Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

I've started to realize that i need a better way to fill, drain, and move liquids.

Would a few of you more experienced blokes or ladies might like to share how you have that setup. I presume a pump might be involved but i'd also like to know how you go about cleaning the system too.

Thanks

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/809-FOOD-GRA ... 462b852b61

something like this

They work but are not self priming and can be a bit of a pain. I have one but will be looking at something else for the longer term

Can you give us a bit more information about your system and what exactly you want to move where?

Do you have a HLT and a mash Tun? Or just the mashtun? If your doing all grain like scotch a pump is fine if your usng a false bottom but you don't want to run a corn mash through a pump.

Cleaning is relatively easy, disconnect your hoses and hose out your vessels and hoses. Or soak them in PBW overnight then rinse.

Everything I have is in 60ltr fermenters. I can run a hose to the boiler but then she needs to get emptied with some going to waste water and the rest going back in for a second gen

I have a stainless sanitary self priming pump I use for everything from moving wash to emptying my boiler, it was expensive but worth every cent for hassle free pumping and ease of cleaning.

It's the one on the FSD slideshow here http://www.5stardistilling.net/ :handgestures-thumbupleft:

MacStill wrote:I have a stainless sanitary self priming pump I use for everything from moving wash to emptying my boiler, it was expensive but worth every cent for hassle free pumping and ease of cleaning.

It's the one on the FSD slideshow here http://www.5stardistilling.net/ :handgestures-thumbupleft:

They look the goods and if they are self priming I reckon they would be worth some extra coin. :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

i was thinking of just using a stainless bilge pump, but still haven't convinced myself that it is the best solution

Will they be a stocked item Mac? Mines only new but I'm in the market for a replacement

Urrazeb wrote:Will they be a stocked item Mac? Mines only new but I'm in the market for a replacement

No they arent stocked, but I can get them shipped pretty quick if needed :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I've got a kaixen pump, it's sorta like a march pump. It's okay but it gives me the shits trying to prime it when moving washes and stuff. I thought about trying to put one of those priming bulbs from the marine store :think:
One of macs pumps sounds better though

MacStill wrote:

Urrazeb wrote:Will they be a stocked item Mac? Mines only new but I'm in the market for a replacement

No they arent stocked, but I can get them shipped pretty quick if needed :handgestures-thumbupleft:

How much Mac?

depends how many I order ;-)

Well that would depend on how much they are ;-) ;-)

Count me in for 1 Mac, pending price. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I may be interested too, got a pic to post here mate? Can't see the one on the link with my stupid phone :angry-banghead:

if you could do them for under $200, that'd beat out the Chugger and March pumps

sp0rk wrote:if you could do them for under $200, that'd beat out the Chugger and March pumps

:laughing-rolling:

These are industrial self priming sanitary pumps mate, I cant even buy them for double that..... then there's the freight in getting them here ;-)

Here's a pic next to my march pump on the mash tunn ;-)



EDIT: Just weighed it and it's 13.5kg without the box they come in 8-}

MacStill wrote:

sp0rk wrote:if you could do them for under $200, that'd beat out the Chugger and March pumps

:laughing-rolling:

These are industrial self priming sanitary pumps mate, I cant even buy them for double that..... then there's the freight in getting them here ;-)

Ahah, I couldn't tell the size of it on the main page, my bad

Yeah mate they're a bit big for the average home distiller, but they'll empty a 30L fermenter in about 7 seconds :))