processhead
Well-Known Member
Im trying to understand how its different than cleaning an ic chiller myself? wort still travels inside the long coiled copper tubing right? hot or boiling liquid sanitizes than and as long as its rinsed directly after use it should stay pretty clean. thats what I do with my plate chiller.
I don't think there is a big difference. I suspect that because the interior of a CFC or plate chiller is inaccessible, some people obsess about them more.
While you can't ignore cleaning and sanitizing them, you just have to do it right and be confident you are getting them clean.
Since you are literally sterilizing a CFC or plate chiller by circulating boiling wort through a it, I suspect that having them physically clean might actually be a little less critical than if you used a contact sanitizer like star-san.