BichesBrue
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This is my 4th batch. The first two attempts, I used an ice bath to cool the wort. Then I rigged a primitive chiller for the third batch. I tried to combine the two this time...
I bought a cheap party bin from Home Depot for $5.98. It was big enough to put my whole kettle (7.5 gal turkey fryer) into it with room around all sides. I attached a small pond pump to one end of the chiller and a small length of hose to the other end:
Sanitized and drip drying...(my mastiff pup Ziggi):
When the wort was ready for cooling, I put a brick on the bottom of the bucket (to prevent the heat from melting the plastic, and to allow water circulation under the pot). I dropped the kettle in, then the chiller/pump:
I bought a cheap party bin from Home Depot for $5.98. It was big enough to put my whole kettle (7.5 gal turkey fryer) into it with room around all sides. I attached a small pond pump to one end of the chiller and a small length of hose to the other end:
Sanitized and drip drying...(my mastiff pup Ziggi):
When the wort was ready for cooling, I put a brick on the bottom of the bucket (to prevent the heat from melting the plastic, and to allow water circulation under the pot). I dropped the kettle in, then the chiller/pump: