Comments on: Building a recirculating wort chiller http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/ Everything you need to know about beer, wine, and homebrew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tasting the Rogue Dead Guy Ale | StromHuelsman Homebrew http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Tasting the Rogue Dead Guy Ale | StromHuelsman Homebrew Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:04:59 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-854 [...] means the fermentation process halted before completion.  This could be caused by pitching into wort with too little oxygen, not pitching the correct amount of yeast, or just racking your beer too [...] [...] means the fermentation process halted before completion.  This could be caused by pitching into wort with too little oxygen, not pitching the correct amount of yeast, or just racking your beer too [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-564 Jay Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:49:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-564 I would have run the immersion chiller on its own with hose water for 5 minutes or so (I know it wastes water) and then switched to recirculating. I would have run the immersion chiller on its own with hose water for 5 minutes or so (I know it wastes water) and then switched to recirculating.

]]> By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-433 deege Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-433 I use ice packs, ice blocks and ice. The ice packs and ice blocks are more water friendly, since I can reuse them (I reuse the water to make new ice blocks), but you don't get the same surface area you get from ice. Ice is nice! :) I use ice packs, ice blocks and ice. The ice packs and ice blocks
are more water friendly, since I can reuse them (I reuse the water to
make new ice blocks), but you don’t get the same surface area you get
from ice. Ice is nice! :)

]]> By: matt volz http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-432 matt volz Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-432 For ice just use empty plastic milk jugs filled with water and froze.Simply put the jugs back in the freezer when done,and they're ready for the next time. For ice just use empty plastic milk jugs filled with water and froze.Simply put the jugs back in the freezer when done,and they’re ready for the next time.

]]> By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-431 deege Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:17:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-431 I'm using this one: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/march-809hs-pl-pump-6-foot-power-cord-and-plug.html I’m using this one:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/march-809hs-pl-pump-6-foot-power-cord-and-plug.html

]]> By: matt volz http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-430 matt volz Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-430 What size is your pump(how many cfm's)? I have some submersible well pumps that might work good for this,but Im afraid they might be a bit too big (too many cfm's) and might blast water too fast into the tub with ice and water.I dont really want to spend $100+ on a new pump tho. What size is your pump(how many cfm’s)? I have some submersible well pumps that might work good for this,but Im afraid they might be a bit too big (too many cfm’s) and might blast water too fast into the tub with ice and water.I dont really want to spend $100+ on a new pump tho.

]]> By: Digital Clamp Meter http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Digital Clamp Meter Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:58:44 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-76 This is cool! And so interested! Are u have more posts like this? Plese tell me, thanks This is cool! And so interested! Are u have more posts like this? Plese tell me, thanks

]]> By: Cpt_Kirks http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Cpt_Kirks Fri, 28 May 2010 22:11:06 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-60 When I go to cool my wort, I use an IC hooked to the household water system first. I let it run for a few minutes like that. The household water is cold in the winter, but about 68*F in the summer. That will get the wort down in the 150*F range.<br><br>While that is running, I prep the cooler. I use a cube cooler with a small submersible pump. The cooler is filled with water and a 20lb bag of ice and the pump has a garden hose connector.<br><br>The warm waste water is directed to the flower beds and vegetable garden, so none goes to waste. I have my outside sink rigged to drain into the garden, too. When I go to cool my wort, I use an IC hooked to the household water system first. I let it run for a few minutes like that. The household water is cold in the winter, but about 68*F in the summer. That will get the wort down in the 150*F range.

While that is running, I prep the cooler. I use a cube cooler with a small submersible pump. The cooler is filled with water and a 20lb bag of ice and the pump has a garden hose connector.

The warm waste water is directed to the flower beds and vegetable garden, so none goes to waste. I have my outside sink rigged to drain into the garden, too.

]]> By: Joe B http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Joe B Sun, 02 May 2010 23:21:11 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-44 How to make draft beer cheap! Hefe Weizen. I do not check spelling sorry!<br>I buy 20140 Briess Wheat DME 50 lbs. 2 $117.99 $235.98 plus shipping from Northern Brewery. The fifty pound bags are not listed. Special order.<br>1oz tenang hops. I bought a pound from ebay and froze it in sealed vaccume bags.<br>Liquid yeast from Northern brewery. wyeast 3068. Save trub and reuse within 2 weeks.<br>yield .35cents a beer.<br>15 gallon chicken fryer with spicket.<br>Thermometer to see wort temparature before adding yeast. No differnt than 10 degrees difference.<br>I bought 5 soda kegs from craigs list for 10.00 each. 25' braided hose included.<br>I got for free a galvanised tub from someone around 20 gallons.<br>6 2 liter soda botttles freeze with water in them.<br>1 pump from a tile cutter to circulate water from chiller submersable to tub.<br>Used like new freezer from craigs list that will hold 2 6 gallon buckets.80 bucks<br>External temparature controller I found on a website for around 20 buckets<br>Used co2 20 lb tank. 30 buck craigs list.Gauges new from ebay.<br>I have starsan from Northern to sterilize and a cleaner for the lines and tanks. <br>two 6 gallon buckets from <br><a href="https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_supplies/food_storage_equipment.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_su...</a><br> new and cheap with lids and gasket.<br>syphon gizmo to syphon beer when done to keg. I forgot where. Do not use spout on buckets. Pain to clean. Not needed. <br>2 bubblers for top of buckets and grommets. I take the tops off and run a tube to a jar with sterilzer in it. Prevents blow off. Easier. I think that is it. Oh yea, a good sized propane gas burner.<br>Now, I have a water filter in my home. I filter 5.5 galons of water. Heat up to near boil. add 6 lbs of malt stir until dissolved then stir to make sure it does not burn on the bottom. After bring to a near boil, in a nylon bag fine mesh from northern add 1 oz of hops. Don't over do the heat. slight boil for one hour. Not full boil or you have a mess. Sypon from pot to 6 gallon bucket with chiller in it. Run chiller untl wort is near ambient temp withing 10 degrees of yeast at room temp.<br>Next, very important! I have a little compressor and a fine air stone I bought from Northern. Run air into wort until it bubbles to near top 3 minutes. I also got a controler for paint sprayer to reduce air at a tool place. Then add yeast, air again. <br>Put in freezer at around 65-75 degrees. with bublers and tubes to glass jar if you want. make sure lids are tight or what a mess. <br>after bubbles stop 7-10 days, sypon into your keg, refrigerate as cold as you like, add co2 connection. You can drink almost right away. 3 days for yeast to settle. Do not cut tubes on soda kegs as they say. It waste beer. You see yeast in the last glass. Drink or dump it. <br>This is simple and cheap once you get the stuff. It last forever. .35cents a glass for hefe Weisen beer that is strong. Do not expect to drink a six pack without getting real drunk. Besides no chemicals added like so many add. I worked at a brewery and they added 9 chemicals. Yuck! How to make draft beer cheap! Hefe Weizen. I do not check spelling sorry!
I buy 20140 Briess Wheat DME 50 lbs. 2 $117.99 $235.98 plus shipping from Northern Brewery. The fifty pound bags are not listed. Special order.
1oz tenang hops. I bought a pound from ebay and froze it in sealed vaccume bags.
Liquid yeast from Northern brewery. wyeast 3068. Save trub and reuse within 2 weeks.
yield .35cents a beer.
15 gallon chicken fryer with spicket.
Thermometer to see wort temparature before adding yeast. No differnt than 10 degrees difference.
I bought 5 soda kegs from craigs list for 10.00 each. 25' braided hose included.
I got for free a galvanised tub from someone around 20 gallons.
6 2 liter soda botttles freeze with water in them.
1 pump from a tile cutter to circulate water from chiller submersable to tub.
Used like new freezer from craigs list that will hold 2 6 gallon buckets.80 bucks
External temparature controller I found on a website for around 20 buckets
Used co2 20 lb tank. 30 buck craigs list.Gauges new from ebay.
I have starsan from Northern to sterilize and a cleaner for the lines and tanks.
two 6 gallon buckets from
https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_su…
new and cheap with lids and gasket.
syphon gizmo to syphon beer when done to keg. I forgot where. Do not use spout on buckets. Pain to clean. Not needed.
2 bubblers for top of buckets and grommets. I take the tops off and run a tube to a jar with sterilzer in it. Prevents blow off. Easier. I think that is it. Oh yea, a good sized propane gas burner.
Now, I have a water filter in my home. I filter 5.5 galons of water. Heat up to near boil. add 6 lbs of malt stir until dissolved then stir to make sure it does not burn on the bottom. After bring to a near boil, in a nylon bag fine mesh from northern add 1 oz of hops. Don't over do the heat. slight boil for one hour. Not full boil or you have a mess. Sypon from pot to 6 gallon bucket with chiller in it. Run chiller untl wort is near ambient temp withing 10 degrees of yeast at room temp.
Next, very important! I have a little compressor and a fine air stone I bought from Northern. Run air into wort until it bubbles to near top 3 minutes. I also got a controler for paint sprayer to reduce air at a tool place. Then add yeast, air again.
Put in freezer at around 65-75 degrees. with bublers and tubes to glass jar if you want. make sure lids are tight or what a mess.
after bubbles stop 7-10 days, sypon into your keg, refrigerate as cold as you like, add co2 connection. You can drink almost right away. 3 days for yeast to settle. Do not cut tubes on soda kegs as they say. It waste beer. You see yeast in the last glass. Drink or dump it.
This is simple and cheap once you get the stuff. It last forever. .35cents a glass for hefe Weisen beer that is strong. Do not expect to drink a six pack without getting real drunk. Besides no chemicals added like so many add. I worked at a brewery and they added 9 chemicals. Yuck!

]]> By: bob http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-40 bob Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:40:20 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-40 In response to your concern regarding changing the ice frequently, see the post by Judah below. In response to your concern regarding changing the ice frequently, see the post by Judah below.

]]> By: jeff http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-39 jeff Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:02:35 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-39 when i started to brew, i boiled about 3 gallons of wort, and then would add 2 more gallons of water to the mixture to make 5 gallons wort. instead of trying to cool this mixture (which took hours, as you know), i would add 2 gallons worth of ice directly to the hot, boiling wort mixture. this would drop the temp down to less than 100F almost immediately! the next 20 degrees or so were slower going, but the ice helped. when i started to brew, i boiled about 3 gallons of wort, and then would add 2 more gallons of water to the mixture to make 5 gallons wort. instead of trying to cool this mixture (which took hours, as you know), i would add 2 gallons worth of ice directly to the hot, boiling wort mixture. this would drop the temp down to less than 100F almost immediately! the next 20 degrees or so were slower going, but the ice helped.

]]> By: 正碩嫌念阿彌陀佛往生西方極樂世界 http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-391 正碩嫌念阿彌陀佛往生西方極樂世界 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:11:00 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-391 阿彌陀佛 無相佈施 不要吃五辛(葷菜，在古代宗教指的是一些食用後會影響性情、慾望的植 物，主要有五種葷菜，合稱五葷，佛家與道家所指有異。 近代則訛稱含有動物性成分的餐飲食物為「葷菜」，事實上這在古代是稱 之為腥。所謂「葷腥」即這兩類的合稱。 葷菜 維基百科，自由的百科全書 （重定向自五辛） 佛家五葷 在佛家另稱為五辛，五種辛味之菜。根據《楞嚴經》記載，佛家五葷為大 蒜、小蒜、興渠、慈蔥、茖蔥；五葷生啖增恚，使人易怒；熟食發淫，令 人多慾。[1] 《本草備要》註解云：「慈蔥，冬蔥也；茖蔥，山蔥也；興渠，西域菜，云 即中國之荽。」 興渠另說為洋蔥。) 肉 蛋 奶?! 念楞嚴經 *∞窮盡相關 消去無關 證據 時效 念阿彌陀佛往生西方極樂世界 我想製造自己的行為反作用力 不婚 不生子女 生生世世不當老師 log 二0.3010 三0.47710.48 五0.6990 七0.8451 .85 root 二1.414 1.41 三1.732 1.73五 2.236 2.24七 2.646 =>十3.16 π∈Q' 一點八1.34 阿彌陀佛 無相佈施

不要吃五辛(葷菜，在古代宗教指的是一些食用後會影響性情、慾望的植
物，主要有五種葷菜，合稱五葷，佛家與道家所指有異。

近代則訛稱含有動物性成分的餐飲食物為「葷菜」，事實上這在古代是稱
之為腥。所謂「葷腥」即這兩類的合稱。 葷菜
維基百科，自由的百科全書
（重定向自五辛） 佛家五葷

在佛家另稱為五辛，五種辛味之菜。根據《楞嚴經》記載，佛家五葷為大
蒜、小蒜、興渠、慈蔥、茖蔥；五葷生啖增恚，使人易怒；熟食發淫，令
人多慾。[1]

《本草備要》註解云：「慈蔥，冬蔥也；茖蔥，山蔥也；興渠，西域菜，云
即中國之荽。」

興渠另說為洋蔥。) 肉 蛋 奶?!

念楞嚴經 *∞窮盡相關 消去無關 證據 時效 念阿彌陀佛往生西方極樂世界

我想製造自己的行為反作用力
不婚 不生子女 生生世世不當老師

log 二0.3010 三0.47710.48 五0.6990 七0.8451 .85
root 二1.414 1.41 三1.732 1.73五 2.236 2.24七 2.646
=>十3.16 π∈Q’ 一點八1.34

]]> By: Judah http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Judah Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:06:07 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-37 Chilling your wort is all about having a temperature gradient. The problem with IC are that they are very efficient in the beginning as you are chilling 212 degree water with 65 degree tap water, but as the temp of the wort drops it doesnt chill so well. The solution is a hybrid chiller. You start off using a regular IC using tap water and once the temp has dropped significantly switch over to a recirculating chiller. Chilling your wort is all about having a temperature gradient. The problem with IC are that they are very efficient in the beginning as you are chilling 212 degree water with 65 degree tap water, but as the temp of the wort drops it doesnt chill so well. The solution is a hybrid chiller. You start off using a regular IC using tap water and once the temp has dropped significantly switch over to a recirculating chiller.

]]> By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-35 deege Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:19:10 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-35 The salt water is a good idea, I might have to try that!<br><br>Well I think many don't try it because you need to buy a pump. That's $150 many people might want to put towards more beer supplies. I did it because I already had a pump, and I wanted something I could use for indoor brewing when the weather turns cold in the winter. This worked great for me. The salt water is a good idea, I might have to try that!

Well I think many don't try it because you need to buy a pump. That's $150 many people might want to put towards more beer supplies. I did it because I already had a pump, and I wanted something I could use for indoor brewing when the weather turns cold in the winter. This worked great for me.

]]> By: Chris http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Chris Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:52:17 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-34 You might try the ice cream bucket trick of salting down your ice/water mixture. It lowers the freezing point, and helps it stay cooler overall.<br><br>On another note, I don't know why more people don't use this method. I started to build one just before I quit brewing (moved into an apartment), and I could never make my brewing friends understand how it would be superior to traditional immersion chilling. You might try the ice cream bucket trick of salting down your ice/water mixture. It lowers the freezing point, and helps it stay cooler overall.

On another note, I don't know why more people don't use this method. I started to build one just before I quit brewing (moved into an apartment), and I could never make my brewing friends understand how it would be superior to traditional immersion chilling.

]]> By: deege http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-31 deege Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:21:01 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-31 I got my pump at NorthernBrewer last year : <a href="http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/pumps-and-plumbing/pumps/march-809hs-pl-pump-6-foot-power-cord-and-plug.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-e...</a><br><br>It really doesn't matter as long as you have a big sink. The reservoir I'm using holds at least 10 gallons of ice water. That would be my only concern with using a sink. You'll be changing your ice frequently. I got my pump at NorthernBrewer last year : http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-e…

It really doesn't matter as long as you have a big sink. The reservoir I'm using holds at least 10 gallons of ice water. That would be my only concern with using a sink. You'll be changing your ice frequently.

]]> By: PJ http://www.fermentarium.com/featured/building-a-recirculating-wort-chiller/comment-page-1/#comment-30 PJ Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:25:26 +0000 http://www.fermentarium.com/?p=1928#comment-30 Awesome! Definitely gonna built one of these. I might just tape the in and out tubes to the bottom of my sink, and forgo the reservoir. Thoughts? Also, where'd you get the pump? Thanks for writing this! Awesome! Definitely gonna built one of these. I might just tape the in and out tubes to the bottom of my sink, and forgo the reservoir. Thoughts? Also, where'd you get the pump? Thanks for writing this!

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