How fast do you cool your beer?

[onthekeg]

Then transfer to a fermenter under pressure?

I have tried no boil with a plastic bucket, but I'm always worried about temperatures in those suckers.

No I spray the tops of the corneys with Star-San and dump them into the fermenter.

 

[grouperdude]

I have used a pre-chiller submersed in an ice bath but without recirculating. Thanks for the fish pump suggestion. I'll give it a try. And instead of letting the water go onto the ground I capture it and water the plants with it.

you could consider using a bilge pump as well. I have a 500gph bilge pump that cost $20. Using a 15ft immersion chiller and an ice bath I can take 5 gal to 70 in 10 min.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Luckily my tap water is crazy cold year round (hooray for snow run-off!) usually ~40-45*F

Using a 20' 3/8" copper immersion chiller I can get 206*F wort (boiling temp for my elevation) down to 65*F in about 15 minutes.

 

[Hoosier-Brewer]

My last one was 25 minutes with 2lbs of ice and 4 4" square freezer packs. Normally I use anywhere from 12-22lbs of ice and get it done in 20 minutes or a little less.

ETA: That is partial mash and extract kits, 3-3.5 gallons.