llamatabrew
Member
I've searched high and low on the forum and could only find piecemeal information on this subject, so apologies in advance if I'm rehashing covered material. That said:
I'm curious what is the most water efficient cooling method between:
1) Immersion/stirring
2) Immersion/recirculation
3) Using a plate method, such as the therminator or shirron
4) Counterflow chiller
I brew 5 gallon batches at this point, in the future I might go for 10 gallons but no immediate plans. For the purposes of this conversation I'm less concerned about DMS production and the minor loss of hop aroma, just curious about straight water efficiency and cooling rates.
Also a follow up question: if using immersion methods, does 1/2" tubing make a huge difference over using 3/8" tubing or is the difference negligible?
I'm curious what is the most water efficient cooling method between:
1) Immersion/stirring
2) Immersion/recirculation
3) Using a plate method, such as the therminator or shirron
4) Counterflow chiller
I brew 5 gallon batches at this point, in the future I might go for 10 gallons but no immediate plans. For the purposes of this conversation I'm less concerned about DMS production and the minor loss of hop aroma, just curious about straight water efficiency and cooling rates.
Also a follow up question: if using immersion methods, does 1/2" tubing make a huge difference over using 3/8" tubing or is the difference negligible?