Hello,
I'm trying to get some better techniques for filtering out hops as I've got an appetite for IPA's lately. I was using a colander suspended above my 10 gallon kettle with great success. Flameout, remove colander, chill. I chill with a plate chiller pump setup but because I live in Florida have to recurculate it for a while before pumping straight to fermenter. Prior to my colander setup I was having issues clogging my chiller. I also have a tube screen on the inside of my kettle for backup. With an IPA and pellet hops, there's enough hops bits/sludge that make it through the colander to clog the intake screen slowing the pump, and the chilling process. There's got to be a better way! Any ideas/input from folks using a similar setup? I just bought a 15 gallon pot but haven't drilled the hole for the valve yet so I'm flexible if someone has a better way. I'd really like a setup where I can just put the hops right in the kettle and not worry about them clogging anything, but I guess I might be dreaming! Help!!!
I'm trying to get some better techniques for filtering out hops as I've got an appetite for IPA's lately. I was using a colander suspended above my 10 gallon kettle with great success. Flameout, remove colander, chill. I chill with a plate chiller pump setup but because I live in Florida have to recurculate it for a while before pumping straight to fermenter. Prior to my colander setup I was having issues clogging my chiller. I also have a tube screen on the inside of my kettle for backup. With an IPA and pellet hops, there's enough hops bits/sludge that make it through the colander to clog the intake screen slowing the pump, and the chilling process. There's got to be a better way! Any ideas/input from folks using a similar setup? I just bought a 15 gallon pot but haven't drilled the hole for the valve yet so I'm flexible if someone has a better way. I'd really like a setup where I can just put the hops right in the kettle and not worry about them clogging anything, but I guess I might be dreaming! Help!!!