2funkids
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So I built a little element that tri-clamps into the bottom of my Brewhemoth to Steam sterilize my conical to kill all the little nasties. I had a 1 braided blow off hose into 2-1/2 to 3 gallons of Starsan and the steam had bubbled through it to keep the nasties from re-entering the conical. I figured that as it cooled it would pull some Starsan into up the tube, but I Never thought it would have done what it did. I was prepping for the rest of the brew day when all of the sudden It sounded like my Brewhemoth was launching into orbit, I about had a heart attack and I didnt know if something was going to blow or what. In a matter of 5 seconds all the Starsan was violently sucked into my conical
Someone help me here to tell me what exactly happened. I think it was cooling and as soon as the Starsan reached the Conical it created a faster and faster cooling rate from the cold Starsan entering the fermenter. Thank goodness I used a braided blow off hose or it could have collapsed and caused my Brewhemoth to crinkle.
So for my next brew, how should I allow air back into the fermenter as it cools without allowing nasties back in? I was thinking about one of those little sterile air filters people use on top of their carboys to start a siphon?
All is good now with my 10 Gallons of brew nicely fermenting at exactly 68 degrees using the internal chiller.
This was also my first brew going from the boil kettle through my 40 plate chiller, directly into the conical. Wow, I saved an hour off my brew day and I know that no little nasties got into my cooling wort like it could have before.
So for my next brew, how should I allow air back into the fermenter as it cools without allowing nasties back in? I was thinking about one of those little sterile air filters people use on top of their carboys to start a siphon?
All is good now with my 10 Gallons of brew nicely fermenting at exactly 68 degrees using the internal chiller.
This was also my first brew going from the boil kettle through my 40 plate chiller, directly into the conical. Wow, I saved an hour off my brew day and I know that no little nasties got into my cooling wort like it could have before.