Depends on the time of year, but my last batch was 10 gallons from boiling to 80° in ~30 minutes using a 25' immersion chiller. In the summer in Texas it's impossible to get to 80° with an immersion chiller as the tap water is usually about 82°.
hoppybrewster said:I'm getting 5 gallons down to 68 deg in 7 min using a 50 ft stainless immersion chiller. Well water.
An easy fix for this is to buy a cheap aquarium pump and put it in and ice bath. Pump ice water into your chiller and until the water is around 100, let it flow onto the ground. Somewhat of a waste of water...but it works well.
bduane said:Mine is usually cooled off by the next morning
Don't know if you're kidding or not, but you may have a point. I think that's the way the Aussie's do it as they have big time water wasting issues.Mine is usually cooled off by the next morning
onthekeg said:Its called No Chill brewing. I have done it dozens of times and it works just fine. I run off boiling wort into corny kegs and seal them up to cool. The wort is sterile when it goes in and stays that way.
Then transfer to a fermenter under pressure?
I have tried no boil with a plastic bucket, but I'm always worried about temperatures in those suckers.
I have used a pre-chiller submersed in an ice bath but without recirculating. Thanks for the fish pump suggestion. I'll give it a try. And instead of letting the water go onto the ground I capture it and water the plants with it.
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