Morrey
Well-Known Member
I ordered a Penguin Glycol Chiller as I see many other HBT members have done the same. My question is more generic and asking about glycol temps in general.
I have two 7 gallon FTSs conical fermenters and planning to purchase a third soon. With this many fermenters running at once, I will have temp demands all over the place. A typical scenario: One conical fermenting an ale at 65F, one fermenting a lager at 50F and one cold crashing a beer at 35F.
With this scenario in mind, I'll need to run the chiller glycol temps low enough to satisfy the demand of the coolest beer or the one at 35F. With the proper mix, I can go down as low as -5F, but my question is what temp would I need to run the glycol to meet the needs of my situation?
If the glycol temp is below 32F, would the sub-freezing glycol create icing on the coils in the fermenters of the beers at 65F or 50F? Just trying to think thru this before the chiller arrives and I do a test run.
I have two 7 gallon FTSs conical fermenters and planning to purchase a third soon. With this many fermenters running at once, I will have temp demands all over the place. A typical scenario: One conical fermenting an ale at 65F, one fermenting a lager at 50F and one cold crashing a beer at 35F.
With this scenario in mind, I'll need to run the chiller glycol temps low enough to satisfy the demand of the coolest beer or the one at 35F. With the proper mix, I can go down as low as -5F, but my question is what temp would I need to run the glycol to meet the needs of my situation?
If the glycol temp is below 32F, would the sub-freezing glycol create icing on the coils in the fermenters of the beers at 65F or 50F? Just trying to think thru this before the chiller arrives and I do a test run.