We are trying to figure out the best way to configure our glycol setup based on the equipment we have.
We have (2) 2bbl fermenters and (1) 4 bbl fermenter. Down the road we want to add another 4 bbl.
As far as glycol goes we bought two used units that are designed for beer lines. One is a Perlick 4414QC and it is 3/4 HP with 6,000 btu/h cooling but only a 1.75g bath (dunno why it is so low) and can be used with 2 pumps.
the other one is a 1/3 hp unit that support two pumps and has an 11 gallon bath but is older and probably unreliable.
Ideally we want to create a closed loop system but I wasn't sure if we could even do that with the larger one because of how small the bath is. I also didn't know if we had to replace the 1/3 hp pump that is on there with a bigger one if we did that type of setup. Is replacing a pump as simple as buying on from granger or do I need to go to Perlick and buy an expensive kit?
The other method would be to use 1/3 hp pump per each fermenter but this seems like an expensive way to go once you add up all the pumps.
Any advice you can give to help spec this out for us would be great, we are getting ready to hook it all up and are a bit lost on what the best/easiest way to do it is.
Thanks so much!
We have (2) 2bbl fermenters and (1) 4 bbl fermenter. Down the road we want to add another 4 bbl.
As far as glycol goes we bought two used units that are designed for beer lines. One is a Perlick 4414QC and it is 3/4 HP with 6,000 btu/h cooling but only a 1.75g bath (dunno why it is so low) and can be used with 2 pumps.
the other one is a 1/3 hp unit that support two pumps and has an 11 gallon bath but is older and probably unreliable.
Ideally we want to create a closed loop system but I wasn't sure if we could even do that with the larger one because of how small the bath is. I also didn't know if we had to replace the 1/3 hp pump that is on there with a bigger one if we did that type of setup. Is replacing a pump as simple as buying on from granger or do I need to go to Perlick and buy an expensive kit?
The other method would be to use 1/3 hp pump per each fermenter but this seems like an expensive way to go once you add up all the pumps.
Any advice you can give to help spec this out for us would be great, we are getting ready to hook it all up and are a bit lost on what the best/easiest way to do it is.
Thanks so much!
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