10 gallon stainless steel boil kettle with welded 1.5" coupler and stainless steel ball valve. The kettle comes with an immersion chiller and a Bayou Classic burner.
Chilling system: The heart of the system is a standard 25 ft. x 3/8 in. copper immersion chiller. The lid of the kettle has a low RPM motor attatched to it. A stainless steel paddle attatches to the motor on the underside of the lid and drops right in the center of the immersion chiller. There's also a pond pump that comes into play a bit later.
At the end of the boil -whether I'm going directly to pitch temp or whirlpooling hops- I turn the tap water on to the chiller, put the lid and paddle assembly in place and plug it in.
-> If I'm whirlpooling hops: I bring the temp down to about 176*F, turn off the water to the chiller, add my hops and whirlpool for as long as I want...then I resume chilling with tap water to 110*F. At that point, I cut and disconnect from the tap water (I use stainless quick connects) and connect to the pond pump. The pump is in a 5 gallon bucket with 2 quarts of water and 1 quart ice blocks. I plug in the pump and continue chilling to my desired pitch temp. It takes 10-12 ice blocks to get down to the low 60's.
-> If I'm chilling directly to pitch temp: I chill to 110*F with tap water, cut and disconnect from the tap water (I use stainless quick connects) and connect to the pond pump. The pump is in a 5 gallon bucket with 2 quarts of water and 1 quart ice blocks. I plug in the pump and continue chilling to my desired pitch temp. It takes 10-12 ice blocks to get down to the low 60's.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Chilling system: The heart of the system is a standard 25 ft. x 3/8 in. copper immersion chiller. The lid of the kettle has a low RPM motor attatched to it. A stainless steel paddle attatches to the motor on the underside of the lid and drops right in the center of the immersion chiller. There's also a pond pump that comes into play a bit later.
At the end of the boil -whether I'm going directly to pitch temp or whirlpooling hops- I turn the tap water on to the chiller, put the lid and paddle assembly in place and plug it in.
-> If I'm whirlpooling hops: I bring the temp down to about 176*F, turn off the water to the chiller, add my hops and whirlpool for as long as I want...then I resume chilling with tap water to 110*F. At that point, I cut and disconnect from the tap water (I use stainless quick connects) and connect to the pond pump. The pump is in a 5 gallon bucket with 2 quarts of water and 1 quart ice blocks. I plug in the pump and continue chilling to my desired pitch temp. It takes 10-12 ice blocks to get down to the low 60's.
-> If I'm chilling directly to pitch temp: I chill to 110*F with tap water, cut and disconnect from the tap water (I use stainless quick connects) and connect to the pond pump. The pump is in a 5 gallon bucket with 2 quarts of water and 1 quart ice blocks. I plug in the pump and continue chilling to my desired pitch temp. It takes 10-12 ice blocks to get down to the low 60's.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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