ReverbbqBrew
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Positives:
Last night used my new Shirron Plate Chiller for the first time, and I must say, it cooled the wort to pitching temp from a full boil faster than I thought humanly possible.
I had the garden hose running full blast, water temp around 40-45 degrees or so...and ran the 5 gallon batch of wort from my converted keg kettle's spigot using the wonders of gravity, thermoplastic tubing, and stainless steel disconnects (those aint cheap!), and in less than ten minutes the fermenter was full of 55 degree wort.
I was kind of curious if it would get clogged. I used hop pellets...loads of Centennial...and I didn't use a hop bag or strainer of any kind. No clogs. And a pretty easy clean afterwards.
Negatives:
To echo a previous thread on the Shirron, the only thing that was a pain about the whole thing was that the water-in water-out fittings on Shirron are 5/8" Male, so I was forced to castrate the male end of a garden hose and use a female hose repair kit to make a hose that was able to take cold water from the outdoor water faucet (also a male) to to the chiller.
Why two males? Why the sausage fest? Why Shirron? Why?
Questions:
I am in process of building a brew sculpture with a hot water tank with burner, a rubbermaid MLT, my fifteen gallon converted keg kettle, the Shirron Plate Chiller, and at the bottom, my fermenters and I'm wondering...can I run this system using gravity to propel the liquid?
With the Shirron Plater Chiller, wouldn't I need a four or even five tier system? Am I doomed to buy a pump?
Last night used my new Shirron Plate Chiller for the first time, and I must say, it cooled the wort to pitching temp from a full boil faster than I thought humanly possible.
I had the garden hose running full blast, water temp around 40-45 degrees or so...and ran the 5 gallon batch of wort from my converted keg kettle's spigot using the wonders of gravity, thermoplastic tubing, and stainless steel disconnects (those aint cheap!), and in less than ten minutes the fermenter was full of 55 degree wort.
I was kind of curious if it would get clogged. I used hop pellets...loads of Centennial...and I didn't use a hop bag or strainer of any kind. No clogs. And a pretty easy clean afterwards.
Negatives:
To echo a previous thread on the Shirron, the only thing that was a pain about the whole thing was that the water-in water-out fittings on Shirron are 5/8" Male, so I was forced to castrate the male end of a garden hose and use a female hose repair kit to make a hose that was able to take cold water from the outdoor water faucet (also a male) to to the chiller.
Why two males? Why the sausage fest? Why Shirron? Why?
Questions:
I am in process of building a brew sculpture with a hot water tank with burner, a rubbermaid MLT, my fifteen gallon converted keg kettle, the Shirron Plate Chiller, and at the bottom, my fermenters and I'm wondering...can I run this system using gravity to propel the liquid?
With the Shirron Plater Chiller, wouldn't I need a four or even five tier system? Am I doomed to buy a pump?