Marc77
Well-Known Member
I'm sure this has been asked before but can't find any results. I see references where chugger/march pumps are used to transfer wort from the MLT to the boil kettle. Then the same pump is used to transfer the wort from the boil kettle to your choice of fermentation vessel.
My question, is this sanitary enough? I know that the wort is boiling so that should remove any nasties in the hose that had been moving the wort from the MLT to the boil kettle. But I've always been thinking that once the boil is done any process used to transfer to the fermentation vessel should be clean and sanitized.
I'd love to add a chugger pump to make things easier in my process so if I can get away with just one and then add a HLT and a second chugger pump down the road that'd be ideal.
My question, is this sanitary enough? I know that the wort is boiling so that should remove any nasties in the hose that had been moving the wort from the MLT to the boil kettle. But I've always been thinking that once the boil is done any process used to transfer to the fermentation vessel should be clean and sanitized.
I'd love to add a chugger pump to make things easier in my process so if I can get away with just one and then add a HLT and a second chugger pump down the road that'd be ideal.