Wort pump

[Minbari]

I do pressure transfer but never that far
I thought it would waste CO2

Its only 3psi, distance doesn't really matter. Not like you are filling a fire hose

 

[J A]

Well this is my dilemma
My system doesn't need a pump it's mostly gravity and a rolling brewcart to move things around
The issue is moving the kegs to the kegerator
My ferm fridge is 16' from the kegerator so after filling the kegs I roll them over to the kegerator and slide them in

I wonder if it's workable to pump the beer 16'

You shouldn't be using a pump after the fermenter. Too much chance of contamination. I suppose it's possible to keep things squeaky clean but I'd never trust my pumps unless they'd just been sanitized by pumping boiling wort through the system prior to flameout.
Pressure transfer would be the way to go and unless you're pushing to higher elevation, the amount of pressure shouldn't be much different with the added hose length. I carbonate in my Unitanks so they're already pressurized (also elevated somewhat compared to the receiving keg) and I figure the amount of added CO2 isn't usually too much. I only use enough pressure to keep everything flowing and release pressure in the keg when it starts to slow. At the end of the process, I'll pressurize the keg.
If you're really just concerned about getting beer to the kegerator, then definitely moving the filled keg makes the most sense. If you're doing half-barrel kegs, it's a lot but corny kegs are manageable.

 

[Minbari]

You shouldn't be using a pump after the fermenter. Too much chance of contamination. I suppose it's possible to keep things squeaky clean but I'd never trust my pumps unless they'd just been sanitized by pumping boiling wort through the system prior to flameout.
Pressure transfer would be the way to go and unless you're pushing to higher elevation, the amount of pressure shouldn't be much different with the added hose length. I carbonate in my Unitanks so they're already pressurized (also elevated somewhat compared to the receiving keg) and I figure the amount of added CO2 isn't usually too much. I only use enough pressure to keep everything flowing and release pressure in the keg when it starts to slow. At the end of the process, I'll pressurize the keg.
If you're really just concerned about getting beer to the kegerator, then definitely moving the filled keg makes the most sense. If you're doing half-barrel kegs, it's a lot but corny kegs are manageable.

Keep em clean and run sanitizer through it before use, it's fine. No different than hoses or fittings that can get dirty .

Commercial brewery use pumps all the time. They don't boil them

 

[Brew Cat]

Keep em clean and run sanitizer through it before use, it's fine. No different than hoses or fittings that can get dirty .

Commercial brewery use pumps all the time. They don't boil them

Well if I used the pump I would run boiling water through the system to clean them starsan
Either way I'm going to just wheel the cart over at the right hight like @Craigerrr

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I've had 2 pumps for 12 years, at least 12 ball valves, none have ever had or caused an infection, so your good either way

 

[Minbari]

Well if I used the pump I would run boiling water through the system to clean them starsan
Either way I'm going to just wheel the cart over at the right hight like @Craigerrr

Don't disagree , but nothing in a pump is more inherently infectious if kept clean

 

[Craigerrr]

Well if I used the pump I would run boiling water through the system to clean them starsan
Either way I'm going to just wheel the cart over at the right hight like @Craigerrr

I will send a picture of the one I built tomorrow

 

[Tim Bulin]

Currently I have a March 809 running from DigiBoil 1(HLT) to the tun, Kegland Mk.II transfer from tun to boil and a SeaFlo Beer Pump for whirlpool, circulating to the plate chiller and back and transferring to the fermenter. They all work fine for what they are, and all were bought either used or at a significant discount.

The little Anvil pump is a pretty handy unit too(have one that I've used for a couple transfers from fermenter to kegs),

 

[Brew Cat]

Currently I have a March 809 running from DigiBoil 1(HLT) to the tun, Kegland Mk.II transfer from tun to boil and a SeaFlo Beer Pump for whirlpool, circulating to the plate chiller and back and transferring to the fermenter. They all work fine for what they are, and all were bought either used or at a significant discount.

The little Anvil pump is a pretty handy unit too(have one that I've used for a couple transfers from fermenter to kegs),

Well I'm only doing 5 gallon batches

 

[Tim Bulin]

Well I'm only doing 5 gallon batches

lol…so am I. I really shouldn’t be allowed to have hobbies

 

[J A]

Keep em clean and run sanitizer through it before use, it's fine. No different than hoses or fittings that can get dirty .

Commercial brewery use pumps all the time. They don't boil them

Commercial breweries use equipment and chemicals that are better than what we homebrewers have access to, in most instances. Sure you can run sanitizer through a pump but there's a lot more going on in there than a ball valve.
To each his own but I'm not risking finished beer through a pump and valves when I can pressure transfer through a simple hose and a couple of easily-cleaned and often replaced connectors with no moving parts

 

[Brew Cat]

well if I use a pump at all it would be to pump the wort to the kettle and then maybe from kettle through the counter flow chiller
I don't use an oxygenation block I just rack the chilled wort to buckets and dump them into the fermenter for oxygenation
I'm just going to limit myself to half full buckets and the keg cart for now