I am thinking of getting a plate chiller but I am not sure if it would improve my chilling speed so I wanted to ask here .. Also does anyone that have a plate chiller submerges their chiller to make sure the wort cools even faster?
I am thinking of getting a plate chiller but I am not sure if it would improve my chilling speed so I wanted to ask here .. Also does anyone that have a plate chiller submerges their chiller to make sure the wort cools even faster?
Ok so I've researched and I'm getting conflicting answers ...does the duradiesel get clogged often? I'm thinking of making a dual cooler using a ic and a plate chiller but don't want clogging
I use a 50ft IC I built for around $50. It is so easy to use and clean I likely would never look at anything else. My last brew day I went from boil to 75 degrees in 7 minutes with a 5 gallon batch. My water this time of year is very cold
A very good whirlpool and keeping an eye on the wort as it gets down to the bottom should do fine, the key is to stop the flow before the wort starts dragging trub into the flow.
Once done with your xfer you want to do a good flush to get any trub that got stuck in it, reverse flush would be best and use hot water 150-190* with detergent in a recycle fashion (cleans pump too) then follow with a good rinse and then a good sanitizing cycle.
Always run a sanitizing cycle before your transfer as well just to be safe, I usually do mine during the whirlpool and just let it recirculate from a bucket.
I'm also looking at going with a plate chiller, but I was planning on doing gravity feed for now, might be a while before I get a pump. How would I go about doing a back flush on that without a pump?
I already have an IC, but this seemed like a good price; $50 + shipping for a 25' copper IC.Where do you get tubing that cheap..... copper at home depot here is almost 80 not counting any fittings.... i really would like to build one but need a cheaper source for the copper
Where do you get tubing that cheap..... copper at home depot here is almost 80 not counting any fittings.... i really would like to build one but need a cheaper source for the copper
Lowes. It was a bit cheaper when I purchased it but still only $46 currently for a 50ft coil of 3/8 tubing. A few hose clamps and a hose adapter and you are up to around $58 with current prices.
jtd_419 said:We don't have a Lowes here so i get stuck with home depot which is ridiculous on most things.
We don't have a Lowes here so i get stuck with home depot which is ridiculous on most things.
Where do you get tubing that cheap..... copper at home depot here is almost 80 not counting any fittings.... i really would like to build one but need a cheaper source for the copper
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