The X-Dry Series Chugger Pumps offer the same quality and value, but now with "Run Dry Protection" to help avoid damage caused by cavitation.

The Chugger lineup of pumps represents a great value for an even better price. These pumps are workhorses in the brewery. Featuring a robust flow rate of 7 gpm, and a magnetic drive designed to handle back-pressure, these pumps are a great addition to any brewing setup! The Stainless Steel Chugger showcases their molded Stainless Steel Pump Head. This stainless pump is a steal for the price, and we've been more than happy with the quality! Use this to ease transfers between kettles, cool wort via a counterflow chiller, or recirculate icewater for quicker chilling!

The Chugger pump model has 1.5" tri-clamp inlet and outlet, allowing easy integration with your T.C. kettles or fermenter! We recommend setting these pumps up with a butterfly valve on the outflow side, this way you can throttle down the outgoing flow rate, allowing for more efficient sparges or cooling! The pump head can also be rotated 360° (in 90° intervals) allowing for even more customization!

Features:

  • Run Dry Carbon Bearing
  • Stainless Steel Center Inlet Pump Head
  • Food Grade up to 250° F
  • 1.5" tri-clamp inlet and outlet
  • High Flow rate of 7 gpm
  • Max Head 18.6 ft
  • 115v 55" cord and plug attached
  • 50/60 Hz, 1.4 amp
  • 1/20 HP, 3500 RPM

Note: When using silicone tubing, we recommend using a slighlty larger barb than the I.D. of the tubing. This is because silicone tubing tends to have greater pliability than most tubing. For example, when using 1/2" silicone tubing, we recommend our 5/8" barb (H620), to help ensure a better seal!

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Roger T.
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When I saw the tri clamp fittings I was thinking 1inch diameter hoses for fast transfer of liquids. When looking inside the fitting it’s only a 1/2 inch hole. I haven’t used it yet so I don’t know the flow rate. I’ll let you know in a week when I’m transferring 30 gallons of wort into my conical.

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Anonymous

Is this pump sufficient for performing a CIP on a 3BBL tank?

MoreCoffee!

No the liquid barely streamed out and didn't even spin my CIP ball on my 3bbl tanks. You need pretty high pressure to perform CIP.

MoreCoffee!

I don't think so. I bought one and discovered it only has a 1/2 inch diameter port not 1 1/2 inch like the picture shows

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Anonymous

Is this pump enough to transfer 1bbl-2bbl batches?

MoreCoffee!

I use it for 3bbl batches and it definitely works. It's noticeably slower than my bigger pump but it will definitely get the liquid transferred.

MoreCoffee!

Yes. This pump can flow at 7 gallons per minute maximum. Even if you are getting 5 gallons per minute (smaller pipes and vertical pumping will reduce the flow rate) you can transfer 2 bbl in just 12 minutes. That's plenty fast for a lauter whirlpool knockout transfer or racking. I've personally used this pump on 5 bbl brews but it was a bit slow for that volume.