Oh my....!Getting to the boil and realising your hosepipe is frozen solid so can’t chill the wort
Oh my....!Getting to the boil and realising your hosepipe is frozen solid so can’t chill the wort
If it happens again, you can temporarily clear the blockage by stopping the pump and blowing back through the output pipe. This can clear the hops from the pump. You'll have a hard job re-attaching the filter at this point and If you turn the pump on, it'll just clog again. but you can do a whirlpool, let it settle for 15 minutes and then turn the pump on and it'll mostly not suck hops in again.Knocked the plastic cap off the end of the filter to the pump on my G30. First noticed that cooling water wasn't particularly warm and then no output when trying to transfer into FV (plastic bucket!).
Emergency syphon at the ready and managed to rescue 20l of wort (at 35C).
On a positive note, it is a cold day and I now know the internal workings of a GF pump in side out... literally (it was very smeggy in there, and not just from todays ingested hops)
Blew, coughed, spluttered, swore and blew again. Even tried stomping around my garage looking really annoyed. The impellor was totally chocked with diced hops .If it happens again, you can temporarily clear the blockage by stopping the pump and blowing back through the output pipe. This can clear the hops from the pump. You'll have a hard job re-attaching the filter at this point and If you turn the pump on, it'll just clog again. but you can do a whirlpool, let it settle for 15 minutes and then turn the pump on and it'll mostly not suck hops in again.
David Heath has some hints in his videos to help against accidentally knocking off the filter or cap.
That reminds me, I should look at tearing down my pump and giving it a thorough clean.
Buying an AIO! 11brews in and still can't get decent beer out of the damn thing.
3v system which served me well for many years is going to get dusted down and put back in to service.
It's a Brewzilla 3.1.1. All my brews seem to overshoot target og by a country mile but fg is usually about right. The brew usually turns out darker than I expected, a bit cloudy and with very little hop flavour or aroma. I have got mash temp spot on now but no difference.I have often wondered if someone would post that. Gotta ask which one & why?
Hi Sifty, sorry but I do not know what your BZ is, could you give me the make and model number please?Had a blockage in my BZ last brew, minor panic but blowing backwards cleared things. Afterwards I opened things up to inspect for the first time (35 brews done). They are really simple, just a plastic impeller driven by magnets. Nothing too bad in there, just some discoloured silicone hoses (that I have spares for in case of rupture) I normally circulate some pbw post-brew that seems to keep it clear, might look at a gauze filter on the pump inlet...View attachment 93223
Thank youIt's a 3.1.1.
Pretty easy to get at pump for inspection, remove bottom plate and a few screws...
That's not a brewing mistake of yours, it's a car washing mistake by your wifeThe outdoor tap I use for the chiller is also used for washing cars, filling buckets etc. After one brew I forgot to swap the hose back and the Missus flooded the brew shed trying to wash the car. Luckily it's a concrete floor so just dried on it's own.
Ah, those were the days...Four screws and happy days
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