Truble
Well-Known Member
did my first 2 batches cooling with an ice bath. Made a chiller for my 3rd, and just used it for my 4th. Batches took 1/2 hour to cool in the ice bath, and that was with adding ice, and still running water around it. With the chiller, took me 12 minutes to cool from boil to just under 80*F without having to touch it at all. It is fast enough that, since I do 3 Gal wort boils, I can boil the other 2G, and cool it, and then add it to ther wort right after the wort is done, instead of having ot get it all done in advance, and then seal the water up and hope for no contamination.
