Just browsing a US forum and discovered something original:
you'll need to scroll down a bit
seems some of them use floorcleaning-machine pads as an extra filter on top of their false bottoms.
Just thought I'd open it up to discussion...
Mash Pads?
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BitterTed
I couldn't have said it better!!DaaB wrote:I saw them sometime back. A bit pointless really and probably a pita to clean. Another solution for a non existent problem. Still, more gadgets for homebrewers with money to burn to rack up their cc balance with but one less thing to blame for producing crap beer.
I never understood the purpose of that item, except for somebody to make more money off people that didn't know any better!!
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Aleman
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I think the real purpose is that the US brewers have not understood the term, Recirculate until the runnings are clear.
They are expecting bright wort out of the tun, obviously this is difficult to achieve, unless using a RIMS/HERMS. So some bright spark came up with this idea. While I'm not convinced of the benefits I can see that it would do a good job of holding back all the bits, and allowing a very fine filter bed to form.
When the Thermobox arrives, I'm looking for a conversion , and I may have to look at drilling my own SS plate (If I can get one big enough). I am also considering mounting a'HopSock, type of filter under the main FB as ATM I do get a lot of draff washing through my current FB, Ideally I would like to avoid this
They are expecting bright wort out of the tun, obviously this is difficult to achieve, unless using a RIMS/HERMS. So some bright spark came up with this idea. While I'm not convinced of the benefits I can see that it would do a good job of holding back all the bits, and allowing a very fine filter bed to form.
When the Thermobox arrives, I'm looking for a conversion , and I may have to look at drilling my own SS plate (If I can get one big enough). I am also considering mounting a'HopSock, type of filter under the main FB as ATM I do get a lot of draff washing through my current FB, Ideally I would like to avoid this
Last edited by Aleman on Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
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steve_flack
I never got completely clear run-off until I got a RIMS. Then again I wasn't recirculating all the liquid in my mash tun a few dozen times....Aleman wrote:I think the real purpose is that the US brewers have not understood the term, Recirculate until the runnings are clear.
They are expecting bright wort out of the kettle, obviously this is difficult to achieve, unless using a RIMS/HERMS.
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RabMaxwell
I get very clear wort without a Rims / Herms i only circulate the mash for 5 - 10 mins at the end of the mash. I know a few people with Rims / Herms systems & have thought about doing one myself but haven't yet been able to figure out any benefits it would bring over a conventional insulated infusion mash setup
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Gurgeh
That's what I wanted to hear!DaaB wrote: The clarity of the run off has never had any bearing on the overall clarity of the beer neither has it had any noticeable effect on the taste (to me at least). As Rab i'm yet so see any advantage of rims or herms over a well insulated mash tun other than they are impressive to look at and make temperature stepped mashes easier. I certainly don't see any reason to use a mash pad which as I have said before must be tricky to clean and is going to be a great bacteria trap which I don't fancy running my wort through even if it is going to be boiled afterwards.