Hey there,
My home made CFC will get the wort down pretty close to tap temp, but thats pretty warm here in summer, i'd like to get it lower, so after it comes out of the chiller im thinking of a post-CFC chiller just to cool it a bit more..
my basic idea was to get a bucket and run a copper coil in it, with a hole in the bottom for the outlet of the coil, fill it with water and chuck it in the deep freeze, but im worried the expanding ice will split the bucket at the hole, so i was thinking i could fill the bucket with coolant so it wont freeze, but im worried i might freeze the wort when it runs through if it slows down at all?
anyone tried this? seen anyone elses designs or anything?
My home made CFC will get the wort down pretty close to tap temp, but thats pretty warm here in summer, i'd like to get it lower, so after it comes out of the chiller im thinking of a post-CFC chiller just to cool it a bit more..
my basic idea was to get a bucket and run a copper coil in it, with a hole in the bottom for the outlet of the coil, fill it with water and chuck it in the deep freeze, but im worried the expanding ice will split the bucket at the hole, so i was thinking i could fill the bucket with coolant so it wont freeze, but im worried i might freeze the wort when it runs through if it slows down at all?
anyone tried this? seen anyone elses designs or anything?