Recent content by kast1k

Bump?

My brewing partner and I are butting heads on where to go next, and would like perspective. Do we build a propane fired HERMS brew stand complete with pumps, or do we build a temp controlled ferment chamber? We have all the keg shells ready, and ferment in a basement in the NW devoid of...

I don't suppose you know how he calculated that do you? I was planning to give it a shot to see by just passing boiling water through it to see how it does, but it sounds like I might just invest in a plate chiller.

Wow really?? Did it chill on the first pass?

I'm currently building out my HERMS system with a two pump configuration, and I figure if I can't get it on the first pass I'll just recirculate between the HLT and BK until I've hit pitching temp. I didn't think about sticking a pond pump in the. HLT to combat hot spots in the chilling water.

Does anyone fill their HLT with ice water post boil and push their wort thru the coil to cool it? How well does it work?

Cool, thanks for the response. My biggest issue right now is fermentation temperature. Ideally, I'd like to ferment in an unfinished garage where I brew, and the temperature Flux is too much. I thought the corny/freezer chiller would be capable of creating a pretty big differential even...

Cool, thanks for the response. My biggest issue right now is fermentation temperature. Ideally, I'd like to ferment in an unfinished garage where I brew, and the temperature Flux is too much. I thought the corny/freezer chiller would be capable of creating a pretty big differential even...

f I'm in the wrong place please correct me as I'm new here. I'm looking to build a moderately effective chiller so I can keep my fermenters in my garage. I've been poking around for days and I'd like to keep costs down to by other fun stuff. I'm sure this has been done before but I'll write...