RIMS tube RTD sensor says 152, hand held CDN DT 450X digital thermometer ranges from 149.5 to 149.9 (don't even ask about the Blickman brewmometer on the pump inlet - also claibrated to the RTD & CDN - which reads 144-145)
This was my second batch using the 18 inch Brew Hardware RIMS tube with an element running at 1350 watts. I have an Auber RTD as the temperature sensor, and a CDN hand held thermometer to check the temperature in the mash tun. I checked them against each other and they show the same temperature in the same liquid.
I'm mashing around 22 pounds of grain in a keg mash tun with a SABCO full false bottom and a chugger pump running wide open (once things get stabilized) I'll stop the pump and RIMS element every 15 minutes and stir everything up to offset any channeling that develops.
The 1/2 inch silicone hose from the mash tun to the pump is 2 feet, from the pump to the RIMS tube is 2 feet, and from the RIMS tube to the mash tun inlet is 4 feet.
Question 1) Is this normal?
Question 2) I don't want to raise the RIMS temperature to 154 for risk of denaturing the mash enzymes. How do I get my mash temperature to be the same as the RIMS tube?
Thanks!
This was my second batch using the 18 inch Brew Hardware RIMS tube with an element running at 1350 watts. I have an Auber RTD as the temperature sensor, and a CDN hand held thermometer to check the temperature in the mash tun. I checked them against each other and they show the same temperature in the same liquid.
I'm mashing around 22 pounds of grain in a keg mash tun with a SABCO full false bottom and a chugger pump running wide open (once things get stabilized) I'll stop the pump and RIMS element every 15 minutes and stir everything up to offset any channeling that develops.
The 1/2 inch silicone hose from the mash tun to the pump is 2 feet, from the pump to the RIMS tube is 2 feet, and from the RIMS tube to the mash tun inlet is 4 feet.
Question 1) Is this normal?
Question 2) I don't want to raise the RIMS temperature to 154 for risk of denaturing the mash enzymes. How do I get my mash temperature to be the same as the RIMS tube?
Thanks!