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Your comments are in line with razz. My plate chiller is a 30 plate one and I guess I am choosing the worst conditions to guage its performance by On my next Brew I will measure water temp and recirculate and make sure I time it. i certainly think the plate chillers look neat and take up less...

Piccy attached and hope it helps. I didnt do the bit for the burner as found carving up the stand was easier.

No I made the stand.............. Wayne would have a fit at my welding. I will have a look to see if I still have the piccy with the measurements.

My only experience was trying to get mine down yesterdayand it took ages. Doing what Razz suggested will definately improve it but look at the graph , they are 40 litre batches. I am assuming where he has ice written he starts circulating ice water once temp is lowered. good part is the outside...

I know it sounds too good to be true... Here is a qhote from the articl.e of a guy that has just built one and some piccys. "JZ, It's been a few months since I told you that I thought the Whirlpool Immersion Chiller (WIC) was the best thing since sliced bread. I'm still using rock salt with...

Just basically carved up the stand it come on that way it is the same height from the kettle as it was on te stand.

IWhen I did my first brews I was the same as you paranoide I wasn't sanitising enough. Best thing eer is Starsan no rinse sanitiser. fairly cheap when you condider it is about 5 ml in 3 lires of water . I just mix 3 litres and fill a spray bottle rest goes in the fermenter and leave it in ther...

Razz there is a guy quoting full boli volume down in 5minutes to Pitching temp. This would save a heap of water .. When you were using the method was it that quick apposed to the 30 minutes through trhe plate . Woody

O.K the vessel on the left is the HLT heat water to strike @ 75 degrees. Underlet this water into the Mlt (Middle ) Grain already added to the MLT to Achieve 68 degrees stir well. While grain is going thr sacchrifiaction (60 min ) Top up Hlt and Heat to 92 degrees for Mash Out. Top up Water...

Thanks Razz... I am a goose I was Recirculating to create a whirpool the draining through the Plate chiller. I am able to do that ...why didn't I think of that? I feel like a real idiot now. 3 minutes that is awesome!

I was listenenig to one of Jamils Podcasts on Whirlpool Chillers or it may have actually been on DMS. Anyway they were saying how much quicker these wee than plate chillers and the elimination of the cleaning and potential contamination issues. Also the issue on a hot day having all your wort...

No worries Glaab... All good .... What are you considering for elements?

Works pretty well and great water capacity.

Cheers mate appreciated... It must be great to be able to just do it the night before ...

Glaab I actually bought the HLT from another brewer on the site but just put the sight Glass onit from Beerbelly.

A mill is high on the list for me too. Until then I get mine done day before where I buy it !

Brewed my first AG on the new Rig yesterday and it all went pretty well. Brewed the Siera Nevada Clone with 1056. Whole day went pretty smooth all and all . Mash Tun Held the 68 degrees for the full hour and didn't budge. ( great sign for a single ) MAshing out B/Smiths asked for 8.6 litres...

Mate I had better pull my finger out.. looking forward to meeting a few of you guys and enjoying a few Beers. Now the real learning begins. Yes it is a timer Cocko ....... I intend to give th rig a real workout. Heaps of recipes already on the list...

Thanks Tony! You Are right The HLT i stiil havent decided where I want to be ! That insulation is apparantly a pain in the arse to put on and Iwould never get it as neat as that. Contemplating 2x 2400 elements but having said that its about an hour and a half as is to boil from full. I want to...

Fergi real hard to put a cost on it. When you start putting it all together it is scary how quick it all adds a rough guess I would say near 3K...... Silicon hose, cam locks, pumps even the castors with brakes were $90. I also did things like socket in the back of the Mash Tun for a thermowell...