bbognerks
Well-Known Member
When I first started brewing, I built a 50' 1/2 copper refrigeration tubing IC. Well, I have since upgraded to a 40 plate chiller. Because of the heat wave this summer, I thought I'd use my IC as a prechiller. The problem is that 2.5 bags of ice were all gone within 5 minutes of running the prechiller.
Our tap water is about 80 degrees right now. Would I be better off to shorten the IC to like 15-20 ft to reduce how much it's taking away from the ice bath? The water that it was spitting out was pretty damn cold. I was thinking of making 3 15ft pre-chillers for my friends and me. Would that work out better, or is it a waste of time/money?
Our tap water is about 80 degrees right now. Would I be better off to shorten the IC to like 15-20 ft to reduce how much it's taking away from the ice bath? The water that it was spitting out was pretty damn cold. I was thinking of making 3 15ft pre-chillers for my friends and me. Would that work out better, or is it a waste of time/money?