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I’ve not yet tried no Chill, I’m sure I will at some point though. Yes, DMS can also be retained by boiling with the lid on if for some reason you decided to do that past the point of the boil being reached. We all have different taste thresholds for off flavours, and as long as what you are...

Hi Gerryjo, you make a good point of reusing the water and I fully agree that if you live in an area which has systemic water shortages then it’s really the right thing to do. I see from your earlier posts that you mentioned No Chill, is that more your primary method? I’ve read a bit about it...

It’s a good piece of advice and does make a difference in cooling efficiency. 👍🏻

Hi, yes, I had noticed that too. Made me realise I don’t have an accurate baseline for my current chiller. My process is to run off the output from the coil (when it’s still hot to warm) into my HLT and use this for cleaning later. I can harvest 35 - 40L or so and then unfortunately it’s down...

You’re quite right, there are a lot of ways to improve any part of our processes with little or no cost. I am currently just learning to Brew, and my immersion chiller was bought for £5 from someone selling of gear they no longer use. He made it himself and it works absolutely fine, if a little...

Very true, and there is always the possibility that given those same constants any chiller could be the same. However, for FGoulding all they were doing was stating the facts about their situation?

To be fair, JaDeD recommend a whole raft of techniques to achieve that speed of chilling. Moving the chiller up and down in the wort and potentially pre-cooling the water using an ice Bath and second coil. Mind you, that’s for USA audiences whose ground water temperature would be significantly...

So, after running 10 repeated tests of filling a 2L measuring jug from the tap, and then confirming by filling a 5L jug twice, I have my flow rate at the tap. 6.6 seconds to fill the two litre, averaged over the 10 samples. So, 6.6/2=3.3 seconds per litre. Results in 18.18 L per minute. In US...

Interesting! Thanks for passing that on. I’ll have a test of the mains throughout to see what is produced at the tap. Any reduction due to friction and pipe diameter restriction would need to be worked out from there. As 3.8 Litres per US Gallon it would need to be approx 0.38 L per second as...

There has been one Chilinator owner already commented in this thread that that figure is not his experience. (Cheesyfeet)

Hi, of course! The efficiency which is fairly consistently reported from this hardware appears to be excellent. This is dissimilar to opinions on even similar pieces of equipment already shared in only this thread. The overall view appears to be that immersion chillers take 30 mins plus to...

Again, thanks for the information TETB! Lots to take away from this chat....

Thanks for that, TETB. The Coolossus CFC from The Malt Miller was another contender, but the info which I have been able to find online regarding this suggests that this particular design of IC (JaDeD) alows a substantially faster cooling process than CFC, and also easier cleaning thereafter...

Hi Braufather, there's a specially shaped one for All-in-Ones, like the Braumeister: The Scylla™- Designed for All-in-one brewing Review of the standard Hydra by Brulosophy: The Hydra Immersion Chiller by JaDeD Brewing | Product Review As I say, I've not used one or know anyone who has, it's...

Thanks for the info, Hanglow. Always interested to read thoughts from new sources. I think I need to take the blame for hijacking my own thread though!

And I also seem to have taken my own thread off topic. I’m sure there are already many threads dealing with this and those are probably the best place for that discussion. Apologies!

As a relative newbie to this whole thing, is oxidation at this side of the process really a thing? I have heard there’s a strong debate around Hot Side Aeration but really haven’t seen enough evidence to make an informed choice. What is the difference between oxidation then vs the intentional...

Thanks for your reply. I already have an immersion chiller, but the efficiency of this one is quite impressive. I’m ok at simple projects, but making a 3 x 25’ parallel coil with no leaks, not so much.

Hi, Been thinking about investing in one but never actually seen a UK based supplier. Final option would be to buy one direct and pay for shipping/duty etc. But, if I was going down that route I'd be interested to know if anyone else would like to combine orders to save on shipping. A Hydra is...

Welcome, Fred. As others have said, there is a lot of information here along with some very helpful people. I’m quite new too and have found this an invaluable resource.