Cleaning HERMS coils (how to??)

[binabik]

How do you clean your HERMs coils?

My plan was to run PBW through them (how long??) and then run Star San through it.

How do you get the liquid out of them? I was going to use compressed air, will that be enough??

Thanks

 

[TungstenBeer]

I sparge through it, so 30-60 minutes of hot water through it is enough for me. Generally the thing drains pretty well itself, but I use a shop vac in blower mode to get rid of any extra water.

I have never put any PBW or Star San through it. Although I generally do run hot water through it real quick if I haven't brewed in a while. I've never had any problems, but you never know when spiders might find a new home in there.

 

[jeffmeh]

I sparge through it, so 30-60 minutes of hot water through it is enough for me. Generally the thing drains pretty well itself, but I use a shop vac in blower mode to get rid of any extra water.

I have never put any PBW or Star San through it. Although I generally do run hot water through it real quick if I haven't brewed in a while. I've never had any problems, but you never know when spiders might find a new home in there.

By the time the spiders have been mashed, boiled, and fermented, they shouldn't be a problem.

 

[lawle102]

By the time the spiders have been mashed, boiled, and fermented, they shouldn't be a problem.

Maybe just put a little more irish moss in, ya know, to drop the protein out.

 

[cacm2226]

I do as tungsten beer does. Run water from sparge, blow out with shop vac

 

[cacm2226]

Same with counter flow chiller and any pick up tubes, whirlpool arm etc

 

[TungstenBeer]

By the time the spiders have been mashed, boiled, and fermented, they shouldn't be a problem.

Maybe good for head retention! Haha

 

[binabik]

Thanks guys. As always appreciate the input.