Great set up. Could you start a thread "My MLT Tippy Build" and give some details and pix of the tippy system. I want to build my own. I have jury rigged one but it does not work all that well.
Thank you for the input. I actually plan on making a thread on my build. I am just planning on getting some traction before I start posting, I just have been stock pilling parts.lol
This week I am going to modify my sketchy tippy dump with pillow blocks and bottom support. Just for you ill try to get that going this week
Which direction do you have the wort going through it? Have you tried flipping the filter around?
I have brew hardwares 20 gal with tangential inlet. Pickup is on side on bottom. There was a lot of trub and hops left in the kettle however the strainer didnt block, and it was jammed full .. I am gravity feeding through it pre pump.
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How does this filter perform with high protein wort (significant percentage wheat, rye, etc. in the grain bill) and with recirculation into the kettle during chilling (i.e., does it clog from cold break)?
I have tried several techniques for filtering hops: muslin bag, hop spider, the stainless basket (#40 and #30 mesh), and the Hop Stopper. So far the Hop Stopper is the best of the bunch, but cold break causes problems for it. High protein wort causes problems for all mesh in-kettle filters I've tried.
FYI: I use a plate chiller and during warmer months recirculate back into the kettle for a while before diverting into a carboy.
Funny...my baskets got the boot several batches ago. I guess there is no perfect, universal solution.I use a basket now, whirlpool and the inline filter on the way out
Funny...my baskets got the boot several batches ago. I guess there is no perfect, universal solution.
I normally use whole hops. I just brewed a batch last weekend using 3 oz. of pellet hops and the Hopstopper. Worked great, but (a) I used an all barley grain bill and (b) I only recirculated into the kettle during chilling until the kettle temp seemed to stabilize.
With a 400 micron mesh basket, the basket would clog with proteins, dance in the wort and splash wort overboard. Messy and dangerous.Why did you ditch the basket?
Hi Calebstringer.Mine clogs INSTANTLY with any cold break. I've stopped using mine altogether.
Hi Calebstringer.
The first time I used mine it blocked also. After that I used an immersion chiller to cool the wort to 70 degrees celcius, whirlpool and then run off through a plate chiller. I think the higher temp of the wort passing through the filter did the trick.
Maybe it would be a better filter for force transfering? Im kind of in the same boat as you guys with it. I love the toy but it clogs ever 5 gallons I run through it.
Question for those who are getting clogs. Are you using the optional sock screens also? Is the screen getting clogged or is it the permanent filter with 0.5mm pores of the strainer that are clogging?
Just a thought if it is the permanent filter pores then would the larger pores of the Glacier unit work better? Would the socks that Brewers Hardware has also fit the Glacier units?
I havnt used the sock yet, im assuming it will make it worse. im only using the filter when I pump out into the fermenter.
Question for those who are getting clogs. Are you using the optional sock screens also? Is the screen getting clogged or is it the permanent filter with 0.5mm pores of the strainer that are clogging?
Just a thought if it is the permanent filter pores then would the larger pores of the Glacier unit work better? Would the socks that Brewers Hardware has also fit the Glacier units?
Thats interesting, after running half a dozen 11 gallon batches through mine, it hasnt clogged yet!
I whirlpool without it first, then let it sit for 20 minutes and settle, then pump it out of the BK, through the strainer, into my plate chiller, and into the fermenter. I'd say it catches 80% of the trub and I do have a sock on it.
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