Hey guys,
I have a Kal clone system that I really enjoy, with one exception, and that is the filtering of the hops out of the wort when I'm draining my boil kettle. I have a hop stopper, and it works great until it starts to become exposed when the wort level drops. Occasionally it works well, but for the most part, I'm draining the wort at a trickle for the last 3gal of the of the draining/cooling process, and I usually end up leaving at least a gallon in the kettle.
I've thought about whirlpooling, but not sure if that will work because of the heating element. I've also looked at false bottoms and such, but not sure if that will work either.
Summary: I've got a 20gal blichmann kettle, the morebeer counterflow chiller and a march pump. I'd like to replace the hopstopper with another method that will allow me to cool faster and not leave 1+ gallons in the kettle. I primarily use pellet hops.
So what do you all do? Thanks!
I have a Kal clone system that I really enjoy, with one exception, and that is the filtering of the hops out of the wort when I'm draining my boil kettle. I have a hop stopper, and it works great until it starts to become exposed when the wort level drops. Occasionally it works well, but for the most part, I'm draining the wort at a trickle for the last 3gal of the of the draining/cooling process, and I usually end up leaving at least a gallon in the kettle.
I've thought about whirlpooling, but not sure if that will work because of the heating element. I've also looked at false bottoms and such, but not sure if that will work either.
Summary: I've got a 20gal blichmann kettle, the morebeer counterflow chiller and a march pump. I'd like to replace the hopstopper with another method that will allow me to cool faster and not leave 1+ gallons in the kettle. I primarily use pellet hops.
So what do you all do? Thanks!