Sublime8365
Well-Known Member
Ok so it takes me forever to cool my wort with my current homemade immersion chiller. I'm looking for an upgrade and I'm trying to decide between a bigger immersion chiller or a counterflow chiller. I would use my current chiller as a pre chiller which is why I think a bigger immersion chiller could fit my needs.
My big question is for those people who use an immersion chiller with a pre chiller, how long does it take you to cool 5 gal of wort?
My current thoughts:
Bigger immersion:
Pros - A lot cheaper (for reasons explained below). No need to modify my kettle.
Cons - Not as fast cooling
Counterflow:
Pros - Fastest option.
Cons - Will cost a lot more because I would also have to buy all of the fittings to put a valve on my kettle. Would be a pain if I decided to forgo buying a pump (or fork over more cash).
I know I'm not in brewing to save money but there's no use spending extra money if I think the immersion would suffice. Thanks for any help!
My big question is for those people who use an immersion chiller with a pre chiller, how long does it take you to cool 5 gal of wort?
My current thoughts:
Bigger immersion:
Pros - A lot cheaper (for reasons explained below). No need to modify my kettle.
Cons - Not as fast cooling
Counterflow:
Pros - Fastest option.
Cons - Will cost a lot more because I would also have to buy all of the fittings to put a valve on my kettle. Would be a pain if I decided to forgo buying a pump (or fork over more cash).
I know I'm not in brewing to save money but there's no use spending extra money if I think the immersion would suffice. Thanks for any help!