Counter flow wort chiller

[rickthebrew]

Something like this,
http://www.thethriftyshopper.co.uk/brew ... iller.aspx

does any one use simular? it says it works under gravity, also how does it exactly work?

 

[Cussword]

I may be (well) wrong, but to me it looks like an motorbike oil cooler, if it is like that then I imagine you just run water through it like a regular chiller.

Now watch someone shoot me down in flames

 

[highwayman]

I have a 20 plate SS chiller bought from ebay. It actually came from Hawaii at a total cost of £80 It looks very similar to the one you have seen!! However, there are a few guys on here including Wez..who have bought this beauty
http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/detailV2_8.asp?itemid=THE20185871& It's the bees but a bit pricey for me :mrgreen:

 

[Wez]

I have a 20 plate SS chiller bought from ebay. It actually came from Hawaii at a total cost of £80 It looks very similar to the one you have seen!! However, there are a few guys on here including Wez..who have bought this beauty
http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/catalog/detailV2_8.asp?itemid=THE20185871& It's the bees but a bit pricey for me :mrgreen:

Just about to run my wort through it into the FV

 

[graysalchemy]

Are these any good? Clicky

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AG

 

[highwayman]

It looks good to me G :thumb: . a great price! I'm sure Aleman put a link on a recent thread about these 30 plate Heat Exchanges :hmm:
I'm on my iPhone at the moment so can't search .. If Aleman's about .. I'm certain he will add his link and put you right with this Heat Exchanger
Good timing Wez :lol:

 

[rickthebrew]

Wez - the one you have looks great, is it really as quick as it says? Do you just attach your hose and leave it on for five mins? How much water would you say it uses to cool down a 23litre brew? Do you have a pump or is it gravity fed?

sorry for all the questions :lol:
any pics of it in action :whistle:

 

[Aleman]

The one I have is This 60 Plate one but If I had my time over again I would get one of These 30 Plate 66KW Ones Once you get to a certain number of plates it is the plate size that becomes more important rather than just increasing the number of them. . . . Yes they do work with gravity . . . and I would stand them on end so that the wort runs in the bottom and out of the top so that you know the interstices are full . . . IIRC Vossy discovered that he had to do this for efficient cooling with his large Plate chiller.

 

[prolix]

Are these any good? Clicky

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AG

Thats the one I have it is awesome 50l cooled in next to no time. Thoroughly recommend it and still a great price

 

[highwayman]

Aleman...Always here when you need him :clap: I knew I had seen it

graysalchemy..I see that Aleman's link shows a higher KW rating..and costs £109. The one in your link is 66KW...I'm not sure what difference the extra rating would make!!!

It sounds like you have found a gem with either :clap:

 

[rickthebrew]

Do you just run some hot water through to clean them?

 

[prolix]

I run sanitiser though one way then the other mainly, then pop it in the oven every so often to carbonate any lurking nasties

 

[Aleman]

Back flush with water, then drain and into the pressure cooker . . . 20 minutes at High Pressure . . . then fill with boiling water and cap with SS blanking nuts . . . ready for use next time . .. Just drain water and go . . . I do recirculate with hot caustic and hot acid washes every 3 to 6 months to prevent a build up of beer stone

 

[rickthebrew]

Cheers for all the help, i think one of these would be a great addition to my set up :thumb:

 

[highwayman]

Rick ...It's an excellent easy way to Cool your wort straight out of the copper and into your FV ! I can cool 46 litres from Boiling to 24degrees C in about 15 - 20 mins :thumb: