Can you ever get a plate chiller clean?
I've run hot UBC (ultimate brewery cleaner) through it and flushed out my plate chiller with a garden hose several times and re-run cleaner through it but it still seems to spew chunks every time I rinse it.
Would mixing up a concentrated solution of UBC, like 3X typical, or even maybe a lye solution at 180F or so and letting it sit in the chiller for a good while chew up the hops still in there or do most people just run a hot UBC or PBW solution through it, rinse well, and "that's good enough" until the next run?
I've run hot UBC (ultimate brewery cleaner) through it and flushed out my plate chiller with a garden hose several times and re-run cleaner through it but it still seems to spew chunks every time I rinse it.
Would mixing up a concentrated solution of UBC, like 3X typical, or even maybe a lye solution at 180F or so and letting it sit in the chiller for a good while chew up the hops still in there or do most people just run a hot UBC or PBW solution through it, rinse well, and "that's good enough" until the next run?