Hi!
We are deciding on what elements to add to our new 10 HL brewhouse. In our old brewhouse we have an agitator/stirrer in the kettle.
The manufacturer is adamant that you don't need an agitator/stirrer in the kettle. They are offering us a new kettle with a steam jacket only on the sides and 3/4 of the kettle height. We'll be using mainly hop pellets.
I've read an old 2015 post were big contributor Dick Murton says:
What is the consensus on this subject? Is the kettle design that they are offering us optimal?
Cheers!
We are deciding on what elements to add to our new 10 HL brewhouse. In our old brewhouse we have an agitator/stirrer in the kettle.
The manufacturer is adamant that you don't need an agitator/stirrer in the kettle. They are offering us a new kettle with a steam jacket only on the sides and 3/4 of the kettle height. We'll be using mainly hop pellets.
I've read an old 2015 post were big contributor Dick Murton says:
If the heating jackets are on the wall only, there is a risk of the bottom layer below the jackets not being mixed in properly. A particular problem can arise if large quantities of whole leaf or, to a lesser extent, pellet hops are used as they are prone to simply sitting at the bottom, especially if added when the wort is not boiling vigorously. An even spread of heating jackets tends not to create good recirc currents, and so only part of the wort gets boiled. This problem is not restricted to small breweries. Steinecker used to have a problem with their kettles, so introduced stirrers.
An alternative is to use the casting pump to recirc back into the kettle, ideally taking out of the whirlpool inlet and back in the bottom rather than the other way round, though this does work.
An alternative is to use the casting pump to recirc back into the kettle, ideally taking out of the whirlpool inlet and back in the bottom rather than the other way round, though this does work.
Cheers!
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