Hi All! I looking into getting a decent home brew setup for some all grain brewing. The thing I’m debating is using a fridge as a fermentation chamber or potentially a glycol chiller.
I know there is obviously a massive price differential and pros and cons around scale ability and space.
But what I really want to know is how economical a glycol chiller is to run compared to using fridges? i.e. is it only economical if you have numerous fermenters hooked up to a glycol chiller rather than just the one I’d be using to start off with?
Or does a fridge actually use significantly less energy? (I get different fridges have different energy rating but assuming I’d get an older one second hand it’s not going to be top of the range for efficiency).
Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.
I know there is obviously a massive price differential and pros and cons around scale ability and space.
But what I really want to know is how economical a glycol chiller is to run compared to using fridges? i.e. is it only economical if you have numerous fermenters hooked up to a glycol chiller rather than just the one I’d be using to start off with?
Or does a fridge actually use significantly less energy? (I get different fridges have different energy rating but assuming I’d get an older one second hand it’s not going to be top of the range for efficiency).
Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.