jmccraney
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After puttering along on my 5 gal cooler and keggle system, I'm looking to upgrade to a shiny new single-tier half-barrel direct-fire RIMS brewhouse. One of my biggest complaints with the old system is that it has been a major PITA to clean. All the nooks and crannies of the patchwork keggle, plus each tube in the cooler's manifold collect grime no matter how much I scrub. I've seen a lot of nice builds on here and was curious if that experience has taught you anything about making an easy to clean system.
My current thought is that I want to be able to pump hot PBW or other cleaner through all the tubing and add a spray ball to basically CIP the mash tun, kettle, chiller, and all the pumps and tubing. Does this sound feasible? It probably would mean I should avoid threaded fittings where I can, so tri-clamp fittings on the kettles, but I'm probably still stuck with threaded fittings on the pumps. Is this a major concern? Anything about pump selection I need to be aware of? Being able to drain them a certain way?
Thanks in advance for the cleaning advice, and any other advice as well while I start this new build.
My current thought is that I want to be able to pump hot PBW or other cleaner through all the tubing and add a spray ball to basically CIP the mash tun, kettle, chiller, and all the pumps and tubing. Does this sound feasible? It probably would mean I should avoid threaded fittings where I can, so tri-clamp fittings on the kettles, but I'm probably still stuck with threaded fittings on the pumps. Is this a major concern? Anything about pump selection I need to be aware of? Being able to drain them a certain way?
Thanks in advance for the cleaning advice, and any other advice as well while I start this new build.