grouperdude
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If you get a pot with a ball valve skip the immersion chiller and preorder a plate chiller from keg cowboy. It can be gravity fed and will chill the beer SO MUCH FASTER. Shaves so much time off brew day.
$700+ to go to 5 Gallon setup...help please
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Prymal
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I don't know my 25 ft immersion chiller can drop the temp down to 70 in about 15 minutes as long as the ambient temp as below 75. Once it gets up above 95 sure it could take closer to 25 minutes but in my neck of the woods that is only 1 month out of the year.
stratslinger
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That may be the case, but my Counter Flow chiller (and those plate chillers too, I'm sure) can chill the wort down to pitching temps as quickly as you can drain the kettle.
I drained 11 gallons into two 6 gallon fermenters over the weekend - probably had them both chilled and filled inside of 10 minutes.
Is that extra 5 to 10 minutes shaved off really going to make a ton of difference? Probably not. But it's darned impressive to see it happen!
I drained 11 gallons into two 6 gallon fermenters over the weekend - probably had them both chilled and filled inside of 10 minutes.
Is that extra 5 to 10 minutes shaved off really going to make a ton of difference? Probably not. But it's darned impressive to see it happen!
grouperdude
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My water is 80f and the temp is around 95 right now. It takes me 30 minutes to chill it down to 80. Then Im have to dump it in a carboy stick it in the fridge and wait around for hours to over night to get it to pitching temp for my lagers.
