I have a immersion chiller, and I will be adding the pieces to whirlpool as well, however my problem is with ice. The three batches I've done so far have taken me $15+ in ice and upwards of an hour to chill the wort,and even then I still can't get it into the 60's. Ideally I don't want to spend ANY money on buying ice... As it is it nearly doubles the cost of a batch of beer!
I thought the whirlpool would take care of this, but from what I'm reading, that still doesn't completely take care of the issue. What is the min temp I would need to get my wort to if I just wanted to use my fermentation fridge to cool it the rest of the way overnight?
What types of setups and or additional equipment can I get/install to completely relieve my reliance on purchasing ice? I have searched around but don't see a whole lot of great solutions for this. I don't have the room to stock up on homemade ice, at least not 5 gallons worth.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I thought the whirlpool would take care of this, but from what I'm reading, that still doesn't completely take care of the issue. What is the min temp I would need to get my wort to if I just wanted to use my fermentation fridge to cool it the rest of the way overnight?
What types of setups and or additional equipment can I get/install to completely relieve my reliance on purchasing ice? I have searched around but don't see a whole lot of great solutions for this. I don't have the room to stock up on homemade ice, at least not 5 gallons worth.
Any help is greatly appreciated.