I start my pump 15 minutes before the end of the boil and circulate through the chiller and back into the kettle to sanitize both pump and chiller. At flame out I continue to circulate to whirlpool while starting the chiller water. After a 15 minute whirlpool I stop the pump and the chiller feed water. After allowing the wort to settle for 20 minutes, I move the output from the whirlpool inlet to the fermenter and start the pump again. I adjust chiller feed water to get the output at my yeast pitch temperature.
I start my pump 15 minutes before the end of the boil and circulate through the chiller and back into the kettle to sanitize both pump and chiller. At flame out I continue to circulate to whirlpool while starting the chiller water. After a 15 minute whirlpool I stop the pump and the chiller feed water. After allowing the wort to settle for 20 minutes, I move the output from the whirlpool inlet to the fermenter and start the pump again. I adjust chiller feed water to get the output at my yeast pitch temperature.
Why not just continue to let it recirculate while chilling? This will help chill the entire volume faster since not only are you chilling the wort as it runs through the chiller, but you're mixing cooled wort in with the entire volume as well. Then just drain into the fermenter.
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