Call me overly paranoid, but I had an idea to create a complete closed system brewing system. It isn’t quite done, but this is the first step. Here is how I envision it working.
1. With about 15min left in the boil prop the lid on the edge of the kettle with the cooling coils in the boil.
2. With about 1min left seal the lid down. I still need to build a clamp that goes through the keg handles, put a silicone seal around the lid’s perimeter, and install a HEPA filter in the lid to allow the kettle to breath.
3. Start my pump and the cooling coil to create
Jamil’s whirlpool immersion chiller.
4. After cooled I can let the trub settle for a long time and not worry about contamination as the kettle is sealed.
5. In the meantime I will fill a carboy with sanitizer and drain it with
MoreBeer’s Sterile Siphon Starter.
6. Finally I will connect my kettle to the Sterile Siphon Starter to fill my fermentor.
Now I just need to figure out how to aerate and pitch the yeast.
Closed System Brewing Kettle....Project
No bad contamination issues, but I did get sick of covering my kettle with foil while cooling. It is very windy in central Montana and I don't like dirt blowing into my cooled wort. At first I was just going to mount my chiller into the lid so I wouldn't have to waste foil, then I figured why the hell not take it to the extreme. Heck with this system I would feel comfortable leaving the wort overnight if my yeast starter wasn't ready or if it was a late brew and I wanted sleep. But my main reason is ... because I wanted to see if I could.
. By the way, I just left Kalispell. Worked for Semitool for 7 years. I sure miss that area.
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