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| View of inlet from inside kettle. 5' of silicone tubing coils around to the bottom of the kettle to help with whirlpooling. |
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| Kettle inlet valve installed 2" from top. Blichmann Thrumometer installed inline to monitor wort temps into kettle |
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| Mash Tun inlet valve for sparging |
So, now that the modifications are behind me, it does seem much simpler than it did when I was in the planning stages. The only real equipment modification was the addition of the inlet valves. Two big additions were the March pump and the Blichmann floor burner. Other than that, all the fittings are now quick disconnect and I replaced all my flimsy 1/2" vinyl tubing with thermoplastic tubing, which makes a pretty badass looking hose when it's rockin a QD fitting on each end.
Tomorrow I plan to brew my first batch on this new setup, a Scottish 70/- that I'm calling No Pence. It will be a 5 gallon extract batch made with Marris Otter LME from Northern Brewer. This will be my first extract batch in over 6 years; thought I'd keep it simple as I get used to the pump, etc.
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| From kettle to pump, through chiller, back into kettle! |
Today, I set up the BK, pump, chiller circuit and ran some One Step cleanser through it. This was meant not only to clean but more importantly to test run the setup before brew day tomorrow. Worked great! I couldn't be more thrilled. The test run did expose some leaks, but after tightening up a few spots I think I'm ready. Got some nice whirlpool action inside the kettle, too, and I dropped an extra tablespoon of One Step powder into the kettle which didn't take long to find its way into a tidy little pile in the center.
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| Maybe difficult to see, but there's a nice whirlpool going. |
Can't wait for brew day tomorrow!
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