Considering that your counterflow chiller can handle high heat, I would boil water and then run the boiling water through. That would actually kill off a lot of the bacteria and then I would run another rinse of star san just to be safe. Good luck! It's not ruined so don't throw it out!
Let me know when you get pictures up! I would definitely like to see the end result! How much did it cost you from this site, if you don't mind me asking?
Any resolution to this? My beers have all beer darker than I want. Yesterday I brewed a summer lager with about 9 lbs of Pils and 1lb of honey malt. The beer had a burnt orange color in the carboy. Will the color eventually settle or am I screwed?
I overheard a conversation the other day about a site that makes custom made mash paddles. I tried looking through the threads and couldn't find anything so I was wondering if you hop noggens knew any good websites??