Siphon through a counterflow wort chiller

[sareinhart]

Has anyone ever been able to siphon wort through a counterflow wort chiller? All the videos I see show the wort being pumped through or drained through via a valve at the bottom of a brew kettle.

I'm on a budget and because I am not set up for either option, I was wondering if it can be done. I mean... I can't imagine why it wouldn't given enough hydraulic head. I just wasn't sure.

Has anyone ever done this?

 

[ruger988]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00420WMUU/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

$19 and a few minutes work and ou can have a ball valve on your kettle. More than worth it.

 

[sareinhart]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00420WMUU/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

$19 and a few minutes work and ou can have a ball valve on your kettle. More than worth it.

Un. Freakin. Believable. Never dreamed such a thing would exist. I thought I had to weld that thing in there. Does it actually hold up to the heat of a banjo burner? For real?


LOVE your avatar by the way. I feel the same way. Molon Labe.

 

[ruger988]

Un. Freakin. Believable. Never dreamed such a thing would exist. I thought I had to weld that thing in there. Does it actually hold up to the heat of a banjo burner? For real?


LOVE your avatar by the way. I feel the same way. Molon Labe.

A lot of places sell kettles that use weldless fittings, my ssbrewtech kettle is weldless and never given me an issue.

 

[Fedora]

Un. Freakin. Believable. Never dreamed such a thing would exist. I thought I had to weld that thing in there. Does it actually hold up to the heat of a banjo burner? For real?


LOVE your avatar by the way. I feel the same way. Molon Labe.

I put a piece of 14 ga. plate steel underneath my weldless fittings to protect the o-rings from direct flame. Other than that, yes, works great.

 

[TastyAdventure]

I tried to siphon near-boiling water like an idiot, and it warped my siphon pretty badly. Do you think plastic leeched into the beer? Will the flavor be compromised?

 

[beermanpete]

I use to siphon through a home made Graham style chiller with good results. The flow rate won't be real high but the wort will get well cooled as a result. Make sure your racking cane is copper or stainless steel. No plastic in the boil kettle.

@Tasty: Hard to say. You will have to wait for the beer to finish fementing and aging to know I suppose.