Last brew day I started to notice a burning smell towards the end of the mash. After a minute or two I figured out that a cavity had formed below the mash (I use a 4-in-1 system). I immediately turned off the power to the heating element and stop recirculation (was pumping back in too quickly) to correct the problem.
Anyways so only the very tip of the heating element scorched a bit and I’m here to ask if this is a big deal or not? I was going to brew today but I figured it’s better to be safe than sorry and not potentially waste ingredients.
This is my first post on these forums so I’m not quite sure how to post an image here but I provided a link to the image (it’s quite bad - was taken with my phone).
Thank you for listening!