Anvil Brewing cooling system - anyone use yet?

[homebrewfinds]

Hands on review... https://www.homebrewfinds.com/2019/05/hands-on-review-anvil-bucket-fermentor-cooling-system.html

 

[verboten]

I recognize the stickers on your cooler. [emoji41]

I have spent quite a bit of time at those breweries and salty nut.

 

[jdudek]

sorry to revive an old thread... would anyone consider running hot water through this for heat control, rather than chilling? for beers that benefit from higher temp fermentation like some belgians. I know the standard way is to use a heating pad or a sleeve, but it always seemed rather inefficient to me to have to heat the vessel and have that heat then transfer to the beer. I've wondered how fast and precisely the temperature can be controlled with the usual solutions...

 

[verboten]

I don't see why you couldn't. That would actually work way better for me with them in the outside temp garage. Aquarium heater to keep the cooler warm instead of the cooler to keep it cold. I'm going to try to find my heater tonight.

 

[jdudek]

nice one... if you get anywhere with that, post back your thoughts. What i was thinking to use as a heat source was my electric brew pot. Fill it with some hot water, set the controller to maintain the temp at 180or something and run that through the cooling (now heating!) coil...

 

[verboten]

I don't think you want to be that high, but that's a great idea. I didn't find my heater, but I do have a robo brew, and also a grainfather sparge water heater! I'm going to try one!

 

[verboten]

I have my sparge water heater set at 45°C, and the temp jumped right up to 73°F after a few minutes. The heat pad was holding it around 68° F and could not get it any higher with the inside temp at 31, and the covered area at 39. I'm expecting both temps to rise a bit with the big Mass of warm water in there. It works, it will take some time to equalize, but once it is, I think it will maintain just fine.