Just want to know some thoughts on this.
Is leaving the Heat Exchanger packed and closed off with water better than letting it drain out?
My system has the H/E next to the Kettle, connected to a hard pipe that goes upstairs to the fermenter loft. During brewery 'down time'. (I live and brew on a seasonal island....very slow in the winter and crazy busy in the summer.)
When packed with plain rinse water overnight the water in the H/E sits at 85-95 degrees. Is this a problem? In the winter, it sits at 65. Of course, I do a 30 minute 190F circulation during the brew, so I am not worried about contamination.
A few times a year I leave the H/E packed with Caustic for the night and do the rinse in the morning.
Getting back to my question. Should I leave the H/E packed or not?
Is leaving the Heat Exchanger packed and closed off with water better than letting it drain out?
My system has the H/E next to the Kettle, connected to a hard pipe that goes upstairs to the fermenter loft. During brewery 'down time'. (I live and brew on a seasonal island....very slow in the winter and crazy busy in the summer.)
When packed with plain rinse water overnight the water in the H/E sits at 85-95 degrees. Is this a problem? In the winter, it sits at 65. Of course, I do a 30 minute 190F circulation during the brew, so I am not worried about contamination.
A few times a year I leave the H/E packed with Caustic for the night and do the rinse in the morning.
Getting back to my question. Should I leave the H/E packed or not?
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