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[Synovia]

What do you mean cleaning it? I guess if you don't have a pump then it can be a PITA to circulate some hot PBW through it. But really, it takes about as much time and effort to hose off an immersion chiller as it does to flush out a CFC. I don't even bother doing PBW every time I brew...I usually let it go 2-3 brews between cleanings. The key is flushing it out with water immediately after using it. You can use a garden hose to do this, nothing special.

I don't have a pump.


An immersion chiller gets dropped into the boil pot 5 minutes before flame out. A CFC requires cleaner to be run through it. That, and its a pain in the but when I suck up some plug/leaf hop debris and have to try to get it out of the 3/8" copper.

 

[carnevoodoo]

I don't have a pump.


An immersion chiller gets dropped into the boil pot 5 minutes before flame out. A CFC requires cleaner to be run through it. That, and its a pain in the but when I suck up some plug/leaf hop debris and have to try to get it out of the 3/8" copper.

I run water and sanitizer after I use the CFC I have every time. I sanitize it by pumping hot wort for 10 minutes before the end of the boil to make sure it is bug free. Works like a charm.