craigevo wrote:I have not used a plate chiller, but am considering moving onto one to replace my immersion chiller (for speed reasons mostly).
Assuming you have a pump, wouldn't you just recirc the wort out of the kettle spiggot, through the pump, on through the plate chiller and back up into the top of the kettle. Do this till the temps down to pitching temp and then leave it (optionally wirlpool) to allow break to setting to bottom of kettle as you would have done anyway if using an immersion chiller ?
saltydawg wrote:
Yes, I'll have a pump. But doing a recirc seems to defeat the purpopse of a plate chiller. (if you recirc thru the chiller) I mean, you usually cool to pitch temp once thru with a plate chiller, the you'd re-heat the wort when it goes back into the boil kettle again... right? Plus I imagine you risk plugging your plate chiller.
I thought I read Tasty has the Therminator... anyone know what he does? How do the pro's do it?
It would be cool to learn any tricks that would save room in the carboy for wort, not cold break/trub!
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