Ralphie0523
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Hi all,
I am using a BrewBuilt Coolstix that my wife bought as a kit for Christmas. Obviously my setup for the cooling is simply not enough to handle the heat load.
I woke up this morning to find my German Pils at 78 degF on day 3 of fermentation. On day 1 I woke to 71 degF but managed to cool it quickly with a quick dump of ice into the ice chest. I have the cord for the pump and the inlet/outlet hoses routed through the top and the cover cracked open only enough to allow the hoses and cord through. Ambient temp in my basement is about 65F.
I currently have an old 5 gallon Igloo cooler filled with about 3 gallons of water. I rotate in 2-3 large gel ice packs every 12 hours, and this has been supplemented with some ice as I described above.
I was wondering if others have this piece of equipment and setup could provide some guidance as to the level of cooling capacity they have to add. I am interested in the following:
1. How much water is used?
2. How much ice and frequency of rotation/addition?
3. Anyone using a glycol chiller or similar?
4. If using a cooler/Ice chest did you make any modifications to route the hoses through the side or top of the chest?
I am convinced this can work, the issue seems to be my equipment setup and looking for guidance. Thanks.
I am using a BrewBuilt Coolstix that my wife bought as a kit for Christmas. Obviously my setup for the cooling is simply not enough to handle the heat load.
I woke up this morning to find my German Pils at 78 degF on day 3 of fermentation. On day 1 I woke to 71 degF but managed to cool it quickly with a quick dump of ice into the ice chest. I have the cord for the pump and the inlet/outlet hoses routed through the top and the cover cracked open only enough to allow the hoses and cord through. Ambient temp in my basement is about 65F.
I currently have an old 5 gallon Igloo cooler filled with about 3 gallons of water. I rotate in 2-3 large gel ice packs every 12 hours, and this has been supplemented with some ice as I described above.
I was wondering if others have this piece of equipment and setup could provide some guidance as to the level of cooling capacity they have to add. I am interested in the following:
1. How much water is used?
2. How much ice and frequency of rotation/addition?
3. Anyone using a glycol chiller or similar?
4. If using a cooler/Ice chest did you make any modifications to route the hoses through the side or top of the chest?
I am convinced this can work, the issue seems to be my equipment setup and looking for guidance. Thanks.