I think I might've dodged a bullet. I built a CFC and tested it with boiling water. It worked great. Too good actually. The boiling water came out too cold during the test. I also had trouble getting the water to flow because I hooked stupidly hooked it up in a way that the water and to fight gravity and go up the chiller.
So to fix that issue with flow, I decided during my actual brew, to hook the inlet to the other side. However, I forgot to switch the hose. :smack:
I was stumped for awhile why the wort was coming out much warmer than during the test, where I had to almost shut off the water to get the right temp. I was blasting the water during the wort transfer and closed the ball valve a bit.
About 3/4 of the way through, I realized my mistake.
At that point it was too late to remove it, but luckily the thermometer was reading around 72F by the end. The fermometer on the carboy was reading around 78F but I trust the thermometer more since it was inside the wort.
Anyways, pitched the yeast. Hopefully all is well. Note to self: fix the CFC.
So to fix that issue with flow, I decided during my actual brew, to hook the inlet to the other side. However, I forgot to switch the hose. :smack:
I was stumped for awhile why the wort was coming out much warmer than during the test, where I had to almost shut off the water to get the right temp. I was blasting the water during the wort transfer and closed the ball valve a bit.
About 3/4 of the way through, I realized my mistake.
At that point it was too late to remove it, but luckily the thermometer was reading around 72F by the end. The fermometer on the carboy was reading around 78F but I trust the thermometer more since it was inside the wort.
Anyways, pitched the yeast. Hopefully all is well. Note to self: fix the CFC.