Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

Mikes · 03-19-2012, 10:16 AM

It was a good spring break here in Austin. I moved my brew equipment from my friends house to mine and bought a new March pump to recirculate my wort as well as transfer from the kettle to the fermenter. Also had my pot drilled out and fitted with a ball valve. If you are at all on the fence about getting a pump all I got to say is just do it. No more lifting the 30# pot with another 7 or 14 gallon of hot wort in it!!!! I have also noticed that I can cool much faster by using the pump to whirlpool the wort over my immersion coils. Did two 5 gal batches the past week and both dropped from 212 to 70 deg in 17 min...and you gotta remember our tap water here in Tx is always hot.

5 gal of AHS New Zealand Pale Ale will be kegged today
5 gal of AHS Summer Crisp IPA should be ready to keg by Thursday

03-19-2012, 10:16 AM	#11
Mikes Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas/Cozumel Posts: 190 Trading: (0)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? It was a good spring break here in Austin. I moved my brew equipment from my friends house to mine and bought a new March pump to recirculate my wort as well as transfer from the kettle to the fermenter. Also had my pot drilled out and fitted with a ball valve. If you are at all on the fence about getting a pump all I got to say is just do it. No more lifting the 30# pot with another 7 or 14 gallon of hot wort in it!!!! I have also noticed that I can cool much faster by using the pump to whirlpool the wort over my immersion coils. Did two 5 gal batches the past week and both dropped from 212 to 70 deg in 17 min...and you gotta remember our tap water here in Tx is always hot. 5 gal of AHS New Zealand Pale Ale will be kegged today 5 gal of AHS Summer Crisp IPA should be ready to keg by Thursday __________________ Sitting in the Cozumel LCDH ;o)