I don't know if hot side aeration is what happened to me, but after doing about 10 all grain brews I decided to get a pump. I brewed 4 AG batches the first week with my new pump. Thought it was great.
I thought I had to recirculate the boiling wort for 15 min. to sanitize pump and silicone tubbing before pumping into fermentor. I just hung the tube over the side as I re-circulated letting it splash back into the boil kettle.
Long story short, after the beer fermented and was kegged, they tasted like ****! I tried to choke them down, but 4 kegs of nasty beer is tough to swallow. I dumped them all... tasted like metal, and I can't explain what else. They also had horrible to no head retention.
Think I might go back to gravity and lifting for a while!
I also just bought a used therminator that I am now afraid to even try. How do you guys/girls recirculate with a pump?
Thanks,
Dave
I thought I had to recirculate the boiling wort for 15 min. to sanitize pump and silicone tubbing before pumping into fermentor. I just hung the tube over the side as I re-circulated letting it splash back into the boil kettle.
Long story short, after the beer fermented and was kegged, they tasted like ****! I tried to choke them down, but 4 kegs of nasty beer is tough to swallow. I dumped them all... tasted like metal, and I can't explain what else. They also had horrible to no head retention.
Think I might go back to gravity and lifting for a while!
I also just bought a used therminator that I am now afraid to even try. How do you guys/girls recirculate with a pump?
Thanks,
Dave