AQUILAS
Well-Known Member
The reason I'm asking my fellow California homebrewers is because we're in a drought and I'm always looking to do my part in helping save water (you should see how dusty my car is). I know it's a small footprint in the whole scheme of things, but with water usage regulations getting a bit tighter around here, I'd like to save water where I can.
I'll be making a wort chiller this weekend. How do you guys lessen that amount of water you end up using for during the chill or better yet, how do you recycle that water? Normally, I did the ice bath, but that's a lot of ice and water in itself.
I watched a video about a guy using one of those elaborately coiled chillers and in less than a minute, he filled up an entire 6 gallon bucket with water. That's a lot of water during the whole chill duration. Another video I saw showed a guy filling up his top loading washing machine with the output water.
Thanks for any suggestions!
I'll be making a wort chiller this weekend. How do you guys lessen that amount of water you end up using for during the chill or better yet, how do you recycle that water? Normally, I did the ice bath, but that's a lot of ice and water in itself.
I watched a video about a guy using one of those elaborately coiled chillers and in less than a minute, he filled up an entire 6 gallon bucket with water. That's a lot of water during the whole chill duration. Another video I saw showed a guy filling up his top loading washing machine with the output water.
Thanks for any suggestions!