Anvil foundry pump sanitation

[Djangotet]

Hello! I just got my anvil Foundry and I’m gonna brew tomorrow morning. The only part i’m stressing about is chilling and transferring to my fermentor. I need to use the recirculation pump to transfer to my fermentor and it always says to sanitize it online. What does sanitation look like in this case? I figure that the mash water would sanitize it but do I have to detach it from the kettle and wash it + run StarSan through it after chilling? Or can I just pump some boiling wort through it? Just needs to be clean so I can transfer wort through after the boil. Thanks so much!

 

[Wagon_6]

Yes run boiling wort through the pump for a couple minutes to sanitize it. Then you can chill. I don’t have a Foundry, are you able to pump and whirlpool in the kettle? Is it an immersion chiller? If so, place that in at the end of the boil to sanitize it too.

 

[Djangotet]

Yes run boiling wort through the pump for a couple minutes to sanitize it. Then you can chill. I don’t have a Foundry, are you able to pump and whirlpool in the kettle? Is it an immersion chiller? If so, place that in at the end of the boil to sanitize it too.

The pump is external. It takes wort out of the valve and goes back in through the lid. The chiller is a standard immersion chiller. I worried that boiling water would damage the pump but I think it should be fine.

 

[Wagon_6]

Definitely ok. Most brewing pumps are good up to 250 I believe.

 

[day_trippr]

You don't have to actually hit a boil to achieve sanitation.
For example, 15 seconds at 160°F is one point on the sanitation temperature vs time chart...

Cheers!

 

[Bobby_M]

At the END of the boil, drop the immersion chiller in. Then pump some of that very hot, yet not still boiling wort back into the kettle (a whirlpool arm really helps here). After one minute, turn the cooling water on.