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Few upgrades since my initial setup (shown in action). Still working out some kinks and looking to cover the plywood tops with stainless steel sheets.

The temperature you recorded was the temperature of your wort in kettle or of the wort exiting your CFC? I have a thermometer built into the exit of my CFC and plate chiller (whichever i choose to use), and i have had occasions in January where I can pump into the fermenter at 60 degrees with...

May I ask, which pump do you use? And in your experience, how long does it take for you to cool your wort from boiling to pitching temp with the CFC?

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Question for you regarding the CFC: Do you find that your flow rate is throttled much when pumping through it, or is it not an issue with the pump you have? I have the Topsflo DC pump and it doesn't seem to have enough power to get a nice whirlpool going in my kettle during cooling. I am able...

My rig that I designed and built a couple years ago for my electric brewing system: Currently working on the following upgrades: Stainless steel or liquid poly covered countertops (still undecided) HDPE for HLT shelf and bottom shelf Underside mount for new counterflow chiller Remote water...