bierzwinski
Well-Known Member
Does anyone have a love/hate relationship with their Therminator? I love this thing, but last night when we were chilling it got clogged right away. So we finished cooling enough for one carboy and then disconnected it to flush it out. If you have one of these and you use pellet hops you know that they are a pain to clean and require multiple multiple flushings. I am thorough with this thing because I have read and heard some bad stories about Therminators ruining batches because they are not clean. Anyhow, we also forgot to whirlpool our first kettle which of course caused more hops to run through the Therminator than should have run through. (I brew 3 kettle kegs at the same time so i need this piece of equipment so I can get to sleep at a reasonable hour.)
Anyhow, I'm at the sink flushing out my Therminator and a freaking large BUG washes out of it!!! ONe might think "Well you didn't clean it enough!"... I assure you all that I flushed this thing at least 20 times after i used it last time, each time letting it sit in hot PBW for 15-30 and then flushed it and did that over and over again. Then, before we brewed yesterday I soaked it in PBW and flushed it two more time and then flushed it with clean water. Then, before i turn on the garden hose to chill i run wort straight from the kettle into the therminator and let that hot liquor sit in there to kill things even further before running it all off...
Anyhow - the Therminator works great, but it is a pain in my arse... and I cannot believe that bug was in there. I should have taken a pic.
Anyone got any suggestions on how to make life with this awesome piece of equipment easier and safer?
Thanks
Matt
Anyhow, I'm at the sink flushing out my Therminator and a freaking large BUG washes out of it!!! ONe might think "Well you didn't clean it enough!"... I assure you all that I flushed this thing at least 20 times after i used it last time, each time letting it sit in hot PBW for 15-30 and then flushed it and did that over and over again. Then, before we brewed yesterday I soaked it in PBW and flushed it two more time and then flushed it with clean water. Then, before i turn on the garden hose to chill i run wort straight from the kettle into the therminator and let that hot liquor sit in there to kill things even further before running it all off...
Anyhow - the Therminator works great, but it is a pain in my arse... and I cannot believe that bug was in there. I should have taken a pic.
Anyone got any suggestions on how to make life with this awesome piece of equipment easier and safer?
Thanks
Matt