Does anyone make a chiller larger than 50 ft half inch? Also does anyone make one in a larger diameter?
I have a 20 gallon mega pot and all chillers I've seen seem too small. I do twelve gallon batches.
Thanks
For that matter, your getting close to just using a plate heat exchanger. Especially if you have a pump or two...
Not really sure how larger diameter would make a difference. What matters is surface area. NB does sell a 70 ft chiller and of course, if you want to get crafty, you can easily make your own chiller of any length with any diameter.Does anyone make a chiller larger than 50 ft half inch? Also does anyone make one in a larger diameter?
I have a 20 gallon mega pot and all chillers I've seen seem too small. I do twelve gallon batches.
Thanks
I talked to someone recently that is using two immersion chillers one connected to the other but the first one is in a bucket filled with ice water then it goes into the one in the kettle then out. He explained that the cooling of the wort happens quickly when you first start because there is a big temp difference between the water in the chiller and the wort but as the wort cools and that difference is not so great the cooling slows so pre cooling the water to much colder allows that heat energy to flow to the water faster.
This is one that I want to make, think it is Dutch's.
It looks like the inner coil is about the diamiter of a korny keg the outer about the size of your average 5 gallon propane bottle, both work great for froming copper tubing.
I've done the "pre chiller" and it doesn't work all that well. What is much more effective use tap water and an immersion chiller to get it down to 100F then hook up a small garden pump to recirculate ice water thru the immersion chiller. With the ice water and the pump you can hit any temp you want very very fast
if you want to get crafty, you can easily make your own chiller of any length with any diameter.
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