New York Like New - Blichmann Glycol Chiller

[Thorrak]

I bought a Blichmann Glycol Chiller from MoreBeer to replace a really loud Stasis. The Blichmann is MUCH quieter, but is slightly too loud for my apartment.

I've got an RMA set up with MoreBeer, but it's going to cost $120 to ship it back to them. My plan is to return it early next week, but before I ship it out I figured I'd offer it to anyone here who might want a Blichmann chiller, and wants a deal. I'd rather the shipping cost stay in a homebrewer's pocket rather than go to FedEx.

I paid $980 for it including tax - Price is $850 firm.

If you want the 7.5 gal of 1:2 glycol/distilled water mixture to fill it, I'll throw that in for another $40 (original cost was ~$80).

Local pickup only in Queens NYC.

 

[theknub]

saw this... really should have got the stasis from you.

ordered a brewtech

 

[Brooothru]

saw this... really should have got the stasis from you.

ordered a brewtech

Got the Ss Brewtech 1/5 HP unit about 10 months ago after considering the Stasis. Couldn't be happier with it. More than enough power to chill 2 7-gallon fermenters at lagering temps. Might struggle crashing two at a time, but after the yeast drops I keg and condition in a spare refrigerator. Never measured the sound since it's located in a laundry area, but I know it's much quieter than SWMBO'd high-e washer and/or dryer. Very satisfied.

Brooo Brother

 

[Thorrak]

saw this... really should have got the stasis from you.

ordered a brewtech

Both the SS Brewtech and the Blichmann are really nice pieces of equipment. The Stasis almost got there - it was the right size/cooling capacity for what I needed, but the noise was just too much.

As a side note, bumping this once more tomorrow. If nobody is interested in this by Monday evening, I’ll print the shipping label and send it back.

 

[Thorrak]

I didn't get the shipping label printed last night, so this is the last-and-final bump before I ship it out tomorrow.

 

[theknub]

the brewtech is probably going to be more than i need. like all of us, i've dicked around building gear on my own, trying a lot of combinations, etc. i really want to try a peltier build but the inefficiency is a killer. i "lost" my ferm chamber to the pandemic as it is now being used as the chest freezer it is. if i had it, I'd have 5 gallons of water (or something) pumping through a collar. oh well...

i'm excited for the brewtech chiller. at this point, it's the last piece of gear in my lineup. I've built an electric 10G system (i know more about electricity now than i ever cared to know). at this point, i didn't want to spend an extra $500 screwing around trying to do something on the cheap when I could have done it correctly out of the gate for just a touch more.

that said, i really wanted to try this Glycol Chiller Build but the cost was going to be about $300 cheaper than a regular chiller... so why mess around?