CHUGGER PUMP CPSS-CI-1 Stainless Steel 115 Volt Center Home Brewing System Beer Pump, 55” Cord WITH Plug, Inlet 3/4” x Outlet 1/2” MPT, ETL-Certified, USFDA Food Compliant Materials

This is a great pump so far. I went from 5 gal. to 15+ gal batches and didn't want to be lugging around 100+ lbs of boiling wort. So a pump was needed. This one fits into the new system just fine.It's not self-priming, so that's an issue you'll just have to live with that. I find that cycling the power several times helps to get things flowing.Also, with this model (center inlet) you'll likely have to use a 3/4" garden hose fitting (the inline model ports are both 1/2") -- I wanted to use all Cam-and-Groove Pipe fittings, but I couldn't find a 3/4" NPT female to 1/2" cam lock (all of my hoses have 1/2" females). Not a big deal -- just something to consider.

Used it today to transfer wort from boil through chiller plate. Why, why do you have a 3/4 Male on one and 1/2 male on other? Instead of just getting two 1/2 to 1/3 barb firings I need to find a reducer which is a pain. Other than trying to find extra parts, pump worked well. Only used once so far, will rate longer term after more use.

I really wanted to love this pump but for brewing it is effectively useless. When I bought the unit I accepted the fact that this is not a "self priming pump". That being said no amount of priming makes this pump useful. I also tried adding a "bleeder valve" on both the in and out sides of this pump in an attempt to purge any air left in the system. Even with two full hoses the pump would only move a small portion of liquid and if any air were present it would start cavitating again.I would almost give this pump a pass if I had to use it for moving cold liquid. with cold liquid I can afford to slop around and add liquid to pre-prime but with hot wort at near boiling temperatures messing around is the last thing you should be doing. I wish I would have returned this pump ASAP but I wanted to try troubleshooting and adding the bleeder valve. This caused me to fall outside of the AZ return date.If you are a brewer please think twice about this one and buy something of better quality.

Had to return twice, once due to shipping damage and once for the pump leaking form the bottom of the housing. Third time was a charm. Overall very satisfied with the pump. Doing 5 gallon batches in a HERMs setup the pump has met my needs. Seems like the flow rate could be a bit better, so if your application is different than my simple recirc, you may want to take that into consideration.

I bought this pump for an 8-gallon homebrew set up. My start to finish time has gone from 5 hours to 3. My brews are now more consistent and repeatable and I haven't burned my self since starting using this pump.I like this pump because the head gives great pressure on the outlet. I've been using it to clean kegs as well as pump wort on brew days. I did have to reduce the inlet, to 1/2" to accommodate my set up and tools available, but have had no cavitation problems.The pump is easy to clean, speeds up brew days, makes brewing more safe as well as more repeatable. I would buy this pump again in a heart beat.

I've had this pump for about 3 months now, using it my all-grain home brew set-up. It works great, once it gets primed, but that's the main issue. It has a hard time getting primed and going. I usually have to "burp" the system, turn the pump on and off, several times before it will kick in, even though there's plenty of head on the inlet. Overall, I'd give it "C" grade. My March pump (which died after 8 years of use) never had this issue. My advice is to spend a few more buck and get a March pump.

This is the first pump I have purchased with the purpose of brewing. Shipping costs were reasonable to Alaska. The pump was in good condition when it arrived. During preliminary testing and two brew sessions, the pump has worked quite well. It seems to prime easily, and I am rather impressed with the minimal noise it produces. I look forward to many future brew sessions with this pump.

Pretty much does everything you want, has enough head pressure to lift fluids through a HERMs coil. The only issue I have since it's not yet mounted to anything, is reducing cavitatiion. I have found that the hardest thing to do so far, Once all air is purged from the line it works very well. My only issue is that I didn't realize the inlet is a 3/4 inch NPT resulting in the need for a step down collar to work with the 1/2 inch NPT standard use on most homebrew systems.

THIS pump has no “oomph”

Piece of crap. We are a professional Brewery, it didn’t last a single day.