For those with fancy pants wort chillers

Toppers · 11-23-2008, 06:55 PM

I seem some crazy double coil chillers going around the gallery pics.

Noticeable improvement with one one of those?

**joety** · 11-23-2008, 06:58 PM

Anyone ever used a coldplate instead of a second coil?

MoRoToRiUm · 11-23-2008, 07:06 PM

Immersion, counter flow, or chill plate. Counterflows are popular, but I like my immersion.

**wilserbrewer** · 11-24-2008, 01:12 PM

Don't ask me, I've regressed back to the ice bath, you'd be surprised what 40-50 pounds of ice will do.

No more hooking up the I/C and dealing w/ the hot wastewater, dealing w/ the hoses and cleaning afterwards.

Yea I guess I'm lazy and prefer a low tech simple approach. Also helps to have a source for bulk ice! Oh and it chills! Any doubters out there just fill a bucket w/ ice and water and stick your foot in it.

**GilaMinumBeer** · 11-24-2008, 01:25 PM

I am thrilled with my Shirron.

I am also looking at a Brew-Magic with the Chill Wizard. That thing is a beast. As good as my Shirron is, I can't imagine how much better a Therminator would be.

**BigKahuna** · 11-24-2008, 01:38 PM

My CFC works great. I pump water out of the sink, and when it warms up, i move the hose to the drain, and add more cold water. The wort is hitting the fermenter at around 78F reliably.
I do however have some concerns about cleaning it....5 gallons of hot water when I'm done, and before I start I run some starSan through it....and some hot wort before I start the cooling water.
Haven't had a problem with it yet.....but I expect one every time.

PT934 · 11-24-2008, 03:50 PM

I had a dual coil immersion and ended up pulling the inner coild and using it in a bucket of ice for a pre-chiller instead.

giligson · 11-24-2008, 04:06 PM

I like my immersion chiller because it is very efficient for my 5 gallon brews and clean up is a snap. I collect the warm water runoff and use it for my cleaning ( I only have cold water in my garage).

**FSR402** · 11-24-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigKahuna

My CFC works great. I pump water out of the sink, and when it warms up, i move the hose to the drain, and add more cold water. The wort is hitting the fermenter at around 78F reliably.
I do however have some concerns about cleaning it....5 gallons of hot water when I'm done, and before I start I run some starSan through it....and some hot wort before I start the cooling water.
Haven't had a problem with it yet.....but I expect one every time.

I run 5 gal of boiling water thru mine just before I use it. no problems.

**Soperbrew** · 11-24-2008, 07:18 PM

I just run 200F wort through mine for 5 min. after flameout & before I turn on the chilling water.