Guys,
Just finished my DIY MLT (rock on flyguy :rockin. My issue is that I am losing much more heat in my 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler than I anticipated. I did a dry run tonight with these (disappointing) results:
Started with 3 gallons of practice strike water at 162 degrees (I'm making 5 gallon batches now). I did not add any grain.
After 10 minutes the water was at 156 (which was anticipated because I didn't preheat the cooler)
After 1 hour the water temperature was 148!
Not good. I was only expecting to lose a degree or two. Will the grain help stabilize the temperature? I really don't want to hassle with constantly adding hot water and stirring.
I was SO excited to build my MLT, but now I'm pretty disappointed.
Any ideas??? Thanks fellas.
Just finished my DIY MLT (rock on flyguy :rockin. My issue is that I am losing much more heat in my 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler than I anticipated. I did a dry run tonight with these (disappointing) results:
Started with 3 gallons of practice strike water at 162 degrees (I'm making 5 gallon batches now). I did not add any grain.
After 10 minutes the water was at 156 (which was anticipated because I didn't preheat the cooler)
After 1 hour the water temperature was 148!
Not good. I was only expecting to lose a degree or two. Will the grain help stabilize the temperature? I really don't want to hassle with constantly adding hot water and stirring.
I was SO excited to build my MLT, but now I'm pretty disappointed.
Any ideas??? Thanks fellas.