Pump or hoist?

[dannythemanny]

Here’s another alternative, albeit a largely unpopular one: brew smaller batches

I was kind of thinking of going the exact opposite route!

 

[dannythemanny]

I had to stand on the bench to get my malt pipe out the other night and I'll not be doing that again.

That is precisely why I had my unit on the floor in the first place!

 

[Thatscold]

I brew double batches (42L) and use a pump to move wort from my kettle to the fermenter which is already in the fridge. No way I can lift 42+kg’s of liquid.
I then transfer the beer like this.

 

[Wynne]

I have recently started using a stainless steel helix filter (recommended by @foxy) )as a hop filter, it seems to cope well with both leaf and pellet hops, for moving wort with a pump or under gravity. So far, I have had no issues with pump blockages and prefer pumping wort to lifting a vessel.

 

[Cwrex]

Not sure if its tall enough - but an Aldi/Lidl Bike stand? I picked this up in a dump for free when I needed something to drain mesh bags back into the fermenter.

 

[dannythemanny]

I have recently started using a stainless steel helix filter (recommended by @foxy) )as a hop filter, it seems to cope well with both leaf and pellet hops, for moving wort with a pump or under gravity. So far, I have had no issues with pump blockages and prefer pumping wort to lifting a vessel.

Hi. This sounds interesting, but I can't find out what a helix filter is! Do you have a link you could share? Thanks!

 

[IainM]

If you go the pump route, then I'd recommend getting one that is heat tolerant. Even if you don't use it to transfer boiling wort, running some boiling hot water through it is a very good way of sanitising as it can kill bacteria in deposits in nooks that don't get fully penetrated by sanitising solution.

 

[dannythemanny]

If you go the pump route, then I'd recommend getting one that is heat tolerant. Even if you don't use it to transfer boiling wort, running some boiling hot water through it is a very good way of sanitising as it can kill bacteria in deposits in nooks that don't get fully penetrated by sanitising solution.

Yes, this is a really important factor. Aside from clogging, this would be my main concern.

 

[Wynne]

Hi. This sounds interesting, but I can't find out what a helix filter is! Do you have a link you could share? Thanks!

US $8.90 | beer brew 1M HELIX COIL AND TEE (304 STAINLESS) - FALSE BOTTOM REPLACEMENT FOR MASH, LAUTER, KETTLE

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[St00]

I feel your pain having had a partially slipped disc irregularly flare up and wish you a speedy recovery. I'm thinking a pulley/hoist may be in order for lifting my malt pipe in preparation for the sparge in the near future.

I must say when I saw the post title of Pump or hoist? I wondered whether I had the right forum as it sounds like something you'd have to pay extra for at the end of a massage