OneHotKarl
Well-Known Member
I know this is somewhat of a tired subject but here goes. Does anyone use a a plate chiller instead of Jamil's immersion chiller and recirculate back into the kettle making a whirlpool? I am looking for a success story of this type of system working. I guess the big question is that when I start pumping the whirlpool to form the cone wouldn't I be pumping all the hop pellet trub into the plate hx and therefore clog it? What is the method of avoiding this? I can see pumping hot wort straight back into the kettle (avoiding plate hx) until I form a cone and can pump clear wort into the hx to chill the temperature. Would a strainer or the Blichman Hop Stopper be necessary if I create a nice cone with a pumped whirlpool?
Any advise from someone who uses a whirlpool with a plate hx is greatly appreciated, I am switching over to using a pump for the first time and a little nervous about the procedure.
Any advise from someone who uses a whirlpool with a plate hx is greatly appreciated, I am switching over to using a pump for the first time and a little nervous about the procedure.