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So last night we did some more testing. Using 8 pounds of ice, 1.5-2 gal of cold water, and a pretty big chunk of dry ice at the bottom, we were able to cool our wort to 70F in 6 minutes. I almost think that this worked well because all the bubbling from the submerged dry ice caused forced...

Yeah, this is for an experiment (sorry, I probably should've been more clear about this earlier). I'm trying to cool 1 gallon of liquid. Antifreeze and salt are good ideas...I think I'm leaning more toward salt, just because it would be cheaper. We ran a test of just putting the can in an ice...

Yeah I thought about copper coil immersion coolers or cfcs, but I don't have any means to run water through this thing. And as far as the 1 gallon thing goes, it's part of the spatial constraints of this particular project. lol that might be a little too messy

oops double post :o

I'm looking to cool a gallon of wort from ~210F to 70F as quickly as possible. The wort is contained in an aluminum can, about the size of a paint can. At first I was thinking of placing the can in a styrofoam cooler and filling dry ice in around it, but after seeing this thread...

I'm looking for a way to cool a gallon of wort from ~210F to 70F as quickly as possible. The wort will be contained in an aluminum can, about the size of a paint can. I had been thinking of placing the can in a styrofoam cooler and filling dry ice in around it, but after seeing this thread...