I went halfway. Mine is a hybrid that needs only one pump, but keeps everything low enough to avoid the knee-jerk "Holy-crap-that-water-is-burning-my-whole-body" reflex.
This way I only have to use the pump for the hot liquor, but can use good old fashioned gravity for running of the grain bed.
As most everybody here knows I've had my experiences with boiling liquid, so I am pretty cautious. However, I frankly don't want to deal with pumps. My vertical system allows gravity flow from the HLT to the mash tun, to the boil kettle to the carboy, and yet my HLT is low enough I can still look over the top and into it. The secret is running your hose into the valves of the mash tun and boil kettle as opposed to running over the top of the vessels, as this gives you several inches of overlap, thereby lowering the overall height by at least a foot.
used to have a brewery that relied on a pump for multiple functions including a whirlpool chiller. I prefer my new system.
We are working on the new club brew system and it will require a pump...but we are also dealing with massive volumes compared to our 20 gallon and smaller breweries.
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A little of both
I went halfway. Mine is a hybrid that needs only one pump, but keeps everything low enough to avoid the knee-jerk "Holy-crap-that-water-is-burning-my-whole-body" reflex.
This way I only have to use the pump for the hot liquor, but can use good old fashioned gravity for running of the grain bed.
Nirvana achieved!
Nirvana achieved!
There is something innately
There is something innately frightening about boiling a large volume of water above my head... A pump is a wonderful thing...
Rescinding my vote and going
Rescinding my vote and going vertical now that I have the Kirkster 8000 vertical brew system!
As most everybody here knows
As most everybody here knows I've had my experiences with boiling liquid, so I am pretty cautious. However, I frankly don't want to deal with pumps. My vertical system allows gravity flow from the HLT to the mash tun, to the boil kettle to the carboy, and yet my HLT is low enough I can still look over the top and into it. The secret is running your hose into the valves of the mash tun and boil kettle as opposed to running over the top of the vessels, as this gives you several inches of overlap, thereby lowering the overall height by at least a foot.
I want something more sturdy
I want something more sturdy than my kitchen stool + cinder block stand... How many pumps will I need for an horizonal setup?
well i think vertical is
well i think vertical is great because no pump needed and you get a workout ,water is eight lbs per gallon.
Vertical here too!
Gravity from HLT to mashtun.
Gravity from mashtun to boil kettle
Gravity from boil kettle to carboy.
used to have a brewery that relied on a pump for multiple functions including a whirlpool chiller. I prefer my new system.
We are working on the new club brew system and it will require a pump...but we are also dealing with massive volumes compared to our 20 gallon and smaller breweries.