Immersion Chiller - one x long loop or multiple short?
- Jocky
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Re: Immersion Chiller - one x long loop or multiple short?
The #1 biggest speed improvement is normally to agitate the wort or chiller during the cooling process.
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Re: Immersion Chiller - one x long loop or multiple short?
I used to fill a large ice chest with cold water and ice blocks, and pump from this to the IC - I could get to 8C for pitching lager yeast this way in 30+C air temps, and quite quickly too. To be honest though, I'd rather wait another 10 mins than go through the effort of pre-chilling in the UK, but if I can save those 10 mins whilst still using a simple IC process then that would be a win.
Jocky - yes, definitely. I stir often during chilling, would take forever without.