How much water did you put through it? Pump or gravity?jkhlt1210 said:G'day guys just bought a keg king mk III plate chiller....it's bloody awesome!!! Boiling liquid wort instantly down to around 20 degrees!!!! Best thing I've bought for my BIAB!!!
Trust me get the plate chiller it's unrealJDW81 said:How much water did you put through it? Pump or gravity?
I'm thinking of investing in a chiller and am tossing up betwixt a plate chiller or making a counterflow chiller.
JD
As is a well made CFC.jkhlt1210 said:Trust me get the plate chiller it's unreal
Hey mate,professional_drunk said:I'm tossing up about whether to go plate or cfc. Any signs of hop material causing problems? How much water do you use for 20l?
Hey mate not sure how much water because I just hooked up the garden hose. As for hop materials clogging I don't use a hop sock I just whirlpool and had no problem at allprofessional_drunk said:I'm tossing up about whether to go plate or cfc. Any signs of hop material causing problems? How much water do you use for 20l?
I'd have to agreee - that is a lot of messing around. I basically do the exact same thing as you.Frothie said:That /\ is way too much stuffing around!
When chilling I collect some of the warm waste water in my HLT. Then after I've finished I throw some sodium perc in to the HLT and back flush the wort side of chiller for a few minutes - this also cleans up all my lines etc. I also use the warm sodium perc solution to clean up my mash tun and kettle.
I then give it a quick flush with some fresh water(usually some more of the warm waste chiller water saved in a 20L bucket), give it a quick upside down shake to drain it, hang it on my rig ready for the next brew. No infections yet.
I agree - plate chillers are gods gift to brewers!
As for how much water do they use - run your tap for 5min - that will tell you.
Umm..We basically do the same thing except you use your HLT I use my kettle. You do it for a couple of minutes but I do it longer as Im also cleaning my kettle with PBW at the same time. And I like to flush both ways and collect the crud in a hop sock so it doesnt get recirculated back through the chiller, and I can use the PBW afterwards for other cleaning chores.Frothie said:That /\ is way too much stuffing around!
When chilling I collect some of the warm waste water in my HLT. Then after I've finished I throw some sodium perc in to the HLT and back flush the wort side of chiller for a few minutes - this also cleans up all my lines etc. I also use the warm sodium perc solution to clean up my mash tun and kettle.
I then give it a quick flush with some fresh water(usually some more of the warm waste chiller water saved in a 20L bucket), give it a quick upside down shake to drain it, hang it on my rig ready for the next brew. No infections yet.
I agree - plate chillers are gods gift to brewers!
As for how much water do they use - run your tap for 5min - that will tell you.
I don't care if you are affiliated, I didn't realise these were available in Australia. I've been eyeing them off for years, and am probably going to buy one before the week is out.dicko said:wort.chiller.image2_medium.jpg
If you are going to flow wort one way and coolant the other then this is what you want. No affiliation Bla Bla Bla!!!
No risk of crap remaining in the chiller to spoil your next batch. a "no brainer" really
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