Hey Guys,
Hope all is well.
So my issue is, once whirlpool is done I am having a 1 1/2hr to 2hr knock out on basically every brew.
my equipment is:
20bbl brewhouse .
steam jacketed .
60 plate chiller with area exchange 10 M2.
1 1/2in piping ( its hard piped ) and hosing .
a centrifugal pump 220v/60Hz for kettle, and floor pump is the same .
currently using a fermenter as CLT @ 36*F with a drop to 40*F once it reaches Heat X
40bbl fermenter
I contacted the company ABS and spoke with their partnering breweries Brewmaster that's using basically the same exact equipment .
We discussed some options .
So I did some test.
the control:
200gal water
211*F
CLT
36*F
Test 1: "our way" we've been doing K.O.
gravity feed clt to chiller
get flow then bump clt pump to 45-50Hz
gravity feed wort to block and bleed at fermenter
bump kettle pump to 47.8hz
flush sani till clear wort
transfer
I would need to restrict valves on out port of chiller to achieve 68*F
time :23:44
Test 2: "their suggested way " was told their ko is 35-45minutes
gravity feed wort to chiller
clt 25Hz
kettle 35hz
I had to do some adjusting and wound up with:
clt 28Hz
kettle 36Hz
temp 68
time : 28:34
no restriction on the valves everything full bore
I tried a few more test taking out the inline strainer and using their Hz speeds time was 25 minutes
To solve our hop bittering issue as the wort is sitting for so long I just run the hot wort through chiller
to bring the temp down to under 175*F in the kettle then K.O.
doing this method with these test my time was 27 minutes for 200 gallons
So I took the chiller apart to check the plates and the plates are clean I don't see anything causing a restriction through the plates
I am at this point I am at a loss and need some help
Could the plates have been factory tightened to much from the very start as this is the first time ive opened the chiller ?
As well my draw and push from tank to tank around 20 feet
thank you guys for any help .....
Hope all is well.
So my issue is, once whirlpool is done I am having a 1 1/2hr to 2hr knock out on basically every brew.
my equipment is:
20bbl brewhouse .
steam jacketed .
60 plate chiller with area exchange 10 M2.
1 1/2in piping ( its hard piped ) and hosing .
a centrifugal pump 220v/60Hz for kettle, and floor pump is the same .
currently using a fermenter as CLT @ 36*F with a drop to 40*F once it reaches Heat X
40bbl fermenter
I contacted the company ABS and spoke with their partnering breweries Brewmaster that's using basically the same exact equipment .
We discussed some options .
So I did some test.
the control:
200gal water
211*F
CLT
36*F
Test 1: "our way" we've been doing K.O.
gravity feed clt to chiller
get flow then bump clt pump to 45-50Hz
gravity feed wort to block and bleed at fermenter
bump kettle pump to 47.8hz
flush sani till clear wort
transfer
I would need to restrict valves on out port of chiller to achieve 68*F
time :23:44
Test 2: "their suggested way " was told their ko is 35-45minutes
gravity feed wort to chiller
clt 25Hz
kettle 35hz
I had to do some adjusting and wound up with:
clt 28Hz
kettle 36Hz
temp 68
time : 28:34
no restriction on the valves everything full bore
I tried a few more test taking out the inline strainer and using their Hz speeds time was 25 minutes
To solve our hop bittering issue as the wort is sitting for so long I just run the hot wort through chiller
to bring the temp down to under 175*F in the kettle then K.O.
doing this method with these test my time was 27 minutes for 200 gallons
So I took the chiller apart to check the plates and the plates are clean I don't see anything causing a restriction through the plates
I am at this point I am at a loss and need some help
Could the plates have been factory tightened to much from the very start as this is the first time ive opened the chiller ?
As well my draw and push from tank to tank around 20 feet
thank you guys for any help .....
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