How Fast is Fast? My DIY Immersion Chiller -2 parallel 20'x3/8" coils
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HootervilleHops
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Doh!!! Palm to forehead! It's 12 below and my IC is in the garage.. 
Doh!!! Palm to forehead! It's 12 below and my IC is in the garage..
Hopefully there wasn't too much water left in it...
Doh!!! Palm to forehead! It's 12 below and my IC is in the garage..
But sticking it in boiling wort for a second will free up that water and thus let the hose water flow, no?
I envy < 10 min cooling time. I was excited to see 25 min form 212 to 65F with my IC in a 10 gallon batch with hose water that was 52F.
But if there was too much water it could freeze and split the copper tubing. Ask me how I know...
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HootervilleHops
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Don't ask me beacuse i don't want to know. I sure hope i drained it the last time i used it.
I just brewed a 5 gallon batch of Saison, roughly 4.5 gallons in the kettle after boil (underestimated evap)...
At the start of chilling, while I fumbled the thermometer and timer, I failed to whirlpool the wort for about 20-30 seconds.
anyway... from 212 to 80 in 3 minutes 31 seconds.
At the start of chilling, while I fumbled the thermometer and timer, I failed to whirlpool the wort for about 20-30 seconds.
anyway... from 212 to 80 in 3 minutes 31 seconds.
Okay, it's official I can't help myself. I added a 4th coil.
The first time I tried to time the chill for 5 gallons I got frustrated that it was taking so long,I was at the 100'F mark in something like 5 minutes when I noticed my feet were really warm as I stirred the kettle. The burner was still on.
The next time I hit reset on the stopwatch (instead of stop) before I got to see the time.
Two days ago I prepared before hand and did it right.
With 80' of 3/8" coil, that's over 8 square feet of surface area including the riser. With the time from the last brew, 5 gallons from boiling to 60'F in 5 minutes and 30 seconds, and those measurements I've calculated just over 2640 BTU/hour or 775 watts of cooling power (with hose water temps @ 50'F)
The first time I tried to time the chill for 5 gallons I got frustrated that it was taking so long,I was at the 100'F mark in something like 5 minutes when I noticed my feet were really warm as I stirred the kettle. The burner was still on.
The next time I hit reset on the stopwatch (instead of stop) before I got to see the time.
Two days ago I prepared before hand and did it right.
With 80' of 3/8" coil, that's over 8 square feet of surface area including the riser. With the time from the last brew, 5 gallons from boiling to 60'F in 5 minutes and 30 seconds, and those measurements I've calculated just over 2640 BTU/hour or 775 watts of cooling power (with hose water temps @ 50'F)
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