Hey all!
So after years and years of using a simple immersion chiller, I finally got a Therminator. My plan is to run hot wort through a steelhead pump mounted just below the Therminator. I'll sanitize the pump and chiller by recirculating boiling wort through it for the last ten minutes of the boil, then cut the gas and turn on the chilling water.
I always bag my hops, so that's not an issue. My question is with the break material and those little globs of goop that come from using Whirlifloc. Do I need to worry about clogs from break and Whirlifloc, or can I just run everything through the chiller? I know Blichmann strongly recommends a whirlpool, but that won't work if I recirculate during the boil. Thanks for your help, everyone!
So after years and years of using a simple immersion chiller, I finally got a Therminator. My plan is to run hot wort through a steelhead pump mounted just below the Therminator. I'll sanitize the pump and chiller by recirculating boiling wort through it for the last ten minutes of the boil, then cut the gas and turn on the chilling water.
I always bag my hops, so that's not an issue. My question is with the break material and those little globs of goop that come from using Whirlifloc. Do I need to worry about clogs from break and Whirlifloc, or can I just run everything through the chiller? I know Blichmann strongly recommends a whirlpool, but that won't work if I recirculate during the boil. Thanks for your help, everyone!