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I've been toying with the idea of adding a CoolStix chiller to the list of attachments to a 7.6 gallon kegmenter and would like to know how satisfied any users are with its overall ability to do the job. I use the kegmenter mostly to serve as a brite tank and pressure spunding vessel for a 7 gallon Chronical. The Chronical has heating and cooling for initial fermentation but is only rated to ~2.0 psig, which is enough to perform a closed transfer though not enough to spund or Krausen a conditioning beer. The kegmenter is good up to about 2 ½ BAR, but doesn't have cooling capacity for cold crashing. My primary objective will be to ferment (temperature controlled) in the Chronical to about 5 points of Final Gravity, then do a closed transfer to a purged kegmenter for spunding, crashing, conditioning and/or lagering.
I have a 4" TC port on the kegmenter that has two ¼" FNPT ports for gas/beer ports plus a 1.5" TC port that would accommodate a CoolStix X1 chiller. I have an unused port on my glycol chiller, so capacity is no problem. I can run my Chronical and Unitank along with the CoolStix simultaneously to keep the pipeline going, assuming that the efficiency of the CoolStix doesn't drain efficiency from the overall glycol chilling capacity. Mostly what I'm looking for is cold crashing capacity for a 7 gallon batch.
I have a 4" TC port on the kegmenter that has two ¼" FNPT ports for gas/beer ports plus a 1.5" TC port that would accommodate a CoolStix X1 chiller. I have an unused port on my glycol chiller, so capacity is no problem. I can run my Chronical and Unitank along with the CoolStix simultaneously to keep the pipeline going, assuming that the efficiency of the CoolStix doesn't drain efficiency from the overall glycol chilling capacity. Mostly what I'm looking for is cold crashing capacity for a 7 gallon batch.