AllHoppedUp said:
The only reality TV I watch is Dukes of Hazzard and A-Team! Knight Rider is totally fake, (except for the Bonnie season.)
Oh, and ummm... chiller, good purchase.
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The only reality TV I watch is Dukes of Hazzard and A-Team! Knight Rider is totally fake, (except for the Bonnie season.)
Oh, and ummm... chiller, good purchase.
Baron von BeeGee
Beer Bully
Finally a man after my own heart!Cheyco said:
Brewsmith
Home brewing moogerfooger
Are you sure it's not my wife at your house?AllHoppedUp said:
Baron von BeeGee
Beer Bully
This is a great hbt segue!
Bernie Brewer
Grouchy Old Fart
I cooled the wort on my first brew by sticking it in a snowbank. My chiller is much better. By the way, when it comes to brewing, you NEVER have all the gear you need!
jldesign
Well-Known Member
ahhh the joy of snow banks... I remember walking out on the desk and seeing my brew pot on it's side almost spilt sinking in 3 feet of lake erie joy snow belt fun!
immersion chiller = best money I ever spent!
mine sinks to bottom - in and out are a few inches taller than pot and use screw clamps on hose - and watch out for the in and out I have a nice burn from it this weekend! they get hot real quick in the boiling gold wort.
immersion chiller = best money I ever spent!
mine sinks to bottom - in and out are a few inches taller than pot and use screw clamps on hose - and watch out for the in and out I have a nice burn from it this weekend! they get hot real quick in the boiling gold wort.
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KopyKat
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Walker, If you can break or mess up a immersion wort chiller, I don't want to be around you.
OP
OP
Then you better stand way back. I've done some pretty stupid stuff before.
OP
OP
Sweet... I checked my UPS tracking number a few minutes ago. My chiller and scale should be arriving today. Plus, I just picked up 25 lbs of DME yesterday.
Now I KNOW I'm going to have to brew something this weekend.
-walker
Now I KNOW I'm going to have to brew something this weekend.
-walker
Truble
Well-Known Member
nice- gotta love the internet for tracking shipments. you'll like the chiller. I agree with your minimalist approach to things, but sometimes gear is good, and this is one of those times. I love being able to hook mine up, get it going, and leave it be. In 10 minutes or so, I got me some cooled wort. Normally, that is enough time for me to clean any mess up in the kitchen. Perfect!
I also discovered that it works great for quick cooling broth when I am making soup. that then allows me to skim off a lot of the coagulated fat, which my doctor says is not good for me.
I also discovered that it works great for quick cooling broth when I am making soup. that then allows me to skim off a lot of the coagulated fat, which my doctor says is not good for me.
OP
OP
HOLY...
F*CKING...
SH!T...
3.5 gallons of wort cooled to 75 degrees in 6 minutes.
-walker
F*CKING...
SH!T...
3.5 gallons of wort cooled to 75 degrees in 6 minutes.
-walker
Beermaker
The NAVY WALRUS
Ah yes, another satisfied customer.
SwAMi75
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Walker said:
Wait 'til summer. The warmer groundwater makes a helluva difference. I'm not saying it's bad.....we all have to deal with it. It just kinda takes the thrill out of chilling.
Beermaker
The NAVY WALRUS
We fill a keg with ice and pass the cooling water through it before it goes to the chiller. That is even faster still.
SwAMi75
Well-Known Member
Beermaker said:
That's what I've done, too, but only running my garden hose through a bucket filled with ice water. I'm going to convert my immersion chiller into a pre-chiller for that job, and route that through a CFC.
Seems to me the trick is metering the flow.....both of the water through the pre-chiller, and the wort through the CFC for maximum effect.
