PseudoChef
Well-Known Member
So this past Saturday I used my Shirron for the first time. I don't have a spigot on my kettle, and I use glass carboys, so I used the DIY wort wizard, seen below:
I used a SS racking cane compounded with the PVC-collar/hop-bag for straining purposes. Everything worked wonderfully, 5.5 gallons was down to a remarkable 54 degrees in just over 7 minutes.
However, I have a problem with the wort-wizard itself. I see in all the pictures of brew set-ups with the pet-store version, users have taken off the outlet piece (with the screws). When I did this, the "pump" didn't work. Water flowed out of both ports, instead of creating the vacuum through the side port. Only when I put this back on did the vacuum work. It's really not a huge deal, except I would love to channel the outlet water directly down the drain. Especially for my indoor brew sessions. Has anyone else had this problem, or do you know what creates it? If I have to leave this piece on, does anyone have any recommendations/ideas on how to channel the outlet water?
Thanks.
I used a SS racking cane compounded with the PVC-collar/hop-bag for straining purposes. Everything worked wonderfully, 5.5 gallons was down to a remarkable 54 degrees in just over 7 minutes.
However, I have a problem with the wort-wizard itself. I see in all the pictures of brew set-ups with the pet-store version, users have taken off the outlet piece (with the screws). When I did this, the "pump" didn't work. Water flowed out of both ports, instead of creating the vacuum through the side port. Only when I put this back on did the vacuum work. It's really not a huge deal, except I would love to channel the outlet water directly down the drain. Especially for my indoor brew sessions. Has anyone else had this problem, or do you know what creates it? If I have to leave this piece on, does anyone have any recommendations/ideas on how to channel the outlet water?
Thanks.