BeerCat
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The tap can be a bit tricky to do up tightly, and would be my number one suspect for a leak....
Cheers, plumbers tape to the rescue. :)
The tap can be a bit tricky to do up tightly, and would be my number one suspect for a leak....
Just done my first brew in the ace boiler. only my second all grain kit.
So i did a Timothy Taylor landlord recipe kit and enjoyed every bit of the brewing process.
I must of cocked something up because i ended up with 18 ltrs at about 1.060 instead of 23ltrs at 1.042.
I mashed about 20ish litres at 66c then sparged with about 11ish ltrs at 77c so i had about 26 litres pre boil.
I measured the 26 ltrs in my coopers fv but when it was tipped back into the ace it fell quite a bit under the max line, im sure i read on here that the max line is about 25ltrs? So this could explain why i was short.
Apart from user error the ace was right up to the job.
I keep seeing references to PID but have no idea what that is?I'm pondering installing the inkbird probe into the ball valve which seems to be the done thing, and also whether to swap the Inkbird 308 for a PID....although I think this would negate the need for the dimmer.
Thanks! I understand enough of the wiki article to know what it's about now and how the thing works.It's a type of control. The P = Proportional, I = Integral and D = Derivative. Also known as a three term controller. The usual controller that uses a thermostat is a simple on/off type of control which has the problem of hysteresis which means in temperature terms for example the temperature may swing 2 or 3 degrees either side of the set point. A PID type controller will overcome this when it's properly set up and you should get very accurate and stable control. It's called loop tuning in the trade.
There is a more detailed description here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller . It made my head hurt trying to understand it at college.
Hi,
Do you use the stepping temperature when mashing?
I bought the ITC-310T because you can program cycles and I also bought on of these solar water pumps to recirculate the wort. Hope this will be boost the efficiency a bit. Circulation and temperature are the two keys to be more efficient in extracting the sugar from the grain.
Without the bag the grains can flow in the water and the heat from the bottom is creating a natural circulation. Therefore the density of the sugar solved in the liquid is higher.
If you pour salt in water you can see the salt crystals sinking to the bottom. They dissolve but it takes less time if you stir the water. The same happens with the sugar in the grain.
Hi Dave
Can you explain your setup with the pumps. I have one Ace boiler and i am intrigued with yours. I do not recognise the piece in the first two picture on top of the boiler on the floor. Did you have that fabricated and made for your setup.
Hi, I have only one Ace boiler and have been doing BIAB and dunk sparging in 80c water for 15 minutes. My efficiency has been in the high 60s. I am brewing a Brew Dogs Dead Pony recipe of theirs Friday and i am going to do Tonys method to see if i can up my efficiency. I will be investing in a pump but it has to go on hold for a few weeks as the Man Cave is being delivered and erected at the beginning of August and there is a lot of work to do inside the shed to get my Home brew setup going ie water, electrics. I have just bought the inkbird ITC-310 which i am going to use to monitor temp. Just wish Friday would hurry up. :grin:Hi, I've got two of the ace mash tuns, one I use only for sparge water and the other I use as a recirculating mash so I have the ball valve open and the pump going during the 60 minute mash. To keep the temperature correct I use the inkbird and also connect this upto a voltage regulator so I can adjust the power of the element to prevent over shoots. (During the mash it only came on once for a minute and this was with the lid off so it's very efficient at keeping temperature) After that I turn the pump off and then pull up the grain sleeve and run the sparge water through untill I have reached my fill level. I had the grain sleeve fabricated for my, I work in manufacturing and have a welder friend so called in a favour. What set up do you have?
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Hi everyone, I'm doing some research into a boiler and came across this one http://aceuktrading.com/Joomla/Comm...iler/Beer-Mash-Tun-Boiler-Urn-Low-Tap25l.html, seems pretty decent but it seem that most of the boilers in this thread came off ebay. Is this the same item? Not sure it's got the double wall insulation but I've got a coolbox which I was gonna convert into a mash tun anyways and just use the ACE for water heating and boiling.
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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