pond pump and CFC?

[oakbarn]

I get the 48 degree water starting with about 80 degree water (35 or so gallons) and put frozen water 1 gal jugs (about 10) and about 30 minutes before I need the cool water. We use a large trash can.

 

[DavidinTexas]

I think I want to try that with a quick disconnect so that I can easily switch between the hose (ground water) and the iced water from the pump. Save more time and reduce the chance of infection.

THANKS!

 

[scottland]

I just bought the 264gph pump from harbor freight for $18. I can tell you that it will provide plenty of flow to recirculate water through my CFC

 

[Billybrewer09]

I just tried my 264 pump..it pumped 5 gallons in 5 min... i hope with ice water it will get my wort down to the mid 60's in about 20 min. Dont know if thats realistic or not.

 

[scottland]

I tested mine through 15ft of silicone tubing at about 1.5ft of head, and it filled a gallon consistently at 22-24seconds, so around 150gh, or 2.5gal per minute. That's MORE than I'll need for my cfc

In terms of your chilling speed, that all depends on how much wort you want to cool, and your inlet temp. But yes, I'd you are chilling 5 gallons with recirculated ice water, under 20 minutes is doable. Hell, you could slow the outlet flow rate, and chill it in a single pass

 

[Billybrewer09]

I tested mine through 6 foot of 1/2" garden hose at 3' head.
i am only chilling 5.5 gallons on a gravity feed system. If i open my valve all the way it takes about 10 min to run it through my CFC. So with ice water and my valvehalf way open it should be doable

 

[JeffBham]

I use my IC to get it down to approx the 100 degree mark as people posted before, then switch over to using my march pump from my HLT filled with ice cubes made in old milk jugs (well cleaned) and just recirc it. This works well for me as I already have the pump setup on the quick connects and I don't think that I am using that much energy to freeze the "ice cubes" However, you do have to plan a few days in advance and have enough space in your freezer.

 

[dbrewski]

I bought a Beckett 350 gallon per hour submersible pump to use with my IC. I also have a CFC but I have never tried using the pond pump with it. The pump puts out a decent flow of water however! I bet it would work. My model is no longer available but I got it off amazon for under $30. Search for "submersible pump".

as one poster already said, use tap water to get the wort down quite a bit before using the ice water or you will need 20lbs!

BTW if your last name is really "Brewer" then that's something we share.

 

[Billybrewer09]

Im doing a double brew day Friday, i will try and chill the first batch with just ice water and if that does not give me the results i want i will use my IC first on the second batch.
dbrewski, my last name is not "Brewer". My user name is just what my friends that like to drink my beer call me. Lol

 

[dbrewski]

Ah well, the search for distant relatives continues...