Salty Daddy’s New Toy – Chugger!

This is by far the most expensive piece of brewing equipment that Salty Daddy Brewing has acquired so far. It’s well worth it. Our methodology of one brewing vessel system is now complete with this pump. It allows us to whirlpool while chilling, by recirculating hot wort through the plate chiller and back to the kettle. The end result was phenomenal. The tap water temperature was close to 85 deg, and we were able to chill the boiling wort down to 120 deg within 5 minutes. We stopped at 120 because we were doing kettle sour with lacto from a yogurt culture. (It soured within 12 hours!)

Now we just need to build a proper frame to hold everything together.