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Lakewood said:Fewer plates = lower effeciency = slower chill rate = more water consumed
frydogbrews said:i can't say why it is awesome, but i know 4 people that have them and they all rave about it. tha'ts all i got, but its enough for me to buy one.
jlw said:For a plate chiller do you need a pump? I would guess so.
jlw said:For a plate chiller do you need a pump? I would guess so.
Lothos said:it cools like none other i went from a 1/2" copper imersion chiller to my therminator big improvement on my batches and pitching temps
Lothos said:it cools like none other i went from a 1/2" copper imersion chiller to my therminator big improvement on my batches and pitching temps
BenS said:
Lothos said:it cools like none other i went from a 1/2" copper imersion chiller to my therminator big improvement on my batches and pitching temps
Agreed. I went from 3/8" 20 ft immersion chiller to plate chiller. Cut my chilling time from 45 min to 3 min.
jlw said:
BenS said:
Lothos said:it cools like none other i went from a 1/2" copper imersion chiller to my therminator big improvement on my batches and pitching temps
Agreed. I went from 3/8" 20 ft immersion chiller to plate chiller. Cut my chilling time from 45 min to 3 min.
I use an IC and go to 70* or lower under 15
Lothos said:No i have a false bottom for whole hop and i bag pellet hops and cold break not a problem
Lakewood said:
Lothos said:No i have a false bottom for whole hop and i bag pellet hops and cold break not a problem
i think this is a must for plates. i use a counterflow pipe chiller, so i dont have the same concerns. but i'm thinking i want to go this route for other reasons.