Anybody got a counter flow like this?

[neoanto]

Do people recirculate the water through their chiller?
I got a plate chiller and have just been flushing it down the drain on the exit from the chiller.

[armedcor]

I just capture one fermenter full of the hottest water and use that for cleaning.

[molc]

I pass back into the HLT until it's got about 30L and then dump the rest. Then I pass the hot water through the full system on cleanup to rince out all the pumps and vessels one last time before dumping the water.

[DEMPSEY]

So no Green Party wimps here then

[nigel_c]

I've seen people using that counter flow instead of a coil for herms brewing.

[Leann ull]

Using hot water from hlt?

[imark]

I've seen people using that counter flow instead of a coil for herms brewing.

Dempsey mentioned that to me and I was trying to draw up a diagram for the flows. Have you any links to a good example?

[DEMPSEY]

You will need a pump for the water and another for the wort.

[nigel_c]

Yep 2 pumps. One recirculating mash through one way and another pump running water through HLT.
Plan on trying it out with a plate chiller in the next while and see how it goes.
I think Adam,  Beertourist is doing the same with the counter flow.

[armedcor]

Yep 2 pumps. One recirculating mash through one way and another pump running water through HLT.
Plan on trying it out with a plate chiller in the next while and see how it goes.
I think Adam,  Beertourist is doing the same with the counter flow.

I was tempted to try with a plate chiller but I've read a few cases of guys clogging their chiller with grain etc. Just doesn't seem worth while.

[nigel_c]

Just waiting for a few bits and pieces to be delivered so I'll report beck when I get around to trying it out.

[neoanto]

Well I use hops bags, made from cheese cloth. They're a lot finer than the muslin bags so I don't get any grains or husks in the plate chiller.

[molc]

Yeah use a biab to filter the mash, even in a tun, and you'll have a clean feed into the plate chiller.

[armedcor]

Actually there's an American crowd who makes biab bags for coolers. That might work!

[molc]

I have one on the way from the states. Was about €40 for one built to fit a keggle and they do them to custom sizes as well. They work great for mash filtering, as well as make cleanup a snap; just lift the bag of grain out at the end and rince your mash tun.

http://www.brewinabag.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-brew-bag-for-keggles

Also, there's a discount code from brupolosy if you search in interwebs