, the one he uses for Uncle Dan's Prison Wine.
It makes a great whirlpool too!
Funny
In the Fridge/On Tap: English Bitter, Schwarzbier, Cream Ale
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
From what I understand Dan doesn't fly sparge for the Prison Wine; the flapper valve is so poor at flow control that he batch (err, flush) sparges.
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On Tap at the Laughing-Kitten Pub:
* Foggy Bottom NEIPA
* Gluten Free Stoutish Ale
* Botched Bitter
* Club Barrel Robust Porter (cellar)
On deck/fermenting:
* Belle's Helles (cue AC/DC)
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