slim chillingsworth
Well-Known Member
texas summer is approaching. i need to get a more efficient chilling method in place to conserve water and save time. i'm currently using a 50' copper immersion chiller with a pond pump and ice water.
if i go with a whirlpool setup, i need to buy a pump. that's more than the cost of a shirron chiller but it's multi-use (and easier to clean). however, that's the only use i really need it for. i'm using a grant for draining my MLT, and manually pouring that into my brew kettle, so i'm pretty close to a one tier setup with gravity only (my mlt is a fairly shallow cooler, so the only height gain is from about two feet from the grant to the HLT).
i could build a counterflow chiller and run ice water through it, but i haven't read much on such a setup. would this be a significant gain?
if i go with a whirlpool setup, i need to buy a pump. that's more than the cost of a shirron chiller but it's multi-use (and easier to clean). however, that's the only use i really need it for. i'm using a grant for draining my MLT, and manually pouring that into my brew kettle, so i'm pretty close to a one tier setup with gravity only (my mlt is a fairly shallow cooler, so the only height gain is from about two feet from the grant to the HLT).
i could build a counterflow chiller and run ice water through it, but i haven't read much on such a setup. would this be a significant gain?