perfecxion
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ive been using an immersion wort chiller since i began brewing, and this summer it has been taking me as long as an hour in some instances to chill my wort just to 80.
so im wanting to get a plate chiller since the duda diesel ones can be had for 70 or 80$, but i need some help understanding the best ways to keep trub out of the plate chiller (i usually just dump all the trub in the fermentor).
My plan is to add a weldless bulkhead to my kettle with a stainless steel hose or diptube inside the kettle then use gravity to drain to the plate chiller. ill start whirlpooling the wort in the kettle, and if necessary ill start using hop bags in the boil.
Am I understanding all this properly? I want to be sure before dropping the money. would a diptube be better than a stainless steel hose? the diptubes seem to be the preferred method.
Ill start putting my IC in a bucket of icy water and run the ground water through it before off to the plate chiller.
so im wanting to get a plate chiller since the duda diesel ones can be had for 70 or 80$, but i need some help understanding the best ways to keep trub out of the plate chiller (i usually just dump all the trub in the fermentor).
My plan is to add a weldless bulkhead to my kettle with a stainless steel hose or diptube inside the kettle then use gravity to drain to the plate chiller. ill start whirlpooling the wort in the kettle, and if necessary ill start using hop bags in the boil.
Am I understanding all this properly? I want to be sure before dropping the money. would a diptube be better than a stainless steel hose? the diptubes seem to be the preferred method.
Ill start putting my IC in a bucket of icy water and run the ground water through it before off to the plate chiller.