I was thinking if adding a cooling with running water through it does such a nice job wouldn't pumping your wort through the coil submerged in an ice bath cool it quicker and safer? Just a thought and thinking of a better mousetrap
You can pick up a pond pump from home depot for about $30-$40. This can be submerged in ice water and used to circulate ice water through your chiller in a continuous loop. This way you don't have to worry about sanitizing pumps or the inside of the chiller. I can't remember off the top of my head, but I think my pump is in the 200-300 GPH range.
That sounds like a great idea...
If you have a Harbor Freight near you the pond pumps may be less expensive. A lot of times pet supplies are marked up because they know people will pay for it to keep their pets healthy (I used to work at a pet store).
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