So we ran our first test run using the t500 and copper alembic pot. And have picked up a few questions and issues.
I run on rain water no mains so looking at recirculating my water. I have one of those 205L blue plastic drums to hold the water and a portable camping shower pump.
My issue is the water isnt cold enough or i dont get enough flow. And also found my pump only wants to run for an hr or 2 before it shuts off.
1. Im looking for a decent submersible pump as i dont want my house pump running for 5 hours with low flow or constantly on/off.
2. I have read that you need to keep the water as cold as you can and by recirculating it keeps getting warmer. I was thinking that if I pumped from the bottom and drained back into the top without disturbing it. It would act similar to a hot water system stratification and keep the hot water at the top. But im thinking that even though the t500 instructions says it uses up to 200L im thinking it would be more. And obviously the cooler the water the less flow you need...?
My idea was to create a chill box basically like a keg tap for chilling the beer where you cool the water coming out of the pump before it hits the condenser.
Has anyone done something similar or have any other options?
I dont have easy access to water where I plan to do it.