BigJim_inFLA
Well-Known Member
Long time extract brewer thinking about moving up to all grain and larger than 5 gal. batches. I have always used an immersion chiller to cool my wort, but I see many of the larger all grain rigs using CFC's. So my questions are:
1. Do CFC's cool better or quicker than IC's?
2. Doesn't the cold break end up in the fermenter with a CFC?
3. Are CFC's harder to keep clean/sanitize?
4. Do you lose some wort in a 25 or 50 foot CFC?
5. If I was thinking of whirlpooling in the BK, would an IC be better? (leave cold break in BK-whirlpooling while cooling will increase the efficiency of IC.)
At least at first I will be using the IC that I have, but I'm looking forward to what I might need in the future.
1. Do CFC's cool better or quicker than IC's?
2. Doesn't the cold break end up in the fermenter with a CFC?
3. Are CFC's harder to keep clean/sanitize?
4. Do you lose some wort in a 25 or 50 foot CFC?
5. If I was thinking of whirlpooling in the BK, would an IC be better? (leave cold break in BK-whirlpooling while cooling will increase the efficiency of IC.)
At least at first I will be using the IC that I have, but I'm looking forward to what I might need in the future.