I was leaning in the direction of a HERMS but after some research I wonder if a RIMS wouldn't be easier, cleaner mechanically with less stuff needed and I can use the same electronics for everything.
I'm told that RIMs is just a scosh less efficient than fly sparging, which is not a particularly meaningful issue unless the inefficiencies are leaving starches in the beer. So a little more grain will compensate for the 5 or so percentage points. Woo Hoo. Starch conversion only requires the right temp over an adequate period. And a RIMs will (I am told) prevent the Ph of the wort from getting to astringent in the same way that batch sparging does.
Can you think of any reason why you'd prefer one over the other?
I'm told that RIMs is just a scosh less efficient than fly sparging, which is not a particularly meaningful issue unless the inefficiencies are leaving starches in the beer. So a little more grain will compensate for the 5 or so percentage points. Woo Hoo. Starch conversion only requires the right temp over an adequate period. And a RIMs will (I am told) prevent the Ph of the wort from getting to astringent in the same way that batch sparging does.
Can you think of any reason why you'd prefer one over the other?