CFWC Help

I just bought a counter flow wort chiller, do i need a pump or should i be able to gravity feed it. Also do i need a hop back device? I wouldn't think so since there are no fins to clog

I gravity feed mine. Definitely take precautions against hops getting into the coil, it can still get clogged. I use a hop strainer bag in my boil kettle.

do you just tie the bag to the end of the racking cane?

mrbugawkagawk said:

do you just tie the bag to the end of the racking cane?

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you should put a valve on your kettle if you are going to be using a CFC. The idea of siphoning boiling wort with a racking cane sounds pretty damn stupid to me.

i am waiting on my weldless fitting to come in the mail. I was going to use high temp tubing to siphon it outfor now , shouldn't have said racking cane that would be dumb unless you like plastic beer.

also i know this is off topic here, but i have a sankey keg that i can turn into a kettle, it seems like it would be too heavy but could i use a turkey fryer stand to boil my wort with? I dont know if anyone has done this successfully without it collapsing and burning everything in sight. I plan on making a stand eventually but money is tight and want to go as far as my budget will let me go.

I hang a bag inside the kettle which holds the hops. Before chilling, I remove the bag and all the hops from the kettle.

Whether your turkey fryer can handle a 15 gallon keg is a matter of how it's built. Some turkey fryers are designed only for 7.5 gallon kettles, others can handle 20+ gallon kettles easily.

mrbugawkagawk said:

i am waiting on my weldless fitting to come in the mail. I was going to use high temp tubing to siphon it outfor now , shouldn't have said racking cane that would be dumb unless you like plastic beer.

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I figured you meant stainless racking cane. My concern was not that you were using plastic its that it seems getting a siphon started with boiling liquid could easily lead to you getting burnt.

I would wait in those weldless fittings before you use the CFC

good call on the wait, i just get antsy when i get new equipment, damn the postal service.