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NYrunner

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My 50' stainless steel wort chiller (with garden hose attachments) arrived today and I plan on using tomorrow. I just tested it for leaks and everything seems to be in order. My question is...what should I do with the hot water that flows out of my wort chiller? It would be a huge waste of water to just let it flow down my driveway and into the drain for 10 minutes.
 
I collect it for clean up. Fill up a bucket and when your done filling your fermenter, the pot makes a great sink.....
 
The first water out of the wort chiller is HOT! So, I use it for cleaning. I save it in the 10 gallon MLT, and use it to finish up with all of the cleaning, and to rinse items that need it.

I know that some people who live in areas where water is scare use a container, a pond pump, and ice, to recirculate the water as to not waste it.
 
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