
djstiks
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what happen to the DIY vortex brewer plans thread?
The designs that I see are using an airlift. Single lift tube that comes out just above the water line, with the air line coming in near the bottom. Then, it blasts the fuck out of the water through the lift tube, thus creating circulation, turbulence, etc. The huge advantage of the Vortex brewer that I see is specifically and mostly in that cone shape, for two big reasons--cleaning, and possibly the vortex itself. I don't have a DO meter or a nearby Vortex to make any kind of comparisons with as far as being able to say one design is so vastly superior to another, but I believe that as long as you've got good movement from bottom-to-top and lots of surface turbulence, the design itself is secondary.
The vortex brewer is a waste of money, period. Biofilm is not a concern with proper cleaning practices. Speaking of cleaning how are you suppose to clean the vortex brewer? Oh ye you can't. My brewer is dishwasher safe on the top rack if you are so inclined. The vortex brewer is over kill with to many parts that are to hard to clean. Simple is best when brewing tea. They can talk all they want about biofilm, but if you clean your brewer after each use it is just that, Talk. I honestly can not believe that people spend the kind of money that the vortex brewer is asking for. To each their own.
If you clean you brewer each use the little bit of film from 1 brew does not matter. Peroxide is your friend. If your brewer is working properly then you should get tiny particles of compost, and food going everywhere. That does not mean that all of the film that you see is anaerobic. Remember what happens when you assume.:)
Without giving up who I am I can say that what you are copy and pasting is not always true. I do indeed have the research behind what I say. Although arguing on the interwebs is pointless. I will agree to disagree.