I built a two-tier brewstand. The HLT is on the elevated portion, and I'll use gravity to move the hot water from the HLT to the MLT. I'll use a single pump to move liquid everywhere else. I batch sparge and do 5-gal batches.
My MLT is a 10-gal rubbermaid cooler built per FlyGuy's guide, which means it has a 3/8" valve. My BK has a 1/2" valve. I planned on buying another 10-gal rubbermaid cooler for my HLT. I was thinking I'd like all tubing on my system to be 1/2", and I'd use polysulfone quick-disconnects to plumb everything up.
My questions are:
1. Do I really need 1/2" tubing all the way around, or is it OK to keep the 3/8" line from the MLT going to the inlet of the pump (I suppose I could have a manifold on the pump inlet w/ connections for 3/8 and 1/2")?
2. Any problems w/ regulating the flow thru the pump and into the BK? I can just use the ballvalve on the MLT to regulate, right?
3. Has anyone used the polysulfone QDs, do they work well, do they leak?
My MLT is a 10-gal rubbermaid cooler built per FlyGuy's guide, which means it has a 3/8" valve. My BK has a 1/2" valve. I planned on buying another 10-gal rubbermaid cooler for my HLT. I was thinking I'd like all tubing on my system to be 1/2", and I'd use polysulfone quick-disconnects to plumb everything up.
My questions are:
1. Do I really need 1/2" tubing all the way around, or is it OK to keep the 3/8" line from the MLT going to the inlet of the pump (I suppose I could have a manifold on the pump inlet w/ connections for 3/8 and 1/2")?
2. Any problems w/ regulating the flow thru the pump and into the BK? I can just use the ballvalve on the MLT to regulate, right?
3. Has anyone used the polysulfone QDs, do they work well, do they leak?
