The results are in!
This thing is wicked fast! Went from boiling to 78 degrees in 24 minutes, and eventually got down to 62 F. This is an all time record for us.
No, we do not stir the wort as it cools. We do not go by time, or temperature in deciding when to run off into the fermenter.
Instead, we go by the progress of the cold-break formation. When the cold break has reached it's peak, and abates any further development, we then drain the wort.
The hop bed filtration works nicely, removing 99% of the hot-break / cold-break / trub.
What passes through is caught in our ultra fine mesh nylon filter prior to going into the ferment vessel.
I really like this Hydra! You will too!