Is my little brown pump... THE little brown pump?

[goatus]

Hi all,

Bought myself a little brown pump from here - but then realized just cos its a 12v little brown pump doesn't mean it is THE little brown pump. Is this the same one everyone else uses? Its rated for boiling water but will it put stuff / flavors in my wort? I am only planning using it for mash transfer and whirlpool, so no cooled wort will go through it.

Any feedback from LBP owners? If the consensus is that it may not be safe I will use it for pumping chiller water and buy another from elsewhere.

Cheers

 

[keifer33]

Looks very similar to the other LBPs I've seen and owned.

 

[goatus]

Hmm.. I think i have seen a photo of someone that has dismantled one (to clean I assume), maybe I should take the little thing apart and see if its insides match. It does have a bad smell to it, which I would hate to touch my beer, but my suspicion is that is just the terrible Chinese plastic used on the outside.

 

[_Mick_]

Thats the one mate, they come 12v and easy/safe to wire up yourself. I just used an old 12v power supply i had lying around.

 

[_Mick_]

http://www.cheekypeakbrewery.com.au/index.php/everything-mashing/wort-pumps/product/183-brown-pump-1-2-fittings

Get it here cheaper and from an aussie seller.

 

[Ashul]

You can also use a 19v laptop power for more kick

 

[spog]

19 volt on a 12 volt pump ? Wouldn't doing this stuff the pump in short order.