New Equipment for brew day tomorrow. Please chime in.

[PilotCline]

So I am scaling up my operation. I have recently acquired a 20 gallon Boilermaker, Blichmann burner with leg extensions, and a Therminator. I spent tonight giving everything a good initial clean. Tomorrow I will do a full boil 5 gallon extract caribou slobber. I will fill my kettle with a drinking water hose hooked up to a carbon filter to get rid of the chlorine. I am not to worried about the boil as that is familiar territory. I have built a hop spider to keep most of the hops out of the kettle. I will be using gravity to pull down to the Therminator. My first question is, do I need to sanitize the hot side hose from the kettle to the plate chiller? I figure no, but since it is not getting boiling wort through it I was not sure. I will sanitize the cold side vinyl hose for the fermenter. I am using my old 25 ft immersion chiller as a pre-chiller. I will toss it in a homer bucket full of ice water to chill my warm ground water before going into the therminator. Eventually I will end up doing 10 gallon all grain batches, but I had two 5 gallon kits still and had enough of the new equipment that I wanted to try it all out. Any last minute advise? This will be my first out door brew. All the rest were 3 gallon boils on the kitchen stove.

 

[brewbama]

I'd sanitize the hose - but that's just me.

I brew outside. The main issue is wind. I have to hang a wind block sometimes. I've been forced inside the garage twice due to rain.


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[DocScott]

I wouldn't worry too much if you choose to not sanitize the hot side hose, but I would do it just for piec of mind. It sounds like you're all set. Enjoy the new gear - you're getting fancy

 

[govner1]

So I am scaling up my operation. I have recently acquired a 20 gallon Boilermaker, Blichmann burner with leg extensions, and a Therminator. I spent tonight giving everything a good initial clean. Tomorrow I will do a full boil 5 gallon extract caribou slobber. I will fill my kettle with a drinking water hose hooked up to a carbon filter to get rid of the chlorine. I am not to worried about the boil as that is familiar territory. I have built a hop spider to keep most of the hops out of the kettle. I will be using gravity to pull down to the Therminator. My first question is, do I need to sanitize the hot side hose from the kettle to the plate chiller? I figure no, but since it is not getting boiling wort through it I was not sure. I will sanitize the cold side vinyl hose for the fermenter. I am using my old 25 ft immersion chiller as a pre-chiller. I will toss it in a homer bucket full of ice water to chill my warm ground water before going into the therminator. Eventually I will end up doing 10 gallon all grain batches, but I had two 5 gallon kits still and had enough of the new equipment that I wanted to try it all out. Any last minute advise? This will be my first out door brew. All the rest were 3 gallon boils on the kitchen stove.

I agree on sanitizing all your hoses. Better to play it safe. You say you're using a vinyl hose on the cold side. I hope your hot side hose is high temp silicone.
Last, you can recirculate your water into the pre- chiller bucket and save a lot of wasted water. It takes a little practice to get your flow rate balanced.


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[PilotCline]

Yes, I have a high temp silicon hose for the hot side. I also bought a 32 gallon trash can to collect waste water. I will use that for watering all of the plants in the yard instead of using the hose.

 

[RM-MN]

The first rush of boiling wort will sanitize that hot side hose quicker and more thoroughly than a sanitizer you buy. I wouldn't bother.

 

[PilotCline]

Smooth sailing so far, almost at the hot break.

 

[gregfreemyer]

Those old kits will have old yeast and old hops. If they are years old you should replace them at a minimum.

 

[gregfreemyer]

Yes, I have a high temp silicon hose for the hot side. I also bought a 32 gallon trash can to collect waste water. I will use that for watering all of the plants in the yard instead of using the hose.

I made the mistake of using the hot water straight out of an immersion cooler to water some grass. I killed the grass due to the heat. So let it cool overnight.

 

[PilotCline]

Not old kits, just had them still during the transition to big boy toys. The yeast was bought today. Overall it went well. A few leaks in the carbon filter and hose ends of the therminator, but nothing major. Was amazed at how well whirlpool in works. Hop spider took care of a lot. The whirlpool left a good nugget in the center.

 

[PilotCline]

The nugget before I moved the kettle.