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What do you RIMS users think of adding an oxygenation stone to the RIMS tube so you can later use it to transfer your wort from your BK to fermenter and apply oxygen during the second half of the transfer? I was thinking replace one of the Tee fittings on the RIMS with a cross and apply O2 there....maybe on the outflow side.
I got the idea when trying to design/copy the oxygenation assembly at MoreBeer.
http://morebeer.com/products/stainless- ... barbs.html
Basically this is how I am thinking I can use it:
1) Begin mash as usual and recirculate through RIMS / O2 tube as necessary to keep mash temp stable
2) Recirculate mash continuously toward the end of mash to set grain bed
3) Transfer to BK and perform boil
4) Recirculate back through RIMS / O2 tube toward the end of the boil to sanitize
5) Cool wort down to pitching temp
6) Transfer half of my wort through RIMS / O2 tube to fermenter
7) Turn on O2 diffuser stone in RIMS tube for second half of transfer
I currently use an immersion chiller, but I suppose you could push the wort through a CFC or plate chiller before you sent it to the RIMS / O2 tube if you had a CFC or plate instead of an immersion chiller.
One thing I was just thinking about...is it OK to have the aeration stone in the wort flow (switched off) when wort temps are at boiling?
Perhaps I can call it the RIMS/02ube or something like that
Waddayathink???
Thanks Sean 