Along the lines of last weeks’ post about keeping it simple, I want to talk about my brew-day and the simplicity of only having one switch to deal with. This applies to small breweries that are in a tap room or brewpub, not larger production breweries. When I say small, I mean 10 BBL’s or less.
Actually the sample valve is there to bleed the system. There is always air in the hose, so before we run the pump we can open that valve and bleed the air out of the system. We do also use it if we want to take a sample during a transfer.
On the picture of your pump you posted on the article I noticed you have a sample valve attached to it. I never thought of doing that. Are you using it to take both hot side and cold side samples when transferring?
Actually the sample valve is there to bleed the system. There is always air in the hose, so before we run the pump we can open that valve and bleed the air out of the system. We do also use it if we want to take a sample during a transfer.
On the picture of your pump you posted on the article I noticed you have a sample valve attached to it. I never thought of doing that. Are you using it to take both hot side and cold side samples when transferring?
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