Getting my Wort from my kettle to Carboy...with a twist

[2DogAle]

All right, here is my problem. I brew either outside on my patio or in my garage. Every time I drain my kettle into my carboy, hoist it up and carry it through my house, down the stairs and in my fermentation chamber (closet in the basement) I say to my self "There has to be an easier way!"

I see breweries move wort from one place to another using hoses and pumps , can I do that too? I don't have any other place to put my carboys but down in the basement.

The place in the basement where I ferment is right below where I brew. What I am thinking is to put in some sort of a permanent pipe through the wall in the garage. Put it some place between the outside and downstairs with some quick disconnects, get some 1/2 hose and use a pump to get the wort from the kettle down into the basement to the carboy. Does this seem possible or really dumb?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be great.

[bub]

Why not... how are you going to sanitize?
BUB

[Lufah]

Sounds like a good idea. Figure out a way to use keg QDs and pump PBW and Star San through the line then run your wort in. You might not even need the pump. I would get the lines in place and try it with water and no pump. Might save you buying a pump anyway.

Travis

[beer_bear]

That sounds like it would be a cool idea. I have to go with Lufa, gravity never cuts off. How about just running a pipe that you could slide a tube down? That way you could just remove the tube and clean it whenever. Also no worries of bugs or kids doing anything to the set-up.

[BigBadBrad]

If you use QDs or valves on each end of the pipe, you could leave it filled with StarSan between brews to keep it bug free.

Brad

[Speyedr]

That sounds like it would be a cool idea. I have to go with Lufa, gravity never cuts off. How about just running a pipe that you could slide a tube down? That way you could just remove the tube and clean it whenever. Also no worries of bugs or kids doing anything to the set-up.

Now that's an idea. I'd been thinking about the same type of setup and this hose idea makes it definitely do-able. Just make sure to use threaded pipes so you can cap them off and keep the critters out of your basement.

[BrewTard]

What I am thinking is to put in some sort of a permanent pipe through the wall in the garage.

If you sell your house you might have a buyer right here. Permanent brew-plumbing increases the value ten fold in my book!

[2DogAle]

See, now I thought you would think I was retarded or something for thinking about doing this... thanks for all the ideas. Not sure what way to go but I like simple. So, what ever I decide for the pipe-through-the-house thingie I'll most likely try gravity first.


Thanks again,

Rob