Installation of the Optional Whirlpool Accessories: We have
designed the BME kettle to accept modular TC ttings to divert the
ow of wort and create a uniform whirlpool and trub cone. Equipment
congurations can vary, so we will offer two examples of establishing a
correct whirlpool recirculation loop.
In the rst example the recirculation loop will be left in place without
a ball valve during the length of the boil, this setup is ideal for users
with a dedicated brew kettle pump and want to avoid tying up the use
of the kettle’s main sight glass ball valve. A whirlpool tee tting, TC
thermometer, ½” ID silicone tubing, hose clamps, and ½” TC barb tting
will be required for the install to work correctly.
Begin by installing the optional whirlpool tee tting at the thermometer
port location, and then install the TC thermometer opposite the port
location, so that the thermoprobe extends into the kettle. Then attach
a length of ½” ID silicone tubing from the whirlpool tee tting’s barb to
the pumps inlet. Lastly, run a length of ½” ID silicone tubing from the
pump’s outlet to the ½” TC barb tting and secure that to the kettle’s
tangential inlet.
In the next example, the recirculation loop will utilize two valves to
control the ow of hot wort from the kettle. This setup is ideal for users
utilizing a single pump for their entire brewhouse. This setup also
allows the user to install the recirculation loop temporarily post boil. A ½”
3-piece TC ball valve, ½” ID silicone tubing, hose clamps, and ½” barb
ttings will be required for the install to work correctly.
Begin by running a length of ½” ID silicone tubing from the kettle’s
primary ½” TC sight glass ball valve to the pump’s inlet. Then install the
second ½” 3-piece TC ball valve at the tangential inlet location. Lastly,
run another length of ½” silicone tubing from the pumps outlet, to the
newly installed tangential inlet ball valve.
Once installed, both methods allow for the wort to be picked up from
either the thermometer port or the main ball valve, and recirculate
through the kettles integrated tangential whirlpool port.
