dogma46an2
Grandmaster Brewer
I don't know if most of you use a pump or not . But I was looking into getting one . I was curious to see what some of you thought on what you think is best for the best price .
dogma46an2 said:I don't know if most of you use a pump or not . But I was looking into getting one . I was curious to see what some of you thought on what you think is best for the best price .
iipabrewer said:dogma46an2 said:I don't know if most of you use a pump or not . But I was looking into getting one . I was curious to see what some of you thought on what you think is best for the best price .
I've used one for several years (came with my B3 system). Honestly, I've found the base March 809 pump to be alittle frustrating to get primed. On my system it takes a couple tricks and external valve to get it primed (e.g. you want to have a valve on the outbound side of the pump to restrict the flow and one below it to help initially get wort/water in the pump head). Fortunately the B3 system comes with these. My other issue was my original March pump couldn't really get a good whirlpool going in the boil kettle. However March (and B3) have a new version of the pump which has a higher flow rating and suffers from less cavitation (also seems to run more quietly). On my system this was very beneficial (see http://morebeer.com/view_product/11622//March_Brewing_Pump_New!_-_High_Flow)
If you get a pump hopefully you'll be able to get alot of value out of it. You could use it to recirculate your mash to increase the temps (HERMS, RIMMS), create a whirlpool at flame out (don't forget to sanitize first!) and pump the final sweet wort into your fermenter more rapidly. Its also nice if you use a hop back to recirc through the hop back.
Cheers,
Paul
iipabrewer said:dogma46an2 said:I don't know if most of you use a pump or not . But I was looking into getting one . I was curious to see what some of you thought on what you think is best for the best price .
I've used one for several years (came with my B3 system). Honestly, I've found the base March 809 pump to be alittle frustrating to get primed. On my system it takes a couple tricks and external valve to get it primed (e.g. you want to have a valve on the outbound side of the pump to restrict the flow and one below it to help initially get wort/water in the pump head). Fortunately the B3 system comes with these. My other issue was my original March pump couldn't really get a good whirlpool going in the boil kettle. However March (and B3) have a new version of the pump which has a higher flow rating and suffers from less cavitation (also seems to run more quietly). On my system this was very beneficial (see http://morebeer.com/view_product/11622//March_Brewing_Pump_New!_-_High_Flow)