HH60gunner
Well-Known Member
I'm from Arizona so temps can get pretty hot. What is the most effective way to cool down to pitching temps for someone like me? Plate? Immersion? Plate+Pre-chiller?
I haven't purchased any cooling devices yet. In the past I would just put my whole keg in a large bucket of water, with a hose in the bucket of water circulating new water. It did the trick but was a pain in the ass, wasted water, and won't work once I add a ball valve to my keg.
The nice thing about being accepting the contractor job here in afghanistan is that I can now afford all the toys I couldn't before.
During the summer time the tap water from my house can easily be 80*. What do you guys think I should purchase to cool down to correct pitching temps without buying a ton of ice.
I was thinking about maybe using a plate chiller to cool it down in one pass using normal tap water. Than transferring it from that container, to my fermenter using a plate chiller combined with a pre-chiller. That way I'm not burning through ice like crazy. What do you guys think?
I haven't purchased any cooling devices yet. In the past I would just put my whole keg in a large bucket of water, with a hose in the bucket of water circulating new water. It did the trick but was a pain in the ass, wasted water, and won't work once I add a ball valve to my keg.
The nice thing about being accepting the contractor job here in afghanistan is that I can now afford all the toys I couldn't before.
During the summer time the tap water from my house can easily be 80*. What do you guys think I should purchase to cool down to correct pitching temps without buying a ton of ice.
I was thinking about maybe using a plate chiller to cool it down in one pass using normal tap water. Than transferring it from that container, to my fermenter using a plate chiller combined with a pre-chiller. That way I'm not burning through ice like crazy. What do you guys think?