New Wort Chiller: 212° F to 70° F in 7 minutes!

[mew]

I just took the first bottle of the first batch that I used my new wort chiller on out of the fridge and there is not a bit of chill haze, and I didn't use any irish moss or whirlfloc!

The new chiller is just a 50' long 3/8" diameter coiled copper tube. I stirred as it chilled, and it cooled a 5 gallon batch to 70 degrees F in 7 minutes! I think the stirring helped a lot (basically whirlpooled it). This just proves that you don't need anything fancy to chill quickly.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

yep mine went from 212 to 70 in 5. That was cool

 

[Eastside Brewer]

Not to rain on your parade, but I have the Chill Wizzard by Sabco and I can chill 11 gallons from 212 to 68 in 7-10 minutes flat!! I love it!! Enjoy your set up, because it works for you!

Eastside

 

[xamers]

Not to rain on your parade, but I have the Chill Wizzard by Sabco and I can chill 11 gallons from 212 to 68 in 7-10 minutes flat!! I love it!! Enjoy your set up, because it works for you!

Eastside

You better love that thing...........8 hundy no?

 

[brett]

Yeah well MINE can chill from 212 to 65 in 2 minutes! It's 100ft of copper, and I pump liquid nitrogen through it! So neener.




...actually I'm just kidding. I can cool down to 75 or so within 15-20 minutes, and that seems to work for me.

 

[mew]

I was very surprised that a simple immersion chiller worked so well. I was expecting more like 20 minutes. It's great that we can make great beer with simple equipment.

 

[FSR402]

Not to rain on your parade, but I have the Chill Wizzard by Sabco and I can chill 11 gallons from 212 to 68 in 7-10 minutes flat!! I love it!! Enjoy your set up, because it works for you!

Eastside

holy hell those things are pricy... Cool but damn.

 

[Evan!]

Not to rain on your parade, but I have the Chill Wizzard by Sabco and I can chill 11 gallons from 212 to 68 in 7-10 minutes flat!! I love it!! Enjoy your set up, because it works for you!

Eastside

Was that a joke or do you actually own one?

 

[sirsloop]

get a chiller, a wine degasser paddle, attach it to a drill... instant mega whirlpool machine.

 

[the_bird]

get a chiller, a wine degasser paddle, attach it to a drill... instant mega whirlpool machine.

So, 'loop, tell me... what are your feelings on hot side aeration?

I've got a dual-coil chiller that works well. I just stir gently until I'm around 120° or so, then I'll stir a little more aggressively. I'm jonesing for a pump so I can get the CFC working (the burner's too low to use gravity).

 

[Bokonon]

I'm jonesing for a pump so I can get the CFC working (the burner's too low to use gravity).

Some concrete blocks are cheaper than a pump

 

[the_bird]

Some concrete blocks are cheaper than a pump

Not as cool, though

 

[Eastside Brewer]

Was that a joke or do you actually own one?

Yeah I pulled the trigger on the Sabco Brewmagic system, a converted keg fermenter and the Chill Wizzard in December of 06. Very pricey, but it truly is an awesome setup!!! You could make one for a lot less money, but it would'nt come in the cool Black Box! Anyway, it is a therminator plate chiller and a march pump.

Eastside

 

[brewstead]

Yeah I pulled the trigger on the Sabco Brewmagic system, a converted keg fermenter and the Chill Wizzard in December of 06. Very pricey, but it truly is an awesome setup!!! You could make one for a lot less money, but it would'nt come in the cool Black Box! Anyway, it is a therminator plate chiller and a march pump.

Eastside

Your off your rocker 800 bones thats alot of 2 row