water usage immersion wort chiller Answer near as

[nobyipa]

i have done a experiment with my single coil cooler
in an hour it uses full pelt
uses 540 litres per hour
so 9 litres a minute
so my coil at the moment cools to 40 to 45 mins depending on the temp out side
so i use
405 litres or so

every minute saved cooling saves 9 litres or there about of water
so anyone on a water meter my benefit if using coolers to upgrade too
but i haven't done the maths on [price of copper pipe to water cost ratios]
i am not on a meter but reckon 405 litres is pretty high use of water minus the washing up water recycling the water etc
so i am upgrading to a twin coil cooler
: :electric:

 

[joe1002]

I use a CFC now to cut the water usage and time :thumb:

 

[krazypara3165]

Any ideas on what temp the water comes out at? I do a 300l water change on the aquarium once a week and the water needs to wbe warmed in barrels to 30 degrees first. I could kill a dozen birds here with a single stone once I start AG.

 

[nobyipa]

Any ideas on what temp the water comes out at? I do a 300l water change on the aquarium once a week and the water needs to wbe warmed in barrels to 30 degrees first. I could kill a dozen birds here with a single stone once I start AG.

boiling at first then 18c after so wait then transfer into your aquarium glass but don't have any fish in there when or if you do it
so yup it will kill 2 birds
just transfer your water and use it when its at 30c
:thumb:

 

[jkp]

I was thinking of making a wort chiller. I knew it would use a lot of water but 400L is an awful lot. I'd thought that reserving some for cleanup, washing the car or the floors, watering plants, then we also have an upright washing machine which can use some, but I doubt all these could use up 400L!

Seems like a terrible waste of water, not just the cost, but for the environment too.

 

[Diggerg]

Was planning on making a chiller but think I'll go down the no chill cube route as I'm on a meter. Plus time is sometimes short so once it's in the cube it can sit there for a while. Anyone know how long it can sit in a cube for though?

 

[ryanshelton]

Was planning on making a chiller but think I'll go down the no chill cube route as I'm on a meter. Plus time is sometimes short so once it's in the cube it can sit there for a while. Anyone know how long it can sit in a cube for though?

As long as it's properly steralised and you make sure the hot wort is 'sloshed' around the inside of the cube and all excess air is removed I would have thought it would last week's

 

[oldjiver]

I used to do small 10 litre brews in a cheap thin 11 litre stockpot. I used to cool it by putting it in the sink and changing the water about 4 or 5 times. That's a Max of 8 gallons. Seems more efficient than a coil?

 

[Diggerg]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121115197168?nav=SEARCH. So something like this? As it's collapsible it should be no problem expelling excess air. I only want to brew 12 litres at a time.

 

[jkp]

Not sure if I'd be happy putting hot wort inside that thing, it says camping water carrier which would usually mean cold water not boiling hot wort.

 

[jkp]

I used to do small 10 litre brews in a cheap thin 11 litre stockpot. I used to cool it by putting it in the sink and changing the water about 4 or 5 times. That's a Max of 8 gallons. Seems more efficient than a coil?

Adding blocks of ice, made in old take-away boxes, will help too. You can save some of the water too by freezing it again ready for your next brew. But it might not be enough for bigger batches.

Does anyone use both an ice bath and a coil chiller together?

What about the whirlpool and coil chiller technique?