zmurda

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just finished my second batch on the top tier today. gotta say its a great setup and im real happy with it. no major problems except the major cold break i got in the carboy and need to figure out how to keep it out next time. any suggestions? this system has reduced my brewday by an 1 and 1/2 hrs. love it. here some pics. its northern brewers pale ale with a little extra grains.

Rivenin

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that thurr is some sexy wort!

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zmurda

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yeah i woke up this morning to find the krausen coming out of the top and had to put a blowoff hose.

slarkin712

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[QUOTE=zmurda;4044110no major problems except the major cold break i got in the carboy and need to figure out how to keep it out next time. any suggestions? [/QUOTE]

One simple thing you can do is to use a settling tank/carboy/bucket. Drain your cooled wort into it and let it sit for 30 minutes or so, and then siphon that into your fermentor. The other thing to try is recirculating the cooled wort back into the kettle until the output from the chiller is clear.

robbiex0r

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Don't worry about the cold break.

turkeyjerky214

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For people who wash and reuse yeast, that's one less thing they need to try to clean off it.

Cold break is tough to keep out. Like slarkin said, your best bet might be to either let it sit in a temporary container for about half an hour and then siphon to the fermentor.

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Tap 1: English Dark Mild Tap 2: ??? Tap 3: Amber Ale Tap 4: Oatmeal Stout Tap 5: 80/-

Fermenting: Märzen
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Lagering: Doppelbock, Wee Heavy, Helles

Barrel Aging until 7/13: Flanders Brown

Deuce

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"It's a nice, very good yah?"

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turkeyjerky214

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hahah

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Tap 1: English Dark Mild Tap 2: ??? Tap 3: Amber Ale Tap 4: Oatmeal Stout Tap 5: 80/-

Fermenting: Märzen
Kegged: Barrel-Aged Barleywine, Dry Stout, Barleywine, RIS, English Dark Mild, Session IPA

Lagering: Doppelbock, Wee Heavy, Helles

Barrel Aging until 7/13: Flanders Brown