Cooling 5 gallons without chiller.

[WayFrae]

It is more EFFICIENT to move the water slowly, but more EFFECTIVE to move the water quickly.

More efficient for water conservation maybe...

 

[ph0ngwh0ng]

More efficient for water conservation maybe...

Which is the goal of the OP.

To expand on the point I was trying to make, though, however fast the flow is, at first, the water comes out scalding hot. Further down the line tho, if the water comes out as cold as it went in, there's a problem: cold wort is insulating the immersion chiller from the hot wort. The whole whirlpool/agitating idea is what will give your cooling system the most efficiency versus resources involved, not water flow. It's simply not worth it to waste 15 gallons of water to gain 2-3 minutes in the cool down phase. My .02.

 

[tommyguner03]

I'm trying to cool my brew pot after my boil. I can fit just over a 10lb. Bag of ice in the sink with water. I just don't want to cause any problems by having a really long cooling time before pitching.

at times i have done the screw it and lets see what happens if.. where i let my wort cool to 180 and then transfer into my fermenting bucket and let sit in cold water. takes about 3-5 hrs and to me i have had no issues.

 

[railwalker]

I collect it in a bucket and dump in the washing machine. Do a load with that and my green street cred remains unblemished.


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[railwalker]

...my Immersion chiller runoff that is.


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[Puddlethumper]

I live in a very drought-stressed area and have been doing "no-chill" and a modified no-chill for quite some time. It works very well and I have noticed no problems with the flavor/lasting quality of the beer I have been making. Now understand, I do not brew for competition, only personal consumption. But IMO no-chill brewing is an excellent choice for those without a good chiller or who don't have an unlimited supply of cool water available for chilling their wort.

 

[shortyz]

I live in a very drought-stressed area and have been doing "no-chill" and a modified no-chill for quite some time. It works very well and I have noticed no problems with the flavor/lasting quality of the beer I have been making. Now understand, I do not brew for competition, only personal consumption. But IMO no-chill brewing is an excellent choice for those without a good chiller or who don't have an unlimited supply of cool water available for chilling their wort.

yep, so true. just throw a lid on it and wait