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  • Glycol Loop feedback please

    This is the Loop designed for my brewery
    10 Bbl FV and BT's, 4 of ea. with 4 - 2 Bbl Unitanks and a drop for the HX
    2 1/2" header and 1" drops
    Designed to handle full BT's, as we are using them as serving tanks, and have the capacity to add 4 more brites if needed
    Have i forgotten anything?

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  • #2
    Hi,
    This is how I would lay it out to use less piping.
    The supply can be built out when you expand but you need to put in the return pipe allready from the beginning. I would also then suggest to put in the reduced tees and manual valves for future tanks (and also for future bypass).
    I would put a bypass valve just before the valve for future supply. That one will be closed later on when the future supply is in.
    How many jackets do each FV and bbt have?
    Do you know the recommended flow for each jacket (or tank)?
    What is the max flow from your chiller?

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    Cheers!

    Dan

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    • #3
      My main concern would be that you are in FL and it looks like you are using a glycol stage on your HEX. You can make that work, but with the groundwater temperatures in the summer here, you will likely be much happier in the long run if you can find a way to put a dedicated cold liquor tank in your brewery.

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      • #4
        Sizing Etc.

        You may not need 2-1/2" mains for that small of a system.
        Do I understand your FV's are 10 bbl only?
        We run in the range of 600 bbl diversified fermentation load on 2" and its more than enough size wise.
        Manual bypass valves are typically not necessary on this kind of loop as shown.
        Chillers that are set up for Brewery usage have bypass regulator controls built in with the process pump discharge.
        THE CLT suggestion is a good one with an HX that allows for 2 stages of cooling input.
        Last edited by Starcat; 02-08-2017, 06:36 AM.
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