Hosepipe ban.

[gyurmaember]

I'm curious now as to how much water I normally "waste" when chilling

Not too much, I've measured it by plugging the bath tub, 2.g30s to 18c temperature, takes a bit less than a bathtub of water.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Not too much, I've measured it by plugging the bath tub, 2.g30s to 18c temperature, takes a bit less than a bathtub of water.

Well, for a typical bathtub that's about 150 litres which is more than the 141 litres used by the average Brit in a day. So I'd say "doubling your daily water consumption" is more than "not too much".

As an aside, while there is much to criticise the water companies for they do seem to have improved their drought resilience quite a lot, at one point hosepipe bans were a near-annual event in some places, but that link above says that this is their first one in 10 years.

 

[gyurmaember]

Well, for a typical bathtub that's about 150 litres which is more than the 141 litres used by the average Brit in a day. So I'd say "doubling your daily water consumption" is more than "not too much".

As an aside, while there is much to criticise the water companies for they do seem to have improved their drought resilience quite a lot, at one point hosepipe bans were a near-annual event in some places, but that link above says that this is their first one in 10 years.

I'll be honest with you, I'll keep having my daily baths, especially if my water has been heated up already. And why I wouldn't do that until they're charge daily rate for the gas and electricity.
In fact I'm brewing from bottled water, so I've already saved 60litres per brew withdrawn from the grid, due to the questionable sanitising methods they're using, which would make my beer tasting funny.

 

[Pete Mc]

First 10L of water I keep for cleaning
Second 10L I use for rinsing
The next 10L is left to cool in the garden, and used around the garden.

30litres used per 23litre wort to cool to 40oC. I then wait to pitch.

 

[SMP Brewery]

About 30 litres to get down to 20 in the winter, down to about 30 in the summer using a plate chiller. I use this for cleaning.

 

[Pete Mc]

About 30 litres to get down to 20 in the winter, down to about 30 in the summer using a plate chiller. I use this for cleaning.

Should have said that's an immersion chiller to 40oC in 30litres. Does not seem to matter time of year, live on south coast.

 

[The Baron]

I'm curious now as to how much water I normally "waste" when chilling

That's one of the reasons I started doing No Chill and I would not go back

 

[CraigInTheCorn]

If you happen to have two chillers, there is a technique where you could reduce both the time to chill and water usage. The idea is to use the first chiller to reduce the temperature of the water from your hosepipe. The first chiller needs to be an immersion chiller, which is placed in ice water. The second chiller is connected to the output of the first chiller and, of course, used to chill the wort. You could also use a jockey box as that first chiller, but connecting it would likely be more challenging. This technique is used in the American Southwest, like Texas, where groundwater can be very warm.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I did no chill and had lots of spoiled batches especially in the summer months. Built myself an immersion chiller with copper coil and have never looked back. If there’s a hose pipe ban I won’t brew until it’s lifted.

 

[The Baron]

I have done near on 100 brews with No Chill and never had a problem but everybody to their own and if you have had a bad experience I can understand that

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I tried another no chill about a year ago with the same results and had to pour it away.

 

[The Baron]

I wonder why CC it does seem strange as you are a experienced brewer. You could always do a few kits if they do put a ban in your area to keep the happy juice flowing

 

[gyurmaember]

I think the hose pipe ban doesn't apply for brewing. Just read the wording carefully, its might be different in different areas.

 

[Brewshed]

I brew in my garden shed and am thinking about running the flow from the chiller to my water butt. I am not sure if this is allowed and will check but I cannot see why it would not be since the water will then be used to water the garden with a watering can.

 

[The Baron]

It 's seems to read to me on the rules I have seen that a hosepipe can not be used for recreational use only commercial. I think as they come in people will do as with the Pandemic rules and read them as they want them to read i.e it doesn't mention that exactly so I can do it

 

[Sadfield]

In that case, brace yourselves for #paddlingpoolgate and a lush looking garden at No. 10.

 

[Leon103]

In that case, brace yourselves for #paddlingpoolgate and a lush looking garden at No. 10.

They can water it with a watering can

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I brew in my garden shed and am thinking about running the flow from the chiller to my water butt. I am not sure if this is allowed and will check but I cannot see why it would not be since the water will then be used to water the garden with a watering can.

My take on it is if you are collecting the water it's not wasting it as you can use the water in the barrell to fill your watering can to water the garden

 

[Sadfield]

If you wanted to be more environmentally friendly, you could high gravity brew. Having less wort to boil and cool, would save both fuel and water. The hot run off from the chiller can be used for cleaning. Then there's probably balance point as wort gets cooler, say 35°c, when the run off is cooler, but slightly warmer than the tap water temperature. This could then be used to liqour back to target gravity and pitch temperature. As the lag phase of fermentation can be done at a higher temperature than primary fermentation.

 

[Clint]

If you're concerned about using the hosepipe just don't tell anyone..