So where does the cooling come in? I see the recirc but didn't see a chiller.
I think he is pumping the wort through his HERMS coil with ice water in the HLT.
FWIW, on my last batch I had a TON of cold break.
That said, when I brew "no chill" beers, they come out crystal clear too.
I think the "cold break = chill haze" is a myth, since no chill beers turn out like this:
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