whirlpooling

[DEMPSEY]

If you are using a keg as your boil kettle then the concave base will help with your whirlpooling. After trying all types of filters and having to try and clean them after Ciderhead convinced me to just use the whirlpool method only,(no not the rhythm method ). my 10mm pipe pushes a gentle flow that works. Picture is 138grams of pellet hops boiled then whirlpooled and cooled at the same time,when it stopped spinning I drained off the hop wort and this is what stayed behind .

[nigel_c]

Nice looking cone. Pellets and a good whirlpool is definitely the way to go. I'm just trying to use up the last of my leaf hops now and like the add says, When there gone, there gone.
Pellets only for me from now on.

[molc]

Can't frickin wait to get my Keggle up and running and start doing this. Must get off my ass and build the jig for the angle grinder.

[Shanna]

You don't need a jig molc, just take your time and lean the guard against the inside of the shirt and make your way around keeping the grinder at the same angle. Take the spear out first and fill the keg with water up to the shoulder to stop any sparks scorching the inside of the keg.

Having done two of these free hand and one with a jig, I would advise to use the jig as you will get a much cleaner line that going free hand. The jig is also less likely to encounter problems of it slipping. Its advisable also to make sure that you purchase a stainless steel cutting disk for your grinder (really thin cutting disk) as this will simplify the process of making the cut.

Shanna

[DEMPSEY]

just take your time and lean the guard against the inside of the shirt and make your way around keeping the grinder at the same angle.

And of course he meant the skirt of the keg and not your own shirt

[molc]

Hehe yeah cut around the lines of my shirt. Ouch!
Can you put a small disc in the bigger grinders? It won't be a massive hole if I use this thing but yes, going to jig it and get a stainless steel blade somewhere for it

[Shanna]

Hehe yeah cut around the lines of my shirt. Ouch!
Can you put a small disc in the bigger grinders? It won't be a massive hole if I use this thing but yes, going to jig it and get a stainless steel blade somewhere for it

Hi Molc,

Not sure about the biggest disks on the small grinder, but I would imagine you would buy an appropriate sized disk for whatever size your angle grinder is. Checkout McQuillans tools on Capel street for the disks (10% discount courtesy of Mrs Dempsey who works there I believe) - see http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum/index.php/topic,9758.0.html for details. If your stuck let me know and I can lend you my smaller grinder.

Shanna

[molc]

Thanks for the offer. There are other angle grinders in the family as well, so it's just a case of picking the right tool for the job. Dad, as ever, brought a tank when I needed something a little more delicate

[Vermelho]

I've been trying to whirlpool on my setup and just wondering if anyone is encountering the same issue as me. I use an ssbrewtech kettle and a plastic paddle on a drill while the beer is cooling via immersion chiller for approx 10 mins. When I pull the paddle out I leave it for 15 mins but never end up with a good cone. My also did this with a keg and it never worked. Anyone have the same problem?

[Leann ull]

If you are using a keg as your boil kettle then the concave base will help with your whirlpooling. After trying all types of filters and having to try and clean them after Ciderhead convinced me to just use the whirlpool method only,(no not the rhythm method ). my 10mm pipe pushes a gentle flow that works. Picture is 138grams of pellet hops boiled then whirlpooled and cooled at the same time,when it stopped spinning I drained off the hop wort and this is what stayed behind .

And I learnt from Hop Bomb and Nigel and ....

@Vermelho pellets or leaf, is chiller on the bottom disrupting the sinking or suspended?

[oblivious]

That look great DEMPSEY 

[DEMPSEY]

I've been trying to whirlpool on my setup and just wondering if anyone is encountering the same issue as me. I use an ssbrewtech kettle and a plastic paddle on a drill while the beer is cooling via immersion chiller for approx 10 mins. When I pull the paddle out I leave it for 15 mins but never end up with a good cone. My also did this with a keg and it never worked. Anyone have the same problem?

maybe the immersion chiller staying in place is interfering with the vortex you have created with the drill paddle.