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Hi mate. obviously i can't guarantee it, but there should be no issue. I had it doing two 23l Carboys and it barely ever switched on.. last i used it i had the glycol temp set to 2c with about a 5c differential to limit cycling, however this can also be lowered so you've got more cold reserve...

Hi All, For sale is my Glycol chiller i built a few years ago, works great but never really got much use... Could be used for chilling a tap or fermentation temp control. $250 for the whole unit, which comprises 10k btu aircon unit, modified esky, magnetic drive pump, manifold and temperature...

Saw those the other day, look good! They probably have less volume than the 25m of pipe too so wouldn't continue to cool/overshoot as much after the pump switched off. I'm eying off a 500mm stainless RTD on eBay too, currently have an STC probe in the beer, not ideal sterilisation wise...

Day 2: Turns out I have cheap knock off stc's that can only go as low as a 1degree deadband, so the temperature stability of the fermenter is terrible, also overshoots quite badly. Was looking at the brewpi but bit expensive for the moment, have ordered a basic PID Instead.

Off the top of my head: Aircon: case of beer Form-Ply, Casters Screws etc etc $30 Esky $50 Skin fitting, pvc, valves etc $30 Pump $65 Poly tube for fermenter $10 2x STC1000 25$ (a local bloke was selling a pair on eBay) The contactor, wiring and other bits and pieces I already had. Having...

Update: it works! Finished plumbing the pump, and wired up the second controller to operate it, few leaks which caused a bit of a headache, should have opted for the retro aluminium esky as polypropylene is a nightmare to stick anything to. Jacket on the fermenter is not a permanent solution...

Quick update, STC1000 and the contactor arrived (skeptical about the quality of the stc's relay). All wired up and works a treat, chilled 20 deg tap water to 1 deg in about 9 minutes. Sitting idle it took about 4 hours for the compressor to kick back on again for a minute or so. Obviously...

Those cheapy 240v magnetic wort pumps are looking like the most cost and energy efficient solution, @17l/m should be plenty to keep a decent amount of coolant running through the coils. Klangers, I'll drop you a p.m, would be interested in your advice on plumbing the headers. Cheers, Tom

Might end up going down the route of having one big pump, that can also run the fermenter loops via a solenoid. Researching the pros and cons of using a submersible unit vs have a tank style pump mounted externally.

Couldn't extend it out any further, but I'm thinking i might use this to my advantage, pump water from one side to the other forcing it to go through the coils.

How would you recommend going about removing the fins Nev? Im a bit paranoid about fiddling with it too much, don't want to risk getting a leak. I was planning on sticking a submerged pump in the tank to circulate through the condenser to avoid icing, have it wired to cycle with the compressor.

Hi All, First post on Aussie Home Brewer! Im in the process of getting an all Electric Herms rig together, and as part of that have been looking into ways to control fermentation temperatures without having to dedicate the space for a fridge/chest freezer. Inspired by a few posts on other...