Water Friendly Wort Chiller?

[Yeasty]

i notice 1/2 of you lucky bastards have swimming pools.
how much is lost by evaporation off the pool compared to how much you use each brew session?

I was going to ask, why dont people pump the wort through some plumbing through the pool to lower the temp?

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[GUB]

From experience in wine, chilling is always done with a brine solution, not water. Any micro brewer or bigger, in my view, would be crazy not to be using a material that is -5C to chill - especially on big volumes. Most the water usage is on cleaning, which I feel is acceptable as a spoilt batch of 10,000L is a bigger loss than me losing 35L!

Anyway, we are currently thinking of having a gently sloped copper piping (maybe SS if our hook up comes through...here's hoping) in an old esky filled with ice (or freezer blocks that we can continually refreeze). We figure if this doesn't work we can go and refit it as an immersion chiller. Pics in a few weeks! Holla!

 

[Darren]

I was going to ask, why dont people pump the wort through some plumbing through the pool to lower the temp?

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Yeasty,

I have a pool and have seriously thought about that. The problem I see is that most pools are chlorinated. Chlorine (or salt) are the some of the most corrosive chemicals known. If I were to run chlorinated water through my chiller it would corrode out before long.

I think it is better for those with pools to use the run-off water for cleaning (collect in containers) then use the rest or the chill water to "top-up" the pool. Every pool owner knows you need to do that Just plan your brews around dirty kegs/bottles and pool fill time.

cheers

Darren

 

[Darren]

I have a cover too. With a cover most pools (atleast mine) lose little water. Most water is lost by idiots doing "bombs" and splashing in the water.

For those guys who are saving water by no-chilling, you would be better off telling your wives/girlfriends to have 10 minute showers rather than the standard 30 minute ones that are the norm. Takes no more than 20 minutes to chill a batch of wort at half mains pressure.

Food for thought


cheers

Darren

 

[braufrau]

I have a cover too. With a cover most pools (atleast mine) lose little water. Most water is lost by idiots doing "bombs" and splashing in the water.

For those guys who are saving water by no-chilling, you would be better off telling your wives/girlfriends to have 10 minute showers rather than the standard 30 minute ones that are the norm. Takes no more than 20 minutes to chill a batch of wort at half mains pressure.

Food for thought
cheers

Darren

Xmas Prezzie??

or give up shampoo

 

[mickoz]

All well and good using some other form of chiller that is powered by mains power that is produced by burning fossil fuel. The carbon emissions may well be worse than using an extra 50L of water that can be reused either in cleanup or the garden or in my case both.

Don't just think saving water - think green

Mick

 

[oldbugman]

arent carbon emmission just food for plants?


/me opens THAT can