Speidel Wort Pump Device
(scroll down for english) Många hembryggare placerar sitt bryggverk eller sin kokkastrull högre än sin jäshink så de bara kan öppna kranen och låta gravitationen flytta vörten. En högt placerad Braumeister är dessutom extra problematisk eftersom det blir en obekväm höjd att lyfta maltröret på. Som grädde på moset ska man lyfta en uppåt 60 kg (liter) tung jäshink till en jäskyl efter bryggningen. Alla dessa problem kan man lösa med den hyfsat nya “Wort pump device” (WPD) från Speidel. Den använder sig av Braumeisterns egna pumpar för att flytta vörten via en silikonslang till valfri plats.
WPD består av fyra adapterpluggar, en metallpinne, en tappkran och en silikonslang på ca 2 meter. Pluggarna sätts i in- och utloppen till pumparna i botten på Braumeistern så att röret passar i de två inre hålen. Pluggarna i yttre hålen är för att undvika, eller iallafall minska, mängden druv vid flytten. Vad tappkranen fyller för funktion förutom att fästa i slangen är högst oklart eftersom pumparna aktiveras på kontrollpanelen.
Vid mina tester av WPD tycker jag att styrkan på flödet varit bra och det är inga problem att flytta vört en längre sträcka. Den stående vattenkolumnen innan pumparna inte orkar är ca 110 cm från botten av bryggverket vilket är ganska högt. Installationen är mycket simpel och kvalitén hög, allt är rostfritt. Tappkranen är Speidels standard med 3/4” BSP så jag kunde inte låta bli att testa lite varianter, nämligen min sprayboll för CIP-rengöring. Pumparna klarar av att få bollen att snurra men inte tillfredställande i min värld. Mark’s Keg washer-pumpen som jag använder annars är starkare än de två BM-pumparna tillsammans men jag testade skruvhatten till Mark’s pumpen istället för sprayboll vilket förvandlade Braumeistern till en väldigt dyr fontän! Både platta originallocket och huvan gav en jämn fördelning av vätska och alla väggar blev genomblöta. Så istället för Mark’s Kegwasher kan jag med andra ord låta Braumeistern göra rent sig själv!
WPD finns att köpa hos Humlegården och kostar 1590 kr för BM50-modellen och 1090 för BM20-modellen eller hos Speidels webshop.
Many homebrewers layout their brewery to have the brew kettle on a higher point then their fermenter so they can just open the tap and let gravity move the wort from the brew kettle to the fermenter. Placing the kettle high is aspecially problematic with the Braumeister 50 since the lifting of the malt pipe becomes harder when the Braumeister is high up. Another difficult step in the brewing process is the lifting of 60 litres of wort when the fermenter is to be placed in the fermentation refrigerator. Both theese problem can be avoided with the fairly new “Wort pump device” (WPD) from Speidel. With it, you can use the Braumeisters own pumps to move the wort thru a hose to the fermenter.
The WPD consists of for adapter plugs (two for the BM20), a metal pipe, a tap and a silicone hose. The plugs goes into the inlets and outles on the bottom of the Braumeister so the pipe will fit but also to avoid trub and hops in the wort transfer. I’m not sure about the function of the tap except for fitting the silicone hose since you start and stop the pumps (and the wort flow) with the control panel.
When testing the WPD I found that the pumps have no problem getting the wort to far away places. The height of the water column is about 110 cm from the kettle inside bottom before the flow stops but that applies to the opening, pretty high. The installation/usage is pretty simple and the build quality is high with all stainless steel. The tap is the standard BM tap with 3/4” BSP so I couldn’t help my self testing a few other accessories, namely my spinning spray ball for “CIP-cleaning”. The pumps are able to get the ball to spin but not enough for me. The Mark’s keg washer pump is stronger than the two BM pumps but then I tried the Mark’s pumps screw cork (or hat in lack of better word) and that made a very expensive fountain of the Braumeister! I tried with both the original Braumeister lid and my hood and they both worked nice with totally wet kettle insides. So instead of putting the Mark’s pump in the Braumeister after a brew session, I can just add the WPD and let the Braumeister clean itself! The WPD is available in Sweden at Humlegården (and cost 1590 SEK for the BM50 version and 1090 for the BM20 version. ) and from the Speidel Webshop for 160 vs 105 Euro.
The tap is just screwed on the stainless pipe by hand. No tools necessary.
The adapter plugs. The flat end is positioned down.
One adapter is put in the hole. The one most to the left is a bit tricky to position due to the heating element.
On the pipe is two pieces of metal that goes over the BM middle rod. A small marks indicates in which direction/angle the pipe goes down to ”hit” the adapters.
The indicators should point towards you.
And the pipe is placed over the adapters.
The pipe is fastened in position by the usual wingnut or other screw.
Turn on the pumps and turn the tap to transfer the wort. Simple as can be…
The ”manual”.
Measurement of the standing water column. One cm higher and the flow stops.
Here is a shorter silicone hose just to show you the flow speed.
Sprayball attached via a 3/4-1/2″ reducer bolt.
The spray was difficult to show you without getting my self wet but it was too weak to evenly spray the entire inside of the Braumeister.
The ”cap” of the Mark’s Keg Washer pump.
Look, I made a nice fountain!
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I’ve used the pump device twice, found I didn’t like the silicone hose Speidel provided, it tends to kink so I replaced with a thicker hose. Also need to watch those insert plugs, they can be hard to locate in dark wort when installing the pump device, I ended up knocking one out of its hole. I still like the device, it’s safer than tipping for wort transfer and it works well for whirlpooling.
Hej,
I was wondering how WPD is handling trub and hop debris exactly. I’m considering upgrading my Braumeister with the WPD but I’m struggeling to find the information I need. I’m thinking it might be tricky to attach the device to the plugs without trapping any trub in between, especially with large amounts of hops. Whirlpooling the trub should be mandatory here, right? But even then, the inner plugs are quite close to the center of the kettle. How is the WPD impacting the dead volume of the kettle in general?
Thanks for the answers and keep up the great work!
/Artur
The wpd is not recommended for hoppy beers if you don’t add filtration before the fermenter or boil in a hopspider. For a regular hopped beer it works great even without whirlpool. I’m very picky with excluding hot- coldtrub so this device is not really for me. I want very clear wort coming out and straining is out of the question.
Hi, great article.
I’m thinking of using the WPD with a whirlpool attachment on my BM50. I would have some fittings to have a 180 degrees angle at the top of the WPD and then have to dip tube going down to the 2/3 of the kettle bottom, ending with a 90 degree angle at the bottom. All of this close to the kettle side, to have the best whirlpool effect.
But would the pumps flow be enough to create an efficient whirlpool?
No I don’t think the pumps will create a sufficiant whirlpool. They are not even able to rotate a sprayball…
I got a question about the measurement of the standing water column.
Is the 0cm value of the ruler, the bottom of the BM kettle or the ”floor” level on which the BM is seating?
It is the bottom of the BM50 Kettle so the pumps are a bit below and the feet a fem cm even lower.