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thanks for the answers. and you think that the smaller diameter will make it less efficient?

hi everyone, i'm thinking of buying a stainless steel immersion chiller. the diameter is 3\8" and it's length is 26 foot (8 meter) or 49 foot (15 meter). now i know that copper is more efficient, but would it be reasonable to chill with with the chiller i described between 3-5 gallon of wort...

thank you, i'll do the test with water before brewing. my biggest concern is that the heat of the stove will scorch the bag

actually, i can't move the kettle to another burner cause the kettle is too wide and already sits on two burners. as captainkirk83 said he brewed on the electric stove without a problem so I'll give it a try but if that won't work I'll try mashing on the floor. thank you

hi, I'm going to brew on my electric stove and I wonder if I need some kind f false bottom or a colander to lift the bag from the kettle. I know that with a propane it's not necessary but the electric stove stays hot for a period of time after you turn it off. thanks

exactly, and for using ice you probably need a pump and since I don't have one I want to chill the last few degrees in the refrigerator.

great thank you very much

hi, I'm currently using a counterflow chiller to cool my wort to about 86F and I want to cool it to pitching temperature of 68F. I thought maybe using the counterflow chiller to cool it to 86F and then to let it cool in the fermentor for few hours while sitting in the refrigerator. the...

great thank you

hi everyone I want to brew a small batch, about 2.5 gallons (10 liters) and my fermentor is 5.5 gallons (21 liters). is that too much headspace to ferment? thank you