So a friend of mine has a 3 barrel system. During the summer it takes him around two hours to knockout with a plate chiller. He does have an (I think) 25 foot 1/2" copper wort chiller that he wants to use but does not want to have to keep replacing ice and draining a barrel of warm water.
The chiller would fit perfectly in a mini fridge. My idea was to just plumb his hoses through the side and use that to pre chill.
My question is would this be efficient enough? I know it would be at least a little better than what he has but is it worth it? Would the copper stay cool enough without being submerged in water?
The chiller would fit perfectly in a mini fridge. My idea was to just plumb his hoses through the side and use that to pre chill.
My question is would this be efficient enough? I know it would be at least a little better than what he has but is it worth it? Would the copper stay cool enough without being submerged in water?