Hey all, I’m about to be a proud new owner of the brutus pro exchillerator. I think I know how I plan to use it, but figured I’d ask here for best practice.
I brew a lot of IPAs and whirlpool. My plan is to whirlpool in line back into the pot chilling to about 160 and maintaining the whirlpool.
I’d like to leave as much trub, proteins etc in the kettle ... maybe.
After whirlpool, should I continue to chill to pitch temp in the kettle and let things settle out nicely in a cone, then slowly transfer to fermenter for max clean wort
Or
Should I go direct to fermenter in one pass from 160 to pitch temp, transferring break material and other kettle junk.
Water usage is not a concern for me.
I think I’ve heard that one pass is faster chilling than recirculating. I’ve got a unitank and can dump. Should I care about leaving break material in the fermenter or just chill it as fast as possible and dump from the unitank?
I brew a lot of IPAs and whirlpool. My plan is to whirlpool in line back into the pot chilling to about 160 and maintaining the whirlpool.
I’d like to leave as much trub, proteins etc in the kettle ... maybe.
After whirlpool, should I continue to chill to pitch temp in the kettle and let things settle out nicely in a cone, then slowly transfer to fermenter for max clean wort
Or
Should I go direct to fermenter in one pass from 160 to pitch temp, transferring break material and other kettle junk.
Water usage is not a concern for me.
I think I’ve heard that one pass is faster chilling than recirculating. I’ve got a unitank and can dump. Should I care about leaving break material in the fermenter or just chill it as fast as possible and dump from the unitank?