jonnybeer said:2 questions, looking at the design, should the water in side be at the top, I understood it's better in at the bottom and out at the top, or doesn't it matter?
The design of this is supposed to be a sort of mobile design. as i rent at the moment i want to be able to have it an all in one system without having to rely on fixing things to walls or have stuff hanging ie i dont want permanent wall fixings. I thought about having a hose connector on the system "board" so i can just plug my garden hose to fill the liquor tank, and later plug that same hose into the chiller, then pack the hose away type thing
edit i just reread your question... having the "out" at the top would need a bit of syphoning to prime the pumps. so i'm having it come out of the bottom so the liquid just falls into the pump to self prime
jonnybeer said:Also when batch sparging using Hermes, what's the method? After the completion of the mash, I assume all of the heated sparge liquer goes into the mash tun at once and then recirdec. via the Hermes system. At what stage do you divert then to the fermenter? Are you looking for clarity of the wort and taking hydro. readings whilst the wort is circulating?
Your correct about the batch sparge via the herms stepping up the mash temp as you which as set intervals, then when it's done it's time simply switch the valve to the boiler without turning the pump off and voila
jonnybeer said:Sorry more than 2 questions.
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