It will, I think. And it'll definitely be more consistent than my old cooler mash tun. Hitting my mash target temperature yesterday was hit, miss, up, and down, but I think I've got it figured out. I'll get beer out of the batches yesterday, but we'll see how they turn out compared to my old five gallon batches. I'm not worried about it. A sour, and even a neipa can hide a lot of mistakes.
The annual Christmas/Holiday Party is December 9 so I'll also be rushing the fermentation and carbonation anyway. Fortunately, most of my friends don't have discerning palettes.