In the basement, we have all the pipe works and pumps. During lautering, the wort is collected in a 2 inch pipe from the lauter tun to a reducer to 1 inch before the lauter pump, and on the pressure side of the lauter pump we have an 1 inch pipe.
The pipe goes all the way up to the floor above so I can watch the clarity and regulate lauter speed via a valve.
This is the third brew, and I noticed that I can get a flow of around 20hl/h with the lauter pump turned off. The pipe on floor 2 is 3,5 meters above the lauter pump and around 1,5 meters below the lauter tun bottom.
Venturi effect, is my guess, and it works fine until the liquid levels in the lauter tun and copper starts to even out. Right now I can't get passed 3hl/h for the last 10hl.
Any tips on how this can be solved?
A wort grant before the pump or a larger pipe is two possible solutions I have thought of.
The pipe goes all the way up to the floor above so I can watch the clarity and regulate lauter speed via a valve.
This is the third brew, and I noticed that I can get a flow of around 20hl/h with the lauter pump turned off. The pipe on floor 2 is 3,5 meters above the lauter pump and around 1,5 meters below the lauter tun bottom.
Venturi effect, is my guess, and it works fine until the liquid levels in the lauter tun and copper starts to even out. Right now I can't get passed 3hl/h for the last 10hl.
Any tips on how this can be solved?
A wort grant before the pump or a larger pipe is two possible solutions I have thought of.
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