Manual Wort Pump - Anyone Got Ideas ?

[BOG]

So before I go out and purchase a March Pump does any one have any wacky ways to pump hot wort from kettle to fermenter - other than gravity feed.

I need to ask the question and get answers of "" you idiot"" before SHMBO will let me go out and buy a pump.


BOG

 

[mika]

No there's absolutely no way other than Gravity or a March Pump, you idiot :angry:



Now go buy a March Pump ^_^

 

[Thirsty Boy]

you could use a peristaltic pump - they are just a bit more expensive than a march pump

 

[kook]

Just to be a ******* - how about a siphon?

http://morebeer.com/view_product/6355//The_Easy-Siphon

I'd love to watch someone try and siphon a mash :lol:

 

[troopa]

well i dunno about you guys but there are all these manual pumps

http://www.allproducts.com/machine/utech/0...tor_mixer-l.jpg - Probably the best of the lot you can usually change the diaphram out for all different grades of rubber. Can get manual, this is pneumatic
http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_tr...-All-Categories

http://www.whitworths.com.au/print_friendl...p?strItem=68632 - good old manual bildge pump.. not sure on the rubber grade though and the temp it could handle

http://www.do-it-yourself-pumps.com/hand-p...mical-pumps.htm - here ya go with a simple rotary hand pump.....

work time .. Tom

edit: spelling

 

[enoch]

In my limited experience you only need one story of almost doing your back or droppping an esky/HLT full of near boiling sparge water on yourself to get approval for a decent pump.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I use this as my manual method

 

[mesa]

Inflatable mattress pump. I connect tubing to the tap on the fermenter and suck air out of the airlock hole. I use it to start a siphon but it should work just as well between the fermenter and kettle on the same level (but my pump is a tad loud)

Also a march pump is definitely going to be less fiddily in the long term "you idiot!" ... hope that helps.

 

[BOG]

Ok,

Got a few ou idiot"responses there. That should do it.

Now the next question is SS quick disconnects??



BOG

 

[barls]

http://morebeer.com/view_product/7642/1023...t_Set_1_set_MPT

 

[br33zy]

Beerbelly does SS quick (dis)connects: http://beerbelly.com.au/fittings.html

Cheers

Breezy

 

[dr K]

If you are going to the expense of buying a March Pump to pump hot wort into your fermentor why not skip the March Pump and buy a plate chiller. At least your beer is being better looked after.
Yes I know a lot of people "no-chill" and I am sure that they are happy with the result and I know you won't get botulism OK...

K