Help with plumbing a single tier rig please!
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So I'm finally going to build a single tier rig and give up on the stack equipment and pray it stays method of brewing, I have a first sketch of the plumbing for it, I have one pump, two keggles and a cooler tun.
I think I have valves for everything, and the mash tun will have disconnectsand short lengths of silicone hose so it can be easily removed for cleaning mid-brew (good suggestion Lakewood!)
Have I missed something, should I move or add a valve, what say you?Jesus didn't wear pants -
Sketch 12012-10-22 20.51.14.jpg2560 x 1920 - 1MJesus didn't wear pants
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one thing that comes to mind is that you probably want to have a dump valve at the lowest point in the system, probably right at the pump. that helps to prime and drain. if you swapped the tee at the pump inlet for a 4-way cross fitting, you could add a drain valve there.The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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otherwise this looks very similar to the valve arrangement i haveThe only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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oh, and i would switch the whirlpool return with the whirlpool feed. you want to return the wort at 1/3 to 1/2 height, and draw off of the very top of the kettleThe only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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Lakewood said:
one thing that comes to mind is that you probably want to have a dump valve at the lowest point in the system, probably right at the pump. that helps to prime and drain. if you swapped the tee at the pump inlet for a 4-way cross fitting, you could add a drain valve there.
Never thought of adding a dump valve, I will add that
Lakewood said:oh, and i would switch the whirlpool return with the whirlpool feed. you want to return the wort at 1/3 to 1/2 height, and draw off of the very top of the kettle
Aah ok, I will swap those up as wellJesus didn't wear pants -
i think you will have a pretty solid system there.The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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As long as I configure the piping so it's simple to dismantle for cleaning and whatnotJesus didn't wear pants
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So I have redrawn the plumbing to reflect lakes suggestion of a drain valve below the pump, and i have swapped locations of the inlet and outlet points for the whirlpool.Jesus didn't wear pants
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azscoob said:
So I have redrawn the plumbing to reflect lakes suggestion of a drain valve below the pump, and i have swapped locations of the inlet and outlet points for the whirlpool.
I don't see it.The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny -
The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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CB said:
Ha! - first one to the interwebz wins!The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny -
azscoob said:
That's really the only way to guarantee credit. Wear a kilt and build it outside on a windy day."On it. I hate software." ~Cpt Snarklepants -
CB said:azscoob said:
That's really the only way to guarantee credit. Wear a kilt and build it outside on a windy day.
Done.
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