reinstone
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I use a plate chiller-
it is set up kettle-pump-chiller-kettle-that is how I chill the whole mass at once.
then I will keep the chiller and pump running as I run the beer off into the fermenter.
I have been getting clogs and can use hop bags is needed, but has anyone found a really good way to get the utilization I need without clogging the chiller.
people talk of wirlpool......is this done while the beer is hot? Doesnt the wort sitting hot while settling cause some issues?
I have seen various methods of straining-both at the hop level (ie adding the hops to a screened area) and at the spigot (a mesh screen-like the hop stopper).
I would usually just use bags and use more hops to get the correct utilization in a less hoppy beer-
now I want an IPA and all I have is CITRA and that crap isnt cheap.
I have a 20 gallon kettle and usually try to have 12 gallons of beer when all is said and done.
what do you guys use-what would you recommend for me?
If you have questions please ask and I will answer.
it is set up kettle-pump-chiller-kettle-that is how I chill the whole mass at once.
then I will keep the chiller and pump running as I run the beer off into the fermenter.
I have been getting clogs and can use hop bags is needed, but has anyone found a really good way to get the utilization I need without clogging the chiller.
people talk of wirlpool......is this done while the beer is hot? Doesnt the wort sitting hot while settling cause some issues?
I have seen various methods of straining-both at the hop level (ie adding the hops to a screened area) and at the spigot (a mesh screen-like the hop stopper).
I would usually just use bags and use more hops to get the correct utilization in a less hoppy beer-
now I want an IPA and all I have is CITRA and that crap isnt cheap.
I have a 20 gallon kettle and usually try to have 12 gallons of beer when all is said and done.
what do you guys use-what would you recommend for me?
If you have questions please ask and I will answer.