Figgy15
Well-Known Member
Hello fellow brewers, hope you all had a great holiday season.
I was given a Blickmann Therminator Plate Chiller by a buddy who owned a brewery. He used it to chill 60 gallons at a time. Stopped using it because it kept clogging up on him (large batches and very hoppy beers). He did tell me it's been 2 years since he used it and didn't clean it out the last time he used it. But if I was willing to clean it, it's mine.
I've been trying to clean it since Saturday, and as of this morning, there's still small black flakes and blackish liquid coming out. Here's what I've done so far:
1. Pumped Hot PBW solution through it on Saturday and Sunday for approx. 2 hours each. In both directions.
2. Soaked in hot PBW for 24 hours. Then pumped hot water with star-san for 2 hours.
3. Baked in oven at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
4. Pumped hot PBW solution for an hour.
5. Soaked in hot oxiclean solution for the last 48 hours.
I checked the bucket is was in this morning and the water is still dirty but def. better then it was when I started. So my question is, should I continue doing these steps until it's finally clean, or can anyone suggest another thing i can try. Should I bake it again for a longer period of time. I'm brewing this coming weekend and would really like to use this chiller. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
I was given a Blickmann Therminator Plate Chiller by a buddy who owned a brewery. He used it to chill 60 gallons at a time. Stopped using it because it kept clogging up on him (large batches and very hoppy beers). He did tell me it's been 2 years since he used it and didn't clean it out the last time he used it. But if I was willing to clean it, it's mine.
I've been trying to clean it since Saturday, and as of this morning, there's still small black flakes and blackish liquid coming out. Here's what I've done so far:
1. Pumped Hot PBW solution through it on Saturday and Sunday for approx. 2 hours each. In both directions.
2. Soaked in hot PBW for 24 hours. Then pumped hot water with star-san for 2 hours.
3. Baked in oven at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
4. Pumped hot PBW solution for an hour.
5. Soaked in hot oxiclean solution for the last 48 hours.
I checked the bucket is was in this morning and the water is still dirty but def. better then it was when I started. So my question is, should I continue doing these steps until it's finally clean, or can anyone suggest another thing i can try. Should I bake it again for a longer period of time. I'm brewing this coming weekend and would really like to use this chiller. Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.