Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

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nigebeer
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Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by nigebeer » Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:09 pm

Hi There,
Has anybody made a suitable stand for their counter flow chiller, I know that it is designed to sit on the top of the glass lid but I like to have the lid removed when transferring the wort into the fermenting vessel.

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Re: Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by steviebobs83 » Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:18 pm

I use a dining chair

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Re: Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by aamcle » Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:31 pm

I stand it on an old kitchen bin.

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Re: Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by james1988 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:52 am

I stand mind on the malt pipe. By the time I get round to the end of the boil I've already washed up the various bits and pieces used at the start of the process.

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Re: Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by DethApostle » Sun Nov 25, 2018 2:15 pm

I use a shelf support attached to the wall then slide the cooler onto it.

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Re: Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by Kingfisher4 » Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:22 am

nigebeer wrote:
Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:09 pm
Hi There,
Has anybody made a suitable stand for their counter flow chiller, I know that it is designed to sit on the top of the glass lid but I like to have the lid removed when transferring the wort into the fermenting vessel.
Hi,
Although there would be many relatively easy ways of standing the chiller next to the Grainfather, other than adding hops as a late hop stand, after dropping the wort below 80°, which is tricky with the chiller on top of the lid, I haven’t really found it necessary.

It would be interesting to know why you found it better to stand the chiller in an alternative position?

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Re: Grainfather Counterflow Chiller Stand

Post by chrisbjones202 » Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:05 pm

I use one of these, it's just the right height and enough room for hops etc alongside.

I flush with boiling wort to sanitise so putting it on top is a pain.

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