1fastsedan
Active Member
I've been looking at what fluid to run in my conical chillers. I currently use plain water that is chilled in an old kegerator fridge. I'm planning on moving the bucket/chilling system to a chest freezer and I'd like to get the fluid colder. I've read all about the different glycols, but food grade glycol is pricey and salt is cheap.
I'm thinking of using a salt water solution for chilling. A 10% salt solution (by weight), should have a freezing point around 20 degrees F. By my math, that's 5 lbs of salt per 6 gallons of water.
Has anyone done this? I figure a leak will ruin the beer, but I wouldn't really want to drink glycol beer either, food grade or otherwise.
I'm thinking of using a salt water solution for chilling. A 10% salt solution (by weight), should have a freezing point around 20 degrees F. By my math, that's 5 lbs of salt per 6 gallons of water.
Has anyone done this? I figure a leak will ruin the beer, but I wouldn't really want to drink glycol beer either, food grade or otherwise.