Where to stick me probe (a HERMS question).

[evanvine]

Were stepped mashes not done before HERMs was invented.

Pre HERMS I believe a predetermined amount of liquor was removed from the mash, heated to a predetermined temperature, and added back.
Very messy!

To me, HERMs is like one of those fancy lorries with loads of lights on the cab roof and chrome everywhere, looks good, but expensive, not necessary and does not perform any better than a normal standard one.

You mean just like those fancy "shiney" breweries! :whistle:

 

[Springer]

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Well it was a worthwhile experiment, oh my god, and i dont use them words lightly... it was a couple of stretched thin frying steaks out of the freezer, so nothing special to start with.. the sort that curls up into a tube when you show it the frying pan.. and after 2 and a half hours at 55c WOW... im not kidding, Lizzie didnt want any cos we dont have the griddle thing to rib em and the flash fry in a frying pan doesn't have the same visual effect , however she nabbed it back quick after seeing how i was tucking into mine

YUM... am deffo getting some nice thick ribeye steaks and askin the butcher to vac pac em for us next shop.

without a gridle pan they lack visual appeal, initially but once tasted you forget what it looks like and get stuck in..

I know what my herms coil is for now
burp!!!!

Good idea Fil sounds like this is one to try, :hmm: could "we" not just pop it into a well insulated mash tun, with the lid on of course and forget the HERMs bit. :lol: .

E, I'm not biting, Vossy or the vet will have me. :lol: "I'm out" as I said, you pick up the batten.

S

 

[evanvine]

E, I'm not biting, Vossy or the vet will have me.

Spoil sport!

 

[Fil]

Good idea Fil sounds like this is one to try, :hmm: could "we" not just pop it into a well insulated mash tun, with the lid on of course and forget the HERMs bit. :lol: .

S

Im pretty sure you could especially with the thin things we used, but not with bigger cuts of meat, some cuts take 48hours?? and need a specific temp maintained to effect pasteurization, but im getting into deep waters here as i only really fell on this after looking up pids and found how other people use em. im no chef, .. I didnt see any other pid controlled herms coil sous vide solutions, mainly its an element and thermowell in a coldbox..

But the herms coil works, and will work for long cooks too if it appeals...

 

[Springer]

:hmm: Good one Fil,
Showed this to Mrs. S., she is posh, or watches to much telly, know about "sous vide " ( I thought you been drinking and it was a typo :lol: )............. I am on the case, wait untill our next do,.............Springers ale and posh meat..
First thought is that a PID is over the top, a STC1000 would maybe do the job, but hey
S
P.S. would it work with shin of beef, or horse. ? :lol:
Think I is/we hijacked the thread but Marks question was answered. :hmm:

 

[Fil]

all the pics i saw online of a finished steak had the brown griddle lines, ours didnt and looked just like they had been boiled i did falsh fry 3 seconds each side in a very hot fry pan but just managed to brown the juice left i the pan

however covered in a pile of chips they looked grand :)

im sure shin would cook well, but how to present it? and

horse you eat raw dont you? :)

yes a stc100 would do im sure, but one would also do for the hlt :) i wonder how many brews you need to perform after autotuning your pid to just cover the cost of the auto tune ifself, from the extra efficiency and savings it gives you, 100? 200? 1000? reason i got a pid is i get a lil kick out of using a complex gadget/toy with me brewing :) and i get just as much from playng engineer for a few hours planning me boiler build etc..as i do from the brewing win win :) and the result is beer win win win :)

 

[markpeace]

No worries, I just kinda shoved it in the mash and that. Happy news is og and fg was as predicted by brewing software. In the meantime, I seem to have reignited HERMs wars...

 

[Springer]

Cooking meat is a new dimension for me, Fil . I am not commenting on HERMs any more. ................................................I promised Vossy :lol:
I will P.M. you, over the weekend

S
P.S. just saw your post Mark, glad you are happy, its not war, just rational thinking. : Dam it, I just commented again. :?

 

[fermentall]

There's just no helping you S is there :lol:

 

[Springer]

There's just no helping you S is there :lol:

Good evening Ferm, not seen you in this thread before :? , didn't have you down as a forum stalker :shock: :lol:

S

Edit.
P.S. Ferm distracted me for a moment., :lol: , only joking Ferm , ......Fil, I have been looking into this more, good job you and Mrs. S. know a thing or two, this one has legs.

 

[fermentall]

Good evening to you as well S, where are you going next S just to make it easy for me ?. :lol:

 

[Springer]

New thread on using brewery kit to produce top notch scram. :lol:
Probably STC1000 control, lights, and timers, plus bells, just so to make sure that it does a good job. :lol:
Seriously I am looking into have a go at this.
Happy Brewing
S