Water pump for brewing

[Shanna]

Hi there

Lidl will be selling a water pump on Thursday,  with a stainless steel pump housing. Would this be safe/suitable for brewing does anybody know?

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/SID-B9B48270-698BA10B/www_lidl_ie/hs.xsl/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=4140

Shanna Shanna

[Damien M]

No Food grade statement aside, with a max of 35 degC probabally wouldn't last long at 80 to 100 degC for Mash out and BK recirc and drain. 

[brenmurph]

it may b e too quick anyway for small batches, its nearly a comercial brewery size

[brenmurph]

keep an eye out for a coffee maker that does espresso. the pump inside will be food grade and does about a litre per minute or thereabouts. Asso it is designed as a pressure pump so can manage pumping wheere a lift from floor say up to a conical is required. The whole coffee maker costs 39 euros when in lidl, but if anyone has a  broken one or disused one its a great source of a high quality food grade pump that is boiling water safe.

I have one on standby in case my chinese impellar pump ever packs up

[Shanna]

No Food grade statement aside, with a max of 35 degC probabally wouldn't last long at 80 to 100 degC for Mash out and BK recirc and drain.

Did not spot the max tem limit.

Thanks

Shanna