Once again it’s been a while since I posted but work has continued on this little project despite the lack of reporting. In fact the brewery was put through it’s paces last week with a 10 gallon run of an American Brown Ale. More on that in another post. This post is to show the newly insulated MT.

I got hold of some sheets of Armaflex insulation and proceeded to glue it on to my MT. Worked like a charm. After a 60 minute mash not a single degree was lost. I could have done 90 minutes without any loss I think.

So here it is:

Since this brewery will eventually be a HERMS system I have no need for a burner under the MT and so I insulated it with the leftover scraps of Armaflex.

Bottom view:

Of course I insulated the top too. The insulation sits on a wooden lid that I made out of 5/8 in plywood. I attached a stainless steel sheet to the bottom and put a hole through the center for the tubing of the manifold to go through. Note that the plastic ties are temporary until I finalize the design and mount it more permanently.

Lid:

Doesn’t the label look great on the black?!