Exchillerator (max or regular) vs Jaded hydra

[Jtvann]

I’ve searched the forums for a direct comparison between these two chillers and couldn’t find what I considered unbiased results or optimal use of the products. What I mean by that is you can’t just say the jaded is slower when you don’t recirculate the wort. An immersion chiller isn’t supposed to sit static in the pot.

Is there anybody here who has tried both of these chillers and used them both optimally for their design.

I’m interested to know which is faster for a 12 gallon batch of beer. Which uses less water.

I already understand the benefits and deficiencies of each type. I’d really just like to know an apples to apples comparison of cooling a batch of beer.

Thanks

 

[jdauria]

Going to through a wrench into your decision making...check these guys out... CuS.S. Brewing Equipment It's one the original Jaded owners who left the company and started his own and was able to maintain the patent rights, so chillers just as good as Jaded but cheaper.

 

[brew703]

I have a Cuss chiller- Very nice and gets your wort to pitching temp very fast. Keep in mind it all depends on the temp of your ground water. In the summer I have to use a pump and ice water to get the temps down enough to pitch my yeast.

I also looked at the Exchilerator. I opted for the Cuss solely on cost and I'm very satisfied. I am looking at the Kegland Counter Flow chiller, which is similar to the Exchilerator but cheaper. It's bear bones but once you add in the connections and temp gauge it's still cheaper than the Exchilerator.

If you are using an electric system as I am (120v) once I drop the IC in (at 15 min remaining), the boil stops and temps drop but does recover some but not to boiling. I'm not sure how that would effect boiling wort if using a counter flow chiller.

Either one you go with will work- just depends on if you want an IC or counter flow type of chiller.