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System fluid volume is essentially irrelevant, the key metric is btus/hr - and that chiller is rated for 2300/hr.

One would need to calculate the btus produced by x volume of fermenting beer, plus whatever induced thermal transfer losses throughout the system, to determine the fermenter-controlling capacity of this or any chiller...

Cheers!

[edit] As a point of reference, my 17cf ferm fridges are rated at 550 btus/hr, and either one easily manages 11 gallons of wort in the throes of primary fermentation.
 
Does anyone know if this could be adapted as a glycol system for fermenters and if so, what size fermenters and how many?
http://www.micromatic.com/up-to-125-feet-run/pro-line-glycol-power-pack-125ft-run-1-3hp-mmpp4301

I run two 2.5 bbl fermenters from a similar sized unit by Cornelius. It is certainly capable of handling the heat produced by two 1.5 bbl fermentations running full bore but would take a while to crash cool two at the same time. Solution: don't crash them at the same time. Better solution: don't crash cool - results in better beer.

2300 BTUh means it could cool 835 lbs (100 gal) of beer/wort almost 3 °F in an hour.
 
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