I have recently purchased a used RIMS tube and am in the process of upgrading it. What should be used on the end of the return line to the mash? Sparge arm? CIP ball? Nothing? Pics of the setup would be greatly appreciated!
Recirculating Mash Return Line
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Islandboy85
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Many people use a piece of silicone hose tossed in so that it allows the returning wort/sparge water to circulate gently on the surface above the grain bed without disturbing it. Others use a pie plate drilled with small holes or a colander to break gently rain it backdown into he mash tun. Myself, I built an overly complicated manifold from copper tube, tee fittings, and elbows that will soon be simplified. I'm going to build something similar to the Ultimate Sparge Arm. I've also seen many people use Loc-Line.
I've used locline and now Blichman Autosparge same idea - let the return gently mix with the wort on top of the grain bed.
I believe there may be desire to avoid splashing the recirculation return into the mash tun as you would with a shower type sparge arm.
I believe there may be desire to avoid splashing the recirculation return into the mash tun as you would with a shower type sparge arm.
