rdwj
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Fingers said:
Sure, why not!
Love my new immersion chiller
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brewt00l
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olllllo said:
Yup...no ill will here.
thenatibrewer
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so we are ending this thread......or are we still going to take cheap shots at each other. by the way rdwj, that picture is very disturbing?????
zoebisch01
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backwards said:
Doh sorry nati. I haven't looked at this thread lately. I was hoping my initial post wasn't coming through too harsh. I even edited it to make sure. I didn't realize you were making a joke. Anyways, we have had a good deal of tension on the forums lately with people acting up (trolling etc) which has a bunch of us a bit on edge. If you had been around for a while, the comment probably would have been interpreted as a joke but since most of us don't know you it is hard to gauge. But since you have "come clean"
with your feelings all is well :fro: big e-hug.
Great big 'atta-boy' to all you guys for sorting this out. Things have been pretty crazy around here and I'm glad this one didn't end in closed threads and banninations.
Thanks guys! As you were...
:rockin:
Thanks guys! As you were...
:rockin:
A round for the house on me...
Back to the dart board fellas (and gals)...nuthin to see here. Pay no attention to that logo on that glass.
Back to the dart board fellas (and gals)...nuthin to see here. Pay no attention to that logo on that glass.
BierMuncher said:
Could you not have even turned it around?
Chairman Cheyco said:Could you not have even turned it around?
Heh..heh...sorry.
I was caught up in the wild exitement of my first AG brew that day WITH my home made immersion chiller. :cross:
Oh yeah, that is a daguerreotype, not a digital picture.
We no need no stinking technology . . . :cross:
BierMuncher said:Oh yeah, that is a daguerreotype, not a digital picture.
Cool! I had heard rumors that USB daguerreotype plates were being researched...
sirsloop
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I just busted out my new chiller for the first batch. It kicks major ass!! Took 4 gallons from boiling down to 70°F in 9 minutes! WOOT!!! Between the chiller, auto-siphon, and keg setup... brewing just became much easier and time efficient! I just did a complete batch from start to finish in 90 minutes!
Willsellout
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I built my chiller yesterday, went smooth as silk really. I wrapped it around my sanitizing bucket, bent in and output's with a pipe bender and attached compression fittings with garden hose attachments. All in all I spent less, and got more. Now I have a 40' 1/2" chiller and no leaks to speak of. I'm building my mash tun today with part I got yesterday from the plumbing supply place, I hope they work out:rockin:
Dan
Dan
Even earlier - with ten or fifteen minutes still left in the boil. That way, it's completely sanitized, and all set to fly.
Yep. I go 20 minutes before the end. You'll see the boil slow down, but only for a few minutes. You want a full boil on that chiller to completely sanitize.
sirsloop
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its pretty wild actually... the side open starts shooting out all sorts of steam from the left over water hiding out in the chiller (if you have used it recently that is). Its pretty funny too when you hit the cold water. The wort will be at a rolling boil and the instant the cold water turns on the boil just stops dead. Now that I have one, I don't know how you could stand to brew without it!!!
kingjam said:
NEED? No.
But it is among the top 3 things you can do to improve your beer.
You also don't NEED exceptional tasting beer.
sirsloop
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kingjam said:
I haven't needed one for the last year, but now that I finally broke down and bought one I can't believe what I was missing. Think about it... it literally removes 30 minutes from your brew time. The only thing that could cut off that much time would be a 200,000 btu propane burner for getting your water up to temp.
rdwj
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If you're not doing full boils, it's not going to help any
Well that was my first question when do you do full boils. I am new so iam just going to start with an extract ale. I have read that you always just boil 2 gal. then add the rest with cold water. I was going to get this starter set and it comes with a chiller http://www.homebrewery.com/beer/beer-gs-deluxe-kit.shtml What should I do??
rdwj
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kingjam said:
You can do full boils as soon as you have a pot that's at least 7.5 (but 8.5 is much better) and the ability to bring it to a boil. I could do it on my stove before I got a propane burner by setting the pot on two burners.
I chimed in on this topic a while back, singing the praises of counterflow chillers (along with a bunch of other extraneous crap). I may have had a change of heart! Counterflow chillers work really well at chilling wort FAST, but I used an immersion chiller with my last batch, and I think I like it!
It took a little longer than my CFC (mostly because it's a tad short and only 1/4" ID), but I got very little break material in my fermenter. I used whole hops and a perforated stainless hop screen. That combination actually filters the wort a bit like a grain bed. Some argue the virtues of having cold break in the fermenter. I'm sure I got enough cold break into the fermenter to serve as yeast nutrient, but I kept the vast majority of the "miso soup"-ish particles out. The fermentation has been quite healthy. WLP002 English Ale yeast has taken my IPA from 1.078 to 1.022 (and dropping slowly) in one week.
Here's why I really like it: I gave up on saving the yeast from my last batch because there was so much trub and break material that it became frustrating and nearly impossible to separate the yeast out. This time, I got nearly 2L of what appears to be almost entirely yeast! There's a little trub at the bottom, but not much. Here's a pic of my fresh conical harvest:
It took a little longer than my CFC (mostly because it's a tad short and only 1/4" ID), but I got very little break material in my fermenter. I used whole hops and a perforated stainless hop screen. That combination actually filters the wort a bit like a grain bed. Some argue the virtues of having cold break in the fermenter. I'm sure I got enough cold break into the fermenter to serve as yeast nutrient, but I kept the vast majority of the "miso soup"-ish particles out. The fermentation has been quite healthy. WLP002 English Ale yeast has taken my IPA from 1.078 to 1.022 (and dropping slowly) in one week.
Here's why I really like it: I gave up on saving the yeast from my last batch because there was so much trub and break material that it became frustrating and nearly impossible to separate the yeast out. This time, I got nearly 2L of what appears to be almost entirely yeast! There's a little trub at the bottom, but not much. Here's a pic of my fresh conical harvest:
I bought my immersion chiller just before the last batch and wish I would have bought one sooner. That thing is awesome. I cooled 4.5gallons down in about 10min.
I have an extra large pot, so I just boiled it in hot water while my wort was boiling.
I have an extra large pot, so I just boiled it in hot water while my wort was boiling.
By "great," what do you mean? Mine took less time than that to cool 15+ gallons of wort, and it's only 25' of 1/4 OD copper. I recirculated ice water through it (40 lbs of ice, until it melted), which helped immensely. It also helps to gently agitate/swirl the chiller during cooling (IMHO, it's necessary).RedSun said:
I have both a 50 ft immersion chiller and a CFC. I pump my beer into the fermenters, and I have my system set up so I can easily use either.
I'm split. I really like the CFC, but the times I have used the immersion chiller, I liked it as well. I do like the concept of less trub, but with the conical, its easy to bleed it off and collect yeast during the secondary.
I thought about selling the immersion chiller, but after reading this thread, I'm commited to keeping it. Its always a great backup too, especially if my CFC goes bad, leaks, or gets clogged.
I'm split. I really like the CFC, but the times I have used the immersion chiller, I liked it as well. I do like the concept of less trub, but with the conical, its easy to bleed it off and collect yeast during the secondary.
I thought about selling the immersion chiller, but after reading this thread, I'm commited to keeping it. Its always a great backup too, especially if my CFC goes bad, leaks, or gets clogged.
I find that the trub and yeast collect as one big mass at the bottom of the conical, so if I can eliminate a bit of trub, it makes the yeast harvest easier.Biermann said:
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