chuckda4th
Well-Known Member
I currently use gravity to get the wort from my brew kettle through my plate chiller and into my fermenter. At the end, I typically tip my kettle to get another .5 gallon or so of wort out, but i notice it seems to defeat the purpose of the whirlpool. Not a ton of junk gets into the fermenter, but some does.
I've read a few posts with conflicting information regarding putting a dip tube on the inside of my kettle...
I've read some posts that indicate the diptube will help draw more beer into the fermenter. Meanwhile, other posts indicate that without the suction from a pump, I'm never going to get into the plate chiller any more wort than the level above the highest point of the dip tube. Since the highest point of the dip tube is even with the current port, I'd get just as much wort into the fermenter, and wouldn't even be able to tilt the kettle anymore, as the port would be even higher then.
Suction-aside, I would agree with the second theory, but am wondering if my gravity-feed system creates enough suction itself to pull wort from the bottom of the kettle anyway.
Considering I'm not using a pump, if I get a diptube, will I actually have any advantage over today?
TIA!
I've read a few posts with conflicting information regarding putting a dip tube on the inside of my kettle...
I've read some posts that indicate the diptube will help draw more beer into the fermenter. Meanwhile, other posts indicate that without the suction from a pump, I'm never going to get into the plate chiller any more wort than the level above the highest point of the dip tube. Since the highest point of the dip tube is even with the current port, I'd get just as much wort into the fermenter, and wouldn't even be able to tilt the kettle anymore, as the port would be even higher then.
Suction-aside, I would agree with the second theory, but am wondering if my gravity-feed system creates enough suction itself to pull wort from the bottom of the kettle anyway.
Considering I'm not using a pump, if I get a diptube, will I actually have any advantage over today?
TIA!