Zippox
Well-Known Member
The last IPA I made caused my counterflow chiller to clog with hop pellets. So I'm looking to avoid that going forward, as well as improving the hop flavor/aroma of my beers.
I have a 25 gal aluminum pot that has a flat bottom. I have this exact attachment setup that picks up from the middle of the kettle:
My plan is to upgrade that to pick up from the side by instead using a 90* elbow like this:
Then I could manually stir the wort to create a whirlpool, causing a cone-like collection in the middle which would hopefully prevent any future clogging of the CFC.
So I have also been reading up on doing a "hopstand" to increase hop flavor/aroma. The plan is to add flameout hops, cover the kettle and turn off the flame. Then let it sit for a while and hopefully within about 20 minutes it will cool to 180* (does that sound like a normal cooldown rate?). At that point I would add hops that would sit in there for 10 minutes until I then drain the wort through my CFC. I was thinking that during those last 10 minutes I could manually stir, causing a whirlpool so that when it comes time to drain, I am in the clear.
Are there any problems with this process?
I have a 25 gal aluminum pot that has a flat bottom. I have this exact attachment setup that picks up from the middle of the kettle:
My plan is to upgrade that to pick up from the side by instead using a 90* elbow like this:
Then I could manually stir the wort to create a whirlpool, causing a cone-like collection in the middle which would hopefully prevent any future clogging of the CFC.
So I have also been reading up on doing a "hopstand" to increase hop flavor/aroma. The plan is to add flameout hops, cover the kettle and turn off the flame. Then let it sit for a while and hopefully within about 20 minutes it will cool to 180* (does that sound like a normal cooldown rate?). At that point I would add hops that would sit in there for 10 minutes until I then drain the wort through my CFC. I was thinking that during those last 10 minutes I could manually stir, causing a whirlpool so that when it comes time to drain, I am in the clear.
Are there any problems with this process?