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BIAB w/ Basket - Whirlpool Design?

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Twang

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I'm looking for some ideas on how to implement a whirlpool into my setup.

62q Bayou Classic pot with basket. (mainly 5 gallon batches)
Ball valve near the bottom, sits below the basket.
I recirculate from that bottom port to a port in the lid during the mash.
Hoses and ports have camlock disconnects.

I chill with an immersion chiller and want to whirlpool to speed up the chilling and to move the trub to bottom center.

How should I setup the whirlpool?
I don't think I can do a side port since it will interfere with the basket going in and out.

Do I do a port near the bottom with an elbow on the inside and angle it up?

Or do I set it up through the lid somehow? I can't have a whirlpool arm attached to the lid during the mash since it will hit the grain bed or side of the basket.

My idea at the moment it to share the port in the lid with the recirculation and whirlpool. Maybe put a camlock on the inside of the lid and be able to swamp out the recirculation and whirlpool arm. I was looking into doing loc-line and just bending it as needed during the process, but it is only rated to 170.

Any suggestions are appreciated.
 
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