What else to get with a plate chiller?

[Eggs]

The next thing ill get for my chiller is some sort of quick disconnects for the beer in out hoses, I think try-clover look like the best option. when i bought mine I went for barbs and having the silicone hose attached all the time is a pain in the bum. I also gravity feed mine and have had no issues. I don't dispute the usefulness of a pump, but if funds are limited id go the chiller before a pump any day.

 

[Curly79]

Condenser cooling water nath. Cooling towers / air con condenser water. Very heavy!


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[Spiesy]

What pump do you have?

I'm thinking a pump would be a good purchase, however if it should be able to circulate hot cleaning solution would a March pump be the best choice? Would be great if it could also circulate icy water during the chilling too. Is there a type of pump that can do it all?

Chugger.

 

[Nath151]

The ones I have at work are used for the 1Mega watt gen sets, the radiator cooling towers are on the roof so get pumped down to the basement and through the chiller and through the big V18 MTU twin turbo Diesel

 

[Adr_0]

The ones I have at work are used for the 1Mega watt gen sets, the radiator cooling towers are on the roof so get pumped down to the basement and through the chiller and through the big V18 MTU twin turbo Diesel

Sounds like a good drive for a wort recirc pump...

 

[Adr_0]

Even though I backflushed like most people with the water, I only got this out after pickling and backflushing with ~70°C PBW. This is after one brew...


The screen is 100 mesh 316 that I got online. I was planning to use it for a screen in the bottom of the kettle but it is too fine/flimsy... so now I just use it as a catch screen thingy. I have since got some 30 mesh with thicker wire which is a lot more rigid but still a few grades finer than most bazooka screens.

 

[JaseH]

I ordered my plate chiller from Duda Diesel with threaded male ports on it, I have attached camlock disconnects on the wort side and normal garden hose style connectors on the water side - works a treat and saves mucking around with barbed fittings and hose clamps.