Hi there,
I am about to start brewing in large quantities to fill 55 Gallon plastic drums. The drums will be replaced by 60 gallon plastic conicals later on (it takes a while for orders to be fulfilled). I will need temperature control, and I will have access to glycol system designed for beer lines. I was thinking of using this stainless wort chiller inside the drum to run the glycol through.
My main question is how I could secure the chiller through the lid of the barrel in an airtight way. I am thinking perhaps some kind of compression fitting. I will need to be able to disassemble the whole thing for each brew in order to properly clean and sanitize everything.
Here's what the drum looks like:
On the top of the lid I'll also have a bulkhead installed to which I'll attach a blowoff tube.
Any ideas about how to secure the stainless coil?
I am about to start brewing in large quantities to fill 55 Gallon plastic drums. The drums will be replaced by 60 gallon plastic conicals later on (it takes a while for orders to be fulfilled). I will need temperature control, and I will have access to glycol system designed for beer lines. I was thinking of using this stainless wort chiller inside the drum to run the glycol through.
My main question is how I could secure the chiller through the lid of the barrel in an airtight way. I am thinking perhaps some kind of compression fitting. I will need to be able to disassemble the whole thing for each brew in order to properly clean and sanitize everything.
Here's what the drum looks like:
On the top of the lid I'll also have a bulkhead installed to which I'll attach a blowoff tube.
Any ideas about how to secure the stainless coil?