DilvishTheDamned
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Got an idea for a hybrid chiller, and I'm wondering if anybody can spot the flaws.
Basically my idea is to put the copper coils in a 4-5 gallon bucket. The bucket is then filled with ice and water, and the hot wort run through the inside of the copper coils like a counter flow wort chiller. There's a hole at the bottom of the bucket to allow copper coil to drain out using gravity.
Pros:
* Allows use of ice
* Saves on water bills
* Allows me to convert my immersion wort chiller simpler, basically just one bend, instead of going through all the trouble of straightening it out, inserting it into the hose.
* Requires much fewer fittings, maybe one for running the coil out the bottom of the bucket.
Cons:
* Water will be heated by the water (This could be fixed by dumping the water)
???
I'm not even sure that keeping the water is a bad thing, since it's going to be around 40-50 degrees, which is always going to be colder than the hot wort.
Basically my idea is to put the copper coils in a 4-5 gallon bucket. The bucket is then filled with ice and water, and the hot wort run through the inside of the copper coils like a counter flow wort chiller. There's a hole at the bottom of the bucket to allow copper coil to drain out using gravity.
Pros:
* Allows use of ice
* Saves on water bills
* Allows me to convert my immersion wort chiller simpler, basically just one bend, instead of going through all the trouble of straightening it out, inserting it into the hose.
* Requires much fewer fittings, maybe one for running the coil out the bottom of the bucket.
Cons:
* Water will be heated by the water (This could be fixed by dumping the water)
???
I'm not even sure that keeping the water is a bad thing, since it's going to be around 40-50 degrees, which is always going to be colder than the hot wort.