Ss brewtech conical

[augiedoggy]

Coil is optional with spike

coil or homemade jacket can be added to any conical as well as the coolzone jackets.. I believe the ss brewtech conicals were the first home brewing conicals to be sold with the optional cooling coil.

I use a blue discharge hose wrapped around my conicals for cooling works great and is cheap and easy to clean but its more for the function over looks folks..

 

[augiedoggy]

You can expect very similar results between a glycol chiller through coils and a conical sitting in a fridge with a temp controller. I have two 1/2 bbl conicals one is glycol
And one is in a commercial fridge with a small heater and a ranco two stage controller.

My hunch is the fridge is a bit more cost efficient as the fridge runs far less than the chiller.

I think it's a matter of cost and your available space. A chiller and a conical fit in a smaller footprint but probably cost more unless you can find a used fridge cheap.

I have a small glass door fridge as well as a glycol chiller setup for 3 conicals and I do not share your experiences with the chiller running more than the fridge with my conicals insulated. When I first had my coolzone jacket on one conical without insulation my chiller ran quite a bit but of course that was to be expected because the conical was not insulated.

chillers can be made fairly cheaply with window ac units or dehumidifiers too.