Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:40 pm
I use a plate chiller too and let the cold break settle in the fermenter then transfer off into another fermenter since I don't have conicals. I'm designing a new bigger kettle (1 BBL) and will use an immersion chiller with a whirlpool port in the side of the kettle. Then use a rotating racking arm and sight glass to transfer to the fermenter to keep the cold break out of the fermenter. Should save some time.
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Fermenting: Cider, Azacca Oat Pils, Egregious-ish, Lambic, Carrot Blossom Cedar Mead, Brett Helles
Drinking: RIS, Doppelbock, Sauerkraut Gose, Lambic, Brett Blonde, Kriek, Saison, Rye Berliner
Barrel aged: RIS, Rye Barleywine, Tripel