S P I K E T R I O U S E R G U I D E
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Brew Day –
Cleaning (CIP)
Follow these steps to speed through the cleanup process and keep
your equipment running smoothly for your next Brew Day.
20.
Close all the valves and turn off the wort pump.
21.
Connect a 6 ft hose from the outlet of the BK, to
the inlet of the wort pump. (see
Figure 10
) Open
the valves and turn on the wort pump.
22.
Open the valves and turn on the wort pump.
23.
Close and open all of the valves in this
recirculation flow to push brewery wash through
all ports.
24.
Close all the valves and turn off the wort pump.
25.
Connect the hose currently connected to your
whirlpool port, to the outlet of the counterflow
chiller. We are going to flush our counterflow
chiller with brewery wash the reverse direction.
26.
Connect a hose to the inlet of your counterflow
chiller as a drain hose to your waste location. (see
Figure 11
)
27.
Open all the valves and turn on the wort pump,
draining your BK.
28.
Add a few gallons of water to your MT. Rinse
the system once more using clean water while
following the steps above.
29.
Once system is fully drained, leave all valves open
so that it can dry out.
30.
You can add Star San with your rinse water to rinse
and sanitize at the same time.
Figure 10
Figure 11
