Dockside_Brewing
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That must have been fun to put on that shelf - these things are sturdy! I have mine about six inches off the floor.
What model is this?
Yes, you need a pump. I have the SS brewtech pump. It’s small, quiet, and well built.
I received my Penguin chiller the other day. The unit was shipped promptly (FREE) and was packed very well.
Hello Dockside,
Now that you have been operating your chiller for a couple of months, would you have an update for us on pros/cons, performance and coupling to SS brewtech (presumably) fermentation gear?
Thanks,
Chris
The chiller has been performing flawlessly. I have it paired with the SS Brewtech pump and controller on the 14 gallon unitank and it holds the temperature perfectly. It does a great job cold crashing and holding that temp for carbonation/gelatin. I used the valved disconnect to keep the glycol in the lines when disconnecting the coil. I have not found any cons with the chiller or the uni tank. Both systems work as advertised and I am extremely pleased with both.
So, for the penguin, you need to buy 4 separate pumps but the ssbrewtech chiller includes the 4 pumps in its design. Is that correct?
So, for the penguin, you need to buy 4 separate pumps but the ssbrewtech chiller includes the 4 pumps in its design. Is that correct?
No. Neither chillers have pumps included. Another nice feature is that the Penguin unit is fully enclosed.
The chiller has been performing flawlessly. I have it paired with the SS Brewtech pump and controller on the 14 gallon unitank and it holds the temperature perfectly. It does a great job cold crashing and holding that temp for carbonation/gelatin. I used the valved disconnect to keep the glycol in the lines when disconnecting the coil. I have not found any cons with the chiller or the uni tank. Both systems work as advertised and I am extremely pleased with both.
What’s your experience chilling a 5 gallon batch in the 14 gallon SS Unitank with the penguin chiller?
I purchased the Micro spray ball which works great with the $149.00 chugger pump. You will need a 6" to 3" tri clover adapter for the spray ball. I use all camlock fittings on my setup. I also converted the Co2 stone barb to a ball lock fitting to connect my Co2 easily while carbonating, purging, or pressurizing. I use a 1/4 flare off of the racking port connected to a ball lock fitting. I keg using Co2 pressurized transfer. I fill one keg with san star. I use Co2 to push the san star out of that keg into a second keg. I keep a few pounds of pressure on that empty keg, I then transfer form the unitank to the keg and use a spunding valve to fill the keg slowly to avoid foam and all kegs are filled by weight. Let me know if you have any questions.
I am acutually Kegging 10 gallons of a blue moon clone as we speak.
How did you mount the little shelf for the FTSs controller to the 14 Gal Unitank?? I don’t see anywhere to put that shelf on it.
I finished fermentation on my first batch with the Penguin 1/2 HP Glycol Chiller last weekend, working perfectly so far!
Maintained the fermentor at 64* during fermentation (glycol at 38*), and then 40* for a 48 hour cold crash (glycol at 28*).
Ambient garage temperatures were between 60-80*.
I’m interested to see how hard the chiller has to work when I’m wanting to cold crash the fermentor to 35-40* in the summer months with an ambient garage temperature in the 80-100* range.
if the glycol ports are in the lid of the chiller how are you getting the pumps primed? am i missing something? or are there bottom/gravity drain glycol outlets?
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