curtw
Well-Known Member
What's the best way of inducing a whirlpool vortex when using an immersion coil chiller?
I suppose if I'm doing a hop stand for 30 min, I'd do that first, then insert the chiller and start cooling after then required 30 minutes. But -- if I want the hop stand at, say, 180F, I need to chill it from boiling first. Okay, insert chiller, cool to 180F, remove chiller, start whirlpool + hop stand, wait 30 min, re-insert coil, cool the rest of the way?
How can I sanitize the chiller coil the second time -- since it usually needs to be at boiling for ~20 min? Star-San?
On a related note -- when I'm chilling, I usually swirl the coil around in the cooling wort to increase contact, and cool things faster. But it's occurred to me that I'm interfering with the hot break -- and just mixing everything up. Is there a better way to do this?
Thanks!
I suppose if I'm doing a hop stand for 30 min, I'd do that first, then insert the chiller and start cooling after then required 30 minutes. But -- if I want the hop stand at, say, 180F, I need to chill it from boiling first. Okay, insert chiller, cool to 180F, remove chiller, start whirlpool + hop stand, wait 30 min, re-insert coil, cool the rest of the way?
How can I sanitize the chiller coil the second time -- since it usually needs to be at boiling for ~20 min? Star-San?
On a related note -- when I'm chilling, I usually swirl the coil around in the cooling wort to increase contact, and cool things faster. But it's occurred to me that I'm interfering with the hot break -- and just mixing everything up. Is there a better way to do this?
Thanks!