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Looking for a pump to transfer wort to the fermenter mostly
The rest of my system is gravity
Any ideas
 
Most are very similar. Centrifugal and require priming to function. Just a matter of size and speed .

Only thing i ever bought from blichman was there pump. Worth every penny
 
I picked up a used Chugger last year for $50. So many folks getting out of homebrewing, there's a good used market. Any food-grade stainless magnetic centrifugal rated for high temp will do the trick. The Chugger is pretty indestructible.
 
I have a little anvil pump that works very well, it has a rocker switch built into the power cord. Comes apart for cleaning by hand (wing nuts). Not using it in my current setup, but you never know, it may find its way back into action at some point.
 
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J A said:
I picked up a used Chugger last year for $50. So many folks getting out of homebrewing, there's a good used market. Any food-grade stainless magnetic centrifugal rated for high temp will do the trick. The Chugger is pretty indestructible.
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I got a used March pump that way. $50 on eBay. I still use it for the heat exchanger
 
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Craigerrr said:
I have a little anvil pump that works very well, it has a rocker switch built into the power cord. Comes apart for cleaning by hand (wing nuts). Not using it in my current setup, but you never know, it may find its way back into action at some point.
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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'
 
west1m said:
Furniture dolly?
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I have some of those with grains and equipment to move around
Also a gorilla cart to move heavy stuff
I guess not much a pump would help me with
Just like shiny things maybe another kettle
Black Friday deals always get me LOL
 
well at least all my brewing is on the same level
When I brewed outside I drained from kettle through the basement window fermenters through a counterflow chiller directly into the fermenters. Moving inside I had to get more imaginative
 
Brew Cat said:
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'
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Don't know why not. Just have to work out how to clear the hose .

Ever thought of doing pressure transfers? Only need about 3psi to move from fermentor to keg and the hose would clear itself
 
Brew Cat said:
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'
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I wouldn't try the anvil pump for that, it is a decent little pump but I doubt that the flow rate on the other end of a 16 foot line would be much, if anything at all.

I built a little wheeled cart to roll filled kegs over to my keg fridge (bad back). Built it to a height that I can just slide them in, sounds like you have a freezer based kegerator though.
 
Minbari said:
Don't know why not. Just have to work out how to clear the hose .

Ever thought of doing pressure transfers? Only need about 3psi to move from fermentor to keg and the hose would clear itself
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I do pressure transfer but never that far
I thought it would waste CO2
 
Craigerrr said:
I wouldn't try the anvil pump for that, it is a decent little pump but I doubt that the flow rate on the other end of a 16 foot line would be much, if anything at all.

I built a little wheeled cart to roll filled kegs over to my keg fridge (bad back). Built it to a height that I can just slide them in, sounds like you have a freezer based kegerator though.
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No I have a front door kegerator so I can do that
Generally I'll fill the kegs next to the fermenter and then in my laziness carry the kegs instead of using my wagon
Then I'm in pain for a few days
Good advice
 
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