Mrakis
Well-Known Member
Ugh. So I am basically just confusing myself at this point after reading on all of the different techniques out there. Let me explain my current set up and hopefully someone can direct me on how to proceed.
So first off, like most, chilling the wort has been my least favorite part about brewing. Recently I purchased the shirron plate chiller in hopes that it makes this process less painful. Here is my intention. Gravity feed my wort to the plate chiller and into my carboy. I also have a submersible pump that I was going to put in a cooler with ice water. I was going to pump the ice water into the plate chiller, and then recirculate the water back into the cooler. In addition, I should note that I have a hop bag/ hop spider and I use hop pellets for the most part. Also, prior to this I used an IC and then would transfer my wort by dumping it through a double mesh strainer. I now have a blichmann and transfer via the ballvalve.
As for my confusion, I thought it was the goal to chill the wort as quickly as possible. So after flame out, I was going to get the plate chiller running immediately. Now I am reading that I should whirlpool the wort and then let it settle prior to starting the chill. How long of a process is this? I also cant seem to find any videos on youtube showing this technique. I am knee deep in new brewing equipment and new techniques, so any advice would be appreciated.
Sorry for the novel
So first off, like most, chilling the wort has been my least favorite part about brewing. Recently I purchased the shirron plate chiller in hopes that it makes this process less painful. Here is my intention. Gravity feed my wort to the plate chiller and into my carboy. I also have a submersible pump that I was going to put in a cooler with ice water. I was going to pump the ice water into the plate chiller, and then recirculate the water back into the cooler. In addition, I should note that I have a hop bag/ hop spider and I use hop pellets for the most part. Also, prior to this I used an IC and then would transfer my wort by dumping it through a double mesh strainer. I now have a blichmann and transfer via the ballvalve.
As for my confusion, I thought it was the goal to chill the wort as quickly as possible. So after flame out, I was going to get the plate chiller running immediately. Now I am reading that I should whirlpool the wort and then let it settle prior to starting the chill. How long of a process is this? I also cant seem to find any videos on youtube showing this technique. I am knee deep in new brewing equipment and new techniques, so any advice would be appreciated.
Sorry for the novel