Pre-chillers are decent if you're only using hose water. You can get a sump pump to push the water through the chiller and you can add ice to the bucket with the pump in it and push like 30F water through the beer.
Pre-chiller worked great. I'd like to avoid a sump pump because if it accidentally runs dry it will burn the motor out. If we move up to self-contained wort chiller I'd rather do an in-line pump with a "T" from the water hose. That way we can prime the pump through the garden hose, close off the "T" valve, and then circulate through our secondary chiller. Right now the garden hose method is working so it may be a bit until we consider the self-contained method.
Pre-chillers are decent if you're only using hose water. You can get a sump pump to push the water through the chiller and you can add ice to the bucket with the pump in it and push like 30F water through the beer.
ReplyDeletePre-chiller worked great. I'd like to avoid a sump pump because if it accidentally runs dry it will burn the motor out. If we move up to self-contained wort chiller I'd rather do an in-line pump with a "T" from the water hose. That way we can prime the pump through the garden hose, close off the "T" valve, and then circulate through our secondary chiller. Right now the garden hose method is working so it may be a bit until we consider the self-contained method.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment.