DustinHickey
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
I just started using a counterflow chiller via gravity and am happy with the chilling effeciency. However, since I am not using a pump it takes some time for the wort to get through the chiller and down into the bucket ( I use the bucket to pour in to the fermentor to aerate it a bit ). I have looked into pumping and was even devising a way to pressurize the kettle with an air compressor to get a higher GPM through the chiller but called it off after I realized the compressor may put oil / debri in my kettle,.
So, this leaves me with 2 options, raise the kettle to get a higher psi at the chiller ( not possible for me ) or go directly into the carboy from the chiller so I don't worry so much about having an open bucket with finished wort sitting around for 15 minutes while it all drains.
That being said, is there any type of simple inline aeration system / device that anyone knows of that I could use to aerate the wort as it passes into the fermentor? I was thinking something like the "vino" wine aeration thing they sell. That would be simple and easy to sanitize prior to use. I know of the whole beer stone thing but that just seems like it would take too long to be worth cleaning and sanitizing all the time.
Let me know if you can,
Thanks,
Dustin Hickey
I just started using a counterflow chiller via gravity and am happy with the chilling effeciency. However, since I am not using a pump it takes some time for the wort to get through the chiller and down into the bucket ( I use the bucket to pour in to the fermentor to aerate it a bit ). I have looked into pumping and was even devising a way to pressurize the kettle with an air compressor to get a higher GPM through the chiller but called it off after I realized the compressor may put oil / debri in my kettle,.
So, this leaves me with 2 options, raise the kettle to get a higher psi at the chiller ( not possible for me ) or go directly into the carboy from the chiller so I don't worry so much about having an open bucket with finished wort sitting around for 15 minutes while it all drains.
That being said, is there any type of simple inline aeration system / device that anyone knows of that I could use to aerate the wort as it passes into the fermentor? I was thinking something like the "vino" wine aeration thing they sell. That would be simple and easy to sanitize prior to use. I know of the whole beer stone thing but that just seems like it would take too long to be worth cleaning and sanitizing all the time.
Let me know if you can,
Thanks,
Dustin Hickey