snowtires
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Hi fellow brewers
I have been brewing for a bit over a year now, currently i have a 5 gallon mash tun (rubbermaid cooler) a 9 gallon ss pot and 1 burner. As of now i heat my mash water and mash in, then heat my sparge water and empty my mash into an empty bucket, then i batch sparge into the pot and pour the first runnings into the pot and make my beer. Now thats all fine and dandy but eventually its time for a more efficient setup, so I'm planning on building a low cost brew rig.
My question is
What option is better?
3 tier gravity setup
Option 1 - Buy a pump and another cooler (HLT), pipe the pump from the kettle to the HLT
Option 2 - Add a spigot to my spare aluminum 9 gallon pot and buy a second burner.
Im thinking option 1 is better, but I'm not really sure, option 2 would seem like it could save time, but option 1 i wouldn't have to add water or even use a stool or a ladder as i would be heating all the mash and sparge water in the kettle and pumping it up to the top.
I would love to hear your opinions, as i have no experience with brewing rigs
I have been brewing for a bit over a year now, currently i have a 5 gallon mash tun (rubbermaid cooler) a 9 gallon ss pot and 1 burner. As of now i heat my mash water and mash in, then heat my sparge water and empty my mash into an empty bucket, then i batch sparge into the pot and pour the first runnings into the pot and make my beer. Now thats all fine and dandy but eventually its time for a more efficient setup, so I'm planning on building a low cost brew rig.
My question is
What option is better?
3 tier gravity setup
Option 1 - Buy a pump and another cooler (HLT), pipe the pump from the kettle to the HLT
Option 2 - Add a spigot to my spare aluminum 9 gallon pot and buy a second burner.
Im thinking option 1 is better, but I'm not really sure, option 2 would seem like it could save time, but option 1 i wouldn't have to add water or even use a stool or a ladder as i would be heating all the mash and sparge water in the kettle and pumping it up to the top.
I would love to hear your opinions, as i have no experience with brewing rigs