I plan to do my first BIAB brew tomorrow, using some new equipment. I am running a test tonight too clean out eq and make sure things work as intended- and also to record temperatures and times.
Took me 40 minutes to heat up 6 gallons from 55 degrees (faucet temp) to 220.
When I was done, I set my counterflow chiller about level with the output on my keggle, and got very little flow. So I moved Keggle inside onto workbench which is maybe 1-2 feet higher than my makeshift table which holds the counterflow.
Still, only a trickle through the counterflow. Not only that, but the output (beer) temp was 55-63 f.
How do I fix this, by tomorrow? The copper user for the counterflow is 3/8. The tube from the keggle to the counterflow is 1/2, so it DOES reduce at the start of the counterfloow- would this cause this?
The keggle has a downturn pipe, which I have read is fairly standard. I tried pinching the line and letting it build up, and then rush down- it made no difference.
I got the counterflow from some guy, and it most likely was sitting in his basement with old crust beer in it for a year- a lot of brown specs were coming out with the trickle. Could it be clogged? If it was clogged, wouldnt the flow from keggle to chiller be strong though?
Here is a quick video description: https://youtu.be/t0_DLle-Ffk
Still trying to brew tomorrow, hopefully without going to spend $150 on a new immersion chiller from my LBS.
Took me 40 minutes to heat up 6 gallons from 55 degrees (faucet temp) to 220.
When I was done, I set my counterflow chiller about level with the output on my keggle, and got very little flow. So I moved Keggle inside onto workbench which is maybe 1-2 feet higher than my makeshift table which holds the counterflow.
Still, only a trickle through the counterflow. Not only that, but the output (beer) temp was 55-63 f.
How do I fix this, by tomorrow? The copper user for the counterflow is 3/8. The tube from the keggle to the counterflow is 1/2, so it DOES reduce at the start of the counterfloow- would this cause this?
The keggle has a downturn pipe, which I have read is fairly standard. I tried pinching the line and letting it build up, and then rush down- it made no difference.
I got the counterflow from some guy, and it most likely was sitting in his basement with old crust beer in it for a year- a lot of brown specs were coming out with the trickle. Could it be clogged? If it was clogged, wouldnt the flow from keggle to chiller be strong though?
Here is a quick video description: https://youtu.be/t0_DLle-Ffk
Still trying to brew tomorrow, hopefully without going to spend $150 on a new immersion chiller from my LBS.