Hi all,
I have a Blichmann BrewEasy which (as you might know) is a K-RIMS system consisting of an MLT stacked on top of a boil kettle so that mash temperature is regulated by circulating wort drained from the MLT over the boil kettle’s heating element. Normally, the BrewEasy looks something like this:
However, I (like most of you) am constantly looking for ways to improve my process. As a result, I am thinking about putting my counterflow wort chiller in between the boil kettle outlet and the pump so it looks something like this:
My goal in doing this is to 1) eliminate the need to alter my setup at all during the brewing session by having everything I need in place from the get go; 2) reduce wort loss by being able to easily pump out the wort that is usually left behind in the chiller after draining and eliminate wort that might spill out when connecting the wort chiller to the system at the end of the brew; 3) allow me to run cold water through the chiller during the mash to reduce my mash temperature in case I overshoot; 4) save time by allowing me to sanitize my chiller by running hot wort through it as part of the brewing process (rather than after flameout); and 5) allow me to clean the entire system all at once at the end of the brew/reduce the amount of tubing I need to clean. Does anybody see any problems with doing this? Thanks!
I have a Blichmann BrewEasy which (as you might know) is a K-RIMS system consisting of an MLT stacked on top of a boil kettle so that mash temperature is regulated by circulating wort drained from the MLT over the boil kettle’s heating element. Normally, the BrewEasy looks something like this:
However, I (like most of you) am constantly looking for ways to improve my process. As a result, I am thinking about putting my counterflow wort chiller in between the boil kettle outlet and the pump so it looks something like this:
My goal in doing this is to 1) eliminate the need to alter my setup at all during the brewing session by having everything I need in place from the get go; 2) reduce wort loss by being able to easily pump out the wort that is usually left behind in the chiller after draining and eliminate wort that might spill out when connecting the wort chiller to the system at the end of the brew; 3) allow me to run cold water through the chiller during the mash to reduce my mash temperature in case I overshoot; 4) save time by allowing me to sanitize my chiller by running hot wort through it as part of the brewing process (rather than after flameout); and 5) allow me to clean the entire system all at once at the end of the brew/reduce the amount of tubing I need to clean. Does anybody see any problems with doing this? Thanks!
